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