D-dimers are associated with coronary artery disease severity assessed using Syntax and Syntax II scores in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction

Introduction and objectives: D-dimers are a determinant of hypercoagulable state and have been found to be related to acute coronary syndromes. We aimed to establish the association between increased D-dimer levels and coronary artery disease (CAD) severity using SYNTAX Score (SS) II in patients wit...

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Main Authors: Caner Türkoğlu, Hazar Harbalıoğlu, Taner Şeker, Ahmet Oytun Baykan, Onur Kadir Uysal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255120304212