A higher D-dimer threshold for predicting pulmonary embolism in patients with COVID-19: a retrospective study.

Sofía Ventura-DíazJuan V Quintana-PérezAlmudena Gil-BoronatMarina Herrero-HuertasLuis Gorospe-SarasúaJosé MontillaJóse Acosta-BatlleJavier Blázquez-SánchezAgustina Vicente-Bártulos

Published in: Emergency radiology (2020)

A higher threshold (2903 ng/mL) for D-dimer could predict the risk of PE in COVID-19 patients with a sensitivity of 81%.

Keyphrases

pulmonary embolism
inferior vena cava
coronavirus disease
sars cov
respiratory syndrome coronavirus