Different clinical assessments and d-dimer level in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: a comparative evaluation in emergency room patients after CT pulmonary angiography

O. Turan, E. Yilmaz, A. Akkoclu, A. Yegin, T. Gunay (Izmir, Turkey)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Pulmonary embolism
Session: Pulmonary embolism
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3877
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

Congress or journal article abstract

Rating: 0
You must login to grade this presentation.

Share or cite this content

Citations should be made in the following way:
O. Turan, E. Yilmaz, A. Akkoclu, A. Yegin, T. Gunay (Izmir, Turkey). Different clinical assessments and d-dimer level in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: a comparative evaluation in emergency room patients after CT pulmonary angiography. Eur Respir J 2009; 34: Suppl. 53, 3877

You must login to share this Presentation/Article on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or by email.

Member's Comments

No comment yet.
You must Login to comment this presentation.


Related content which might interest you:
The value of clinical probability tools in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in patients having CT pulmonary angiography
Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Pulmonary embolism
Year: 2009

Comparison of clinical assessments with computerized tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) results in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism
Source: Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, 313s
Year: 2005

Diagnostic strategies for suspected pulmonary embolism
Source: ISSN=ISSN 1025-448x, ISBN=ISBN 1-904097-34-0, page=89
Year: 2004

Diagnosing pulmonary embolism with clinical assessment, D-dimer, venous ultrasound and helical computed tomography: a multicenter management study
Source: Eur Respir J 2003; 22: Suppl. 45, 218s
Year: 2003

Efficacy of computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) with D-dimer in the diagnosis and management of acute venous thromboembolism and other pulmonary diseases
Source: Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 773s
Year: 2006

Validation of a non-invasive diagnostic algorithm in assessment of patients with clinical suspicion of pulmonary embolism
Source: Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 238s
Year: 2002

Outpatient investigation and treatment of suspected acute pulmonary embolism in patients who require diagnostic imaging
Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Pulmonary venous thromboembolic disease
Year: 2010

Diagnostic work-up for suspected acute pulmonary embolism: the daily practice in a general hospital
Source: Eur Respir J 2004; 24: Suppl. 48, 274s
Year: 2004

Assessment of pulmonary embolism severity index, D-dimer, cardiac biomarkers and multi detector computed tomography findings in patient with pulmonary thromboembolism
Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Prediction of pulmonary thromboembolism
Year: 2011


Diagnostic value of incidental findings in patients without pulmonary embolism on CT pulmonary angiogram and a normal chest x-ray
Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Pulmonary venous thromboembolic disease
Year: 2010


Diagnostic yield of CT PA and characteristics of patients with suspected pulmonary embolism
Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Pulmonary circulation II
Year: 2009

Can D-dimer assay, together with clinical probability predict computed tomography pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) outcomes for pulmonary embolism (PE)?
Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Vascular and parenchymal imaging
Year: 2011

Clinical usefulness of D-dimer according to clinical probability in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism
Source: Eur Respir J 2003; 22: Suppl. 45, 220s
Year: 2003

Diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in hospitalised patients: retrospective survey of an institutional standard
Source: Eur Respir J 2007; 30: 1117-1123
Year: 2007



Prognostic value of cardiovascular parameters in computed tomography pulmonary angiography in patients with acute pulmonary embolism
Source: Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1702611; 10.1183/13993003.02611-2017
Year: 2018



An audit of requests for CT Pulmonary Angiogram in haemodynamically stable non-pregnant patients with suspected pulmonary embolism
Source: International Congress 2018 – Acute pulmonary embolism: from diagnosis to treatment
Year: 2018



Diagnosing pulmonary embolism in elderly patients: a difficult challenge
Source: Eur Respir Mon; 2009: 43: 163–178
Year: 2009

Diagnostic aspects of pulmonary embolism
Source: ISSN=1025-448x, ISBN=1-904097-31-6, page=15
Year: 2004

A preliminary study on CT quantitative evaluation of small pulmonary vessels area in patients with acute pulmonary embolism
Source: International Congress 2019 – Epidemiology and management of acute pulmonary embolism
Year: 2019

Clinical usefulness of D-dimer in cancer patients with suspected pulmonary embolism
Source: Eur Respir J 2003; 22: Suppl. 45, 220s
Year: 2003