Clinical effects of antiplatelet drugs and statins on D-dimer levels.
Suzanne Schol-GelokTom van der HulleJoseph S BiedermannTeun van GelderFrederikus A KlokLiselotte M van der PolJorie VersmissenMenno V HuismanMarieke J H A KruipPublished in: European journal of clinical investigation (2018)
We conclude that use of statins but not of antiplatelet agents is associated with a modest decrease in D-dimer levels. Adjusting D-dimer cut-offs for statin use did, however, not result in a safer diagnostic strategy in our cohort.