Gender-Related Difference in D-Dimer Level Predicts In-Hospital Heart Failure after Primary PCI for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction.

Increased plasma D-dimer levels were an independent risk factor for incidence of in-hospital HF in STEMI patients who underwent pPCI, especially in female patients, which provides guidance for clinicians in identifying patients at high risk of developing HF and lowering their risk.