Ottawa, ON - Performing a D-dimer test in addition to clinical assessment of patients with suspected deep vein thrombosis (DVT) simplifies diagnosis of the disorder, a new randomized study has shown.

The finding in patients who had experienced a first episode of deep-venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism suggests that the d-dimer test "may be useful in guiding the duration of anticoagulation by ...

D-dimer can be used to exclude venous thromboembolism (VTE) in outpatients. Together with a low pretest probability for VTE, a negative D-dimer can safely rule out VTE in 30-50 % of patients with ...

The purpose of this educational activity is to review the clinical utility of the D-dimer assay and present details of a successful method to establish and validate the D-dimer assay in the laboratory ...

Since its introduction to clinical use, the D-dimer test for deep venous thrombosis/pulmonary embolism has been a blessing and a curse. What is the current thinking regarding D-dimer use in clinical ...

New research suggests that it may be possible to simplify the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) without compromising accuracy. Contrary to the standard practice of administering several tests to ...

HORIBA UK Ltd, Medical announces the launch of a D-Dimer parameter for its Yumizen G hemostasis range of instruments. The new Yumizen GDDi 2 (D-Dimer) reagent kit is now available for HORIBA Medical’s ...

A targeted computerized alert at the time of physician order entry reduced the use of D-dimer testing among patients 65 years and older. A single-crossover cluster randomized trial of computerized ...

February 10, 2023 – Measurement of plasma D-dimer levels – a test more commonly used to detect blood-clotting disorders – can provide useful information when making the difficult diagnosis of ...

HORIBA Medical’s new D-Dimer reagent kit is available for its full range of coagulation instruments which covers the needs of any laboratory. The dedicated haemostasis portfolio includes the fully ...