Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 Background Dynamic D-dimer level is a key biomarker for the severity and mortality of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019). How aberrant fibrinolysis influences the clinical progression of COVID-19 presents a clinicopathological dilemma challenging ...
Runzhen Zhao +7 more
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Extended thromboprophylaxis with betrixaban in acutely ill medical patients [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Patients with acute medical illnesses are at prolonged risk for venous thrombosis. However, the appropriate duration of thromboprophylaxis remains unknown.
. Lodigiani, M +18 more
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Journal of International Medical Research, 2021 Background Coagulopathy and inflammation are associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity. This study assessed D-dimer concentration and its correlation with inflammatory markers and COVID-19 severity.
Lugyanti Sukrisman, Robert Sinto
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Dynamic relationship between D‐dimer and COVID‐19 severity
British Journal of Haematology, 2020 Since December 2019, the seriousness of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been on escalation (Lu, et al 2020). Coagulopathy is common in critically ill patients with COVID-19 (Tang, et al 2020b).
Yong Li +11 more
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D‐dimer to rule out venous thromboembolism during pregnancy: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2021 The usefulness of D‐dimer measurement to rule out venous thromboembolism (VTE) during pregnancy is debated.
Marta Bellesini +5 more
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Hemostatic function and progressing ischemic stroke: D-dimer predicts early clinical progression [PDF]
, 2004 <p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> Early clinical progression of ischemic stroke is common and is associated with increased risk of death and dependency.
Barber, M. +4 more
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D-dimer threshold increase with pretest probability unlikely for pulmonary embolism to decrease unnecessary computerized tomographic pulmonary angiography [PDF]
, 2012 Background: Increasing the threshold to define a positive D-dimer could reduce unnecessary computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA) for a suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) but might increase rates of a missed PE and missed pneumonia, the most ...
Courtney, D Mark +5 more
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Comparisons of oncological and functional outcomes among radical retropubic prostatectomy, high dose rate brachytherapy, cryoablation and high-intensity focused ultrasound for localized prostate cancer: A prospective, controlled, nonrandomized trial [PDF]
, 2011 Background: Several clinical decision rules (CDRs) are available to exclude acute pulmonary embolism (PE), but they have not been directly compared. Objective: To directly compare the performance of 4 CDRs (Wells rule, revised Geneva score, simplified ...
Buller, H.R. +14 more
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The place of D-dimer and L-lactate levels in the early diagnosis of acute mesenteric ischemia [PDF]
, 2015 INTRODUCTION: Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) is an abdominal-vascular emergency which is rare and has high mortality rates (60-80 %) due to late diagnosis (1-3).
Aydin, B. +5 more
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2021 Background Increased D-dimer levels have been shown to correlate with adverse outcomes in various clinical conditions. However, few studies with a large sample size have been performed thus far to evaluate the prognostic value of D-dimer in patients with
Ying-Wen Lin +7 more
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