Practical Utility of D-dimer Test for Venous Thromboembolism in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Depends on Disease Activity: a Retrospective Cohort Study.
Yoon Jeong OhEun Hye ParkJun Won ParkYeong-Wook SongEun Bong LeePublished in: Journal of Korean medical science (2020)
The D-dimer test may not be a useful screening tool for VTE in patients with active SLE. D-dimer test for predicting VTE in SLE patients should be differentially applied according to disease activity of SLE.
Keyphrases
- disease activity
- venous thromboembolism
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- rheumatoid arthritis
- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- ankylosing spondylitis
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- end stage renal disease
- direct oral anticoagulants
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- patient reported outcomes
- patient reported