February 10, 2023 – Measurement of plasma D-dimer levels – a test more commonly used to detect blood-clotting disorders – can provide useful information when making the difficult diagnosis of ...

Tampa, FL (Oct. 26, 2021) --A screening blood test originally validated in seriously ill patients without COVID-19 is still clinically useful for ruling out pulmonary embolism in patients hospitalized ...

Researchers from Kaiser Permanente in Denver have concluded that targeted age-specific computerized alerts can reduce the number of D-dimer testing needed in elderly patients, according to the study’s ...

A randomized trial of 6-minutes drip infusion versus 1-minute bolus injection of vinorelbine (VNR) for the control of drug induced-phlebitis No significant financial relationships to disclose. This is ...

The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which has been caused by the rapid spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has significantly affected the ...

In honor of World Thrombosis Day (WTD), a disease awareness campaign sponsored by the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH), Stago presents a special educational event. The ...

Use of clinical decision rules in conjunction with D-dimer thresholds adjusted higher based on either age or pretest probability is acceptably safe for ruling out acute pulmonary embolism (PE) without ...

A screening blood test originally validated in seriously ill patients without COVID-19 is still clinically useful for ruling out pulmonary embolism in patients hospitalized with the coronavirus, a ...

Chaplin, J. , Akhtari, A. and Lum, W. (2025) Recurrent Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) with Negative D-Dimer in a Patient on Rivaroxaban: A Diagnostic Pitfall. Open Journal of Emergency Medicine, 13, ...

A dad-of-three who died from a blood clot in his lung could have been saved had he received the required medical attention, an inquest has found. University researcher Dr Mark Ryan Foster, from ...