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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-11-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867022003944 |