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Evaluation of D-Dimer in Screening Deep Vein Thrombosis in Hospitalized Japanese Patients with Acute Medical Diseases/Episodes

Hiroshi Matsuo, Yoshie Nakajima, Tomohiro Ogawa, Makoto Mo, Junichi Tazaki, Takahiro Doi, Norikazu Yamada, Takeo Suzuki, Hiromu Nakajima

Annals of Vascular Diseases · 2016 · 15 citations · 24 references

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As the sensitivity and negative predictive value of D-dimer reached 100%, D-dimer have a role in excluding patients who might otherwise undergo diagnostic imaging for DVT in hospitalized Japanese patients with acute medical diseases/episodes.

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