Validity of using serum D-dimer titer in prefatory to computed Tomography pulmonary angiography scans in the early identification of pulmonary embolism amid emergency room patients: a single-center retrospective observational study
Background and aim Pulmonary embolism emerges when a thrombus forms in the veins or right heart and travels to the pulmonary arteries. The study aims to ascertain the robustness of D-dimer testing for PE compared with CTPA and identify the threshold values to support its use. Patients and methods Th...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2023-07-01
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| Series: | Al-Azhar Assiut Medical Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/azmj.azmj_26_23 |
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