Journal article
D-dimer levels and recurrence in patients with unprovoked VTE and a negative qualitative D-dimer test after treatment
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The rate of recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with a first unprovoked VTE who had a negative qualitative D-dimer test one month after stopping anticoagulant therapy was higher than expected in the D-dimer Optimal Duration Study (DODS).
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether quantitative D-dimer levels using a low threshold, age- and sex-specific thresholds, or repeated measurements, would improve identification of …
Authors
Kearon C; Parpia S; Spencer FA; Baglin T; Stevens SM; Bauer KA; Lentz SR; Kessler CM; Douketis JD; Moll S
Journal
Thrombosis Research, Vol. 146, , pp. 119–125
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
October 2016
DOI
10.1016/j.thromres.2016.06.023
ISSN
0049-3848