Pulmonary embolism in patients with COVID-19 and D-dimer diagnostic value: A retrospective study

Background: D-dimer levels are significantly higher in COVID-19 patients with Pulmonary Thromboembolism (PTE) as compared to those without PTE, but its clinical utility is still uncertain. Purpose: To determine the D-dimer performance for ruling out PTE in patients with COVID-19. We also assessed cl...

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Main Authors: Manoela Astolfi Vivan, Brenda Rigatti, Sainan Voss da Cunha, Guilherme Cristianetti Frison, Lucas Quadros Antoniazzi, Paulo Henrique Kranz de Oliveira, Joao Pedro Souza Oliveira, Clara Fontanari, Beatriz Graeff Santos Seligman, Renato Seligman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867022003944