title: D-dimer for the diagnosis of acute venous thromboembolism in the emergency department: a Janus-face marker.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital of the Delta, Lagosanto (Local Health Unit), Ferrara, Italy. r.manfredini@ausl.fe.it
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Manfredini
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011247:Pregnancy; D011336:Probability; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products