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Potential of an age adjusted D-dimer cut-off value to improve the exclusion of pulmonary embolism in older patients: a retrospective analysis of three large cohorts.

Renée A Douma 1, * Grégoire Le Gal 2, 3 Maaike Söhne 1 Marc Righini 4 Pieter W Kamphuisen 1 Arnaud Perrier 5 Marieke J H A Kruip 6 Henri Bounameaux 4 Harry R Büller 1 Pierre-Marie Roy 7 
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1 DVM - AMC - Department of Vascular Medicine
2 CIC - Brest - Centre d'Investigation Clinique
3 GETBO - Groupe d'Etude de la Thrombose de Bretagne Occidentale
4 MR - Service d'angiologie et d'hémostase
5 DIGM - Division of Internal General Medicine
6 DH - Rotterdam - Department of Haematology
7 CRC Angers - Centre de Recherche Clinique
Abstract : The age adjusted D-dimer cut-off point, combined with clinical probability, greatly increased the proportion of older patients in whom pulmonary embolism could be safely excluded.
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Renée A Douma, Grégoire Le Gal, Maaike Söhne, Marc Righini, Pieter W Kamphuisen, et al.. Potential of an age adjusted D-dimer cut-off value to improve the exclusion of pulmonary embolism in older patients: a retrospective analysis of three large cohorts.. BMJ / BMJ (CLINICAL RESEARCH ED); Br Med J; British Medical Journal; Brit Med J, 2010, 340, pp.c1475. ⟨10.1136/bmj.c1475⟩. ⟨hal-00567636⟩

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