New D-dimer threshold for Japanese patients with suspected pulmonary embolism: a retrospective cohort study.

Jin TakahashiTakashi ShigaYuita FukuyamaYuiko HoshinaYosuke HommaMichiko MizobeKenji NumataTetsuya InoueHiraku Funakoshi

Published in: International journal of emergency medicine (2019)

The new D-dimer threshold could safely exclude PE. This result can be generalized to other Asian populations with a lower incidence of PE. Further prospective studies will be needed.

Keyphrases

pulmonary embolism
inferior vena cava
risk factors
case control