D-dimer levels and cerebral infarction in critically ill cancer patients

Abstract Background D-dimer levels have been used in the diagnosis of a variety of thrombosis-related diseases. In this study, we evaluated whether measuring D-dimer levels can help to diagnose cerebral infarction (CI) in critically ill cancer patients. Methods We retrospectively evaluated all cance...

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Main Authors: Jeong-Am Ryu, Oh Young Bang, Geun-Ho Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3588-7