EVALUATION OF THE ROLE OF D-DIMER IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF SUSPECTED PULMONARY EMBOLISM
AHMED MAHMOUD BAUIMY ASSAR;
Abstract
SUMMARY
Venous thromboembolism represents a spectrum of diseases that includes both deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary embolism most commonly results from DVT occurring in the deep veins of the lower extremities, proximal to and including the popliteal veins. Both DVT and PE are frequently clinically unsuspected, leading to significant diagnostic and therapeutic delays and accounting for substantial morbidity.
Objective testing is necessary to diagnose PE because clinical diagnosis is inaccurate. Non-invasive blood tests have been evaluated in hopes of identifying a specific marker of VTE. D-dimer is a specific degradation product released into the circulation when crosslinked fib in undergoes endogenous fibrinolysis. So, study of D-dimer in patients with
pulmonary embolism and its possible potential role in the diagnosis and
evaluation of such patients could be a subject of interest.
• The aim of this work was to evaluate the role of D-dimer in the diagnosis of suspected pulmonary embolism.
Venous thromboembolism represents a spectrum of diseases that includes both deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary embolism most commonly results from DVT occurring in the deep veins of the lower extremities, proximal to and including the popliteal veins. Both DVT and PE are frequently clinically unsuspected, leading to significant diagnostic and therapeutic delays and accounting for substantial morbidity.
Objective testing is necessary to diagnose PE because clinical diagnosis is inaccurate. Non-invasive blood tests have been evaluated in hopes of identifying a specific marker of VTE. D-dimer is a specific degradation product released into the circulation when crosslinked fib in undergoes endogenous fibrinolysis. So, study of D-dimer in patients with
pulmonary embolism and its possible potential role in the diagnosis and
evaluation of such patients could be a subject of interest.
• The aim of this work was to evaluate the role of D-dimer in the diagnosis of suspected pulmonary embolism.
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| Title | EVALUATION OF THE ROLE OF D-DIMER IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF SUSPECTED PULMONARY EMBOLISM | Other Titles | تقييم دور دى دايمر فى تشخيص حالات جلطة الشريان الرئوى | Authors | AHMED MAHMOUD BAUIMY ASSAR | Issue Date | 2002 |
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