title: [Fibrin-related Markers in Acute Phase of Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Venous Thrombosis].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The fibrin-related markers are considered to be useful in diagnosing pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombus (DVT). We measured D-dimer (DD) and soluble fibrin monomer complex (SFMC) in these cases, in order to examine the usefulness of these markers.
  
  
  METHODS
  PE patients (P group: 14 cases) and DVT patients (D group : 16 cases) treated in our hospital, were examined. We measured the value of DD and SFMC on the first visit day and the second day. In PE cases, comparative examination of the markers were carried out between dead and survived cases.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The value of both markers in P group ware significantly higher compared with D group, on the second day. There was a significant correlation between SFMC and DD in P group, but in D group, significant correlation was not observed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It seems that measuring DD and SFMC is useful to evaluate the pathology of PE and DVT.
authors.forename: Itsuo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: Shunsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Shouzou
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hidaka
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Yoshie
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kuwahara
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products; C036309:fibrin fragment D; C011468:fibrinmonomer