Although D-dimer results within a typical range can rule out pulmonary embolism, high results alone can’t diagnose this condition. Doctors usually need to run extra tests to make a diagnosis.

A new study investigating D-dimer testing in patients who are at higher risk of pulmonary embolism (PE) has been published in the February issue of Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM) , the ...

Conversely, 42% of patients with a high D-dimer level (>2.0 µg/ml) subsequently experienced a clinically relevant clotting event, in some cases in the absence of antiphospholipid antibodies or ...

Results 200 patients assessed for DVT. 20% of subjects were high risk by Wells criteria. D-dimer was elevated in 74% and 79% underwent insonation of the affected leg. Ipsilateral DVT was found in ...