Using an age and fibrinogen levels adjusted D-dimer cutoff significantly improves the specificity of two equivalent D-dimer assays for excluding pulmonary embolism.
Thrombosis research(2023)
Abstract
Adopting an optimized variable cutoff based on fibrinogen and/or age significantly improves specificity of D-dimer methods for pulmonary embolism exclusion.
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Key words
D-dimer,Thrombosis,Pulmonary embolism,Adjusted cutoffs,Methods comparison,Specificity improvement
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