Impact of D-Dimers on the Differential Diagnosis of Acute Chest Pain: Current Aspects besides the Widely Known
D-dimers are cleavage products of fibrin that occur during plasmin-mediated fibrinolysis of blood clots. In the emergency department, D-dimer measurement represents a valuable and cost-effective tool in the differential diagnosis of acute chest pain including the main life-threatening entities: acut...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4137/CMC.S15948 |