Is it really save to apply the age-adjusted D-dimer cutoff for ruling out pulmonary embolism?

E. van de Stadt (Enschede, Netherlands)

Source: International Congress 2017 – Prognostic factors and outcomes in pulmonary embolism
Session: Prognostic factors and outcomes in pulmonary embolism
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 555
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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