title: Elevated D-dimer levels predict an adverse outcome in hospitalized patients with acute decompensated heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: yuichiro24@celery.ocn.ne.jp.
authors.forename: Yuichiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Minami
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Shintaro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haruki
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jujo
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Ryosuke
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Itani
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kensuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimazaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Arashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Erisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobuhisa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hagiwara
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / Q000378:metabolism*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products; C036309:fibrin fragment D
keywords: Acute heart failure; Coagulation; D-dimer; Prognosis; Risk stratification