title: The benefit of D-Dimer testing to decide on stopping anticoagulation after a first unprovoked VTE: a matter of sex or of test sensitivity?
authors: 1 Munich, Germany.
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Czihal
authors: Holger
authors: H
authors: Reinecke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001777:Blood Coagulation; D001780:Blood Coagulation Tests / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / Q000378:metabolism*; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D054556:Venous Thromboembolism / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products; C036309:fibrin fragment D