Boston, MA - Assays for the fibrin-degradation product d-dimer could potentially be used to identify patients on oral anticoagulants to treat venous thromboembolism (VTE) who are at high risk for ...

Ottawa, ON - Performing a D-dimer test in addition to clinical assessment of patients with suspected deep vein thrombosis (DVT) simplifies diagnosis of the disorder, a new randomized study has shown.

D-dimer can be used to exclude venous thromboembolism (VTE) in outpatients. Together with a low pretest probability for VTE, a negative D-dimer can safely rule out VTE in 30-50 % of patients with ...

The purpose of this educational activity is to review the clinical utility of the D-dimer assay and present details of a successful method to establish and validate the D-dimer assay in the laboratory ...

Since its introduction to clinical use, the D-dimer test for deep venous thrombosis/pulmonary embolism has been a blessing and a curse. What is the current thinking regarding D-dimer use in clinical ...

The market expansion is primarily fueled by the increasing incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE), deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE), and other blood-clotting disorders worldwide.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- New research suggests that it may be possible to simplify the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) without compromising accuracy. Contrary to the standard ...

Several diagnostic strategies using ultrasound imaging, measurement of D-dimer, and assessment of clinical probability of disease have proved safe in patients with suspected deep-vein thrombosis, but ...

February 10, 2023 – Measurement of plasma D-dimer levels – a test more commonly used to detect blood-clotting disorders – can provide useful information when making the difficult diagnosis of ...

HORIBA UK Ltd, Medical announces the launch of a D-Dimer parameter for its Yumizen G hemostasis range of instruments. The new Yumizen GDDi 2 (D-Dimer) reagent kit is now available for HORIBA Medical’s ...

A targeted computerized alert at the time of physician order entry reduced the use of D-dimer testing among patients 65 years and older. A single-crossover cluster randomized trial of computerized ...