[D-dimer in acute aortic dissection].
D-dimer measurement is widely accepted as a diagnostic test for pulmonary embolism in cases in which a negative value has a high predictive power. We present two cases of acute thoracic aortic dissection with particularly high D-dimer values and discuss the diagnostic value of D-dimer as an initial test with suspected aortic dissection.
Alshakarchi
Jinan S Hassan
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Amtssygehuset i Glostrup, Medicinsk Afdeling M, Kardiovaskulaer Sektion, Glostrup.
Høst
Nis Baun
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D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000097:blood*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood*; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
D015415:Biomarkers; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products; C036309:fibrin fragment D