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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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Renée A Douma 1
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Grégoire Le Gal 2, 3
Author
Maaike Söhne 1
Author
Marc Righini 4
Author
Pieter W Kamphuisen 1
Author
Arnaud Perrier 5
Author
Marieke J H A Kruip 6
Author
Henri Bounameaux 4
Author
Harry R Büller 1
Author
Pierre-Marie Roy 7
Author
1
DVM - AMC - Department of Vascular Medicine (Department of Vascular Medicine Academic Medical Center Meibergdreef 9 P.O. Box 22600 1100 DD Amsterdam The Netherlands - Netherlands)
- AMC - Academic Medical Center - Academisch Medisch Centrum [Amsterdam] (Meibergdreef 9 1105 AZ Amsterdam - Netherlands)
- UvA - University of Amsterdam [Amsterdam] (Spui 21 1012 WX Amsterdam - Netherlands)
2
CIC - Brest - Centre d'Investigation Clinique (CHU de la Cavale Blanche 29609 Brest - France)
- UBO - Université de Brest (Université de Bretagne Occidentale - 3 Rue des Archives 29238, Brest - France)
- INSERM - Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale : CIC502 (101, rue de Tolbiac, 75013 Paris - France)
3
GETBO - Groupe d'Etude de la Thrombose de Bretagne Occidentale (CHU de la Cavale Blanche Département de médecine interne et pneumologie 29609 BREST - France)
- UBO - Université de Brest : EA3878 (Université de Bretagne Occidentale - 3 Rue des Archives 29238, Brest - France)
- INSERM - Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (101, rue de Tolbiac, 75013 Paris - France)
- IBSAM - Institut Brestois Santé Agro Matière (Université de Brest- UBO
29238 Brest - France)
- UBO - Université de Brest (Université de Bretagne Occidentale - 3 Rue des Archives 29238, Brest - France)
4
MR - Service d'angiologie et d'hémostase (Département de médecine Hôpital universitaire de Genève 24, rue Micheli-du-Crest 1211 Genève 14 - Switzerland)
- Hôpital Universitaire de Genève (Switzerland)
5
DIGM - Division of Internal General Medicine (Geneva Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland - Switzerland)
- University of Geneva [Switzerland] (Bd du Pont-d'Arve 40, CH-1211 Geneva 4 - Switzerland)
6
DH - Rotterdam - Department of Haematology (Erasmus Medical Centre, 's- Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 CE Rotterdam, Netherlands - Netherlands)
- Erasmus Medical Centre (Netherlands)
7
CRC Angers - Centre de Recherche Clinique (Centre de Recherche Clinique Service d'Accueil et traitement des Urgences CHU 4 rue Larrey 49933 ANGERS Cedex 9 - France)
- UA - Université d'Angers (Université d'Angers - 40 Rue de Rennes, BP 73532 - 49035 Angers CEDEX 01 - France)
- CHU Angers - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers (4 rue Larrey - 49933 Angers cedex 9 - France)
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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Last modification on : Thursday, March 31, 2022 - 11:00:02 AM
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- HAL Id : hal-00567636, version 1
- DOI : 10.1136/bmj.c1475
- PUBMED : 20354012
- PUBMEDCENTRAL : PMC2847688
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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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