How accurate is the D-dimer assay in diagnosing pulmonary embolism?
Damek
Herman A
HA
University of Missouri-Columbia, Dept of Family Community Medicine, USA.
Lindbloom
Erik J
EJ
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011336:Probability; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016019:Survival Analysis
D015415:Biomarkers; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products; C036309:fibrin fragment D