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Admission D-dimer testing for differentiating acute aortic dissection from other causes of acute chest pain.
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- Diagnostic strategies for suspected acute aortic syndrome: systematic review, meta-analysis, decision-analytic modelling and value of information analysis.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2025Pooled it
- Diagnostic biomarkers and aortic dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2023Pooled it
- The diagnostic value of D-dimer in acute aortic dissection: a meta-analysis.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2021Pooled it
- [Diagnostic value of combined application of semaphorin 7A, calponin 1 and D-dimer in acute aortic dissection].Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 2025Article
- Atypical presentation of DeBakey type I aortic dissection mimicking pulmonary embolism in a pregnant patient: a case report.Journal of Yeungnam medical science · 2024Article
- Aortic Dissection Detection Risk Score and D-Dimer for Acute Aortic Syndromes in the Chinese Population: Exploration of Optimal Thresholds and Integrated Diagnostic Value.Journal of cardiovascular translational research · 2023Article
- Analysis of clinical characteristics and imagological features of the aortic dissection patients with negative D-dimer results.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Article
- Current Understanding of Aortic Dissection.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Th1, Th2, and Th17 cells are dysregulated, but only Th17 cells relate to C-reactive protein, D-dimer, and mortality risk in Stanford type A aortic dissection patients.Journal of clinical laboratory analysis · 2022Article
- De Winter electrocardiogram pattern due to type A aortic dissection: a case report.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2022Article
- Feasibility and clinical utility of real-time tele-echocardiography using personal mobile device-based pocket echocardiograph.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2022Article
- Nomogram to differentiate between aortic dissection and non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome: a retrospective cohort study.Cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy · 2021Article
- The value of potassium, pH and D-dimer levels in early diagnosis of acute mesenteric ischemia: an experimental study on rats.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2021Article
- Aortic Dissection: A Review of the Pathophysiology, Management and Prospective Advances.Current cardiology reviews · 2021Review
- Timely identification of atypical acute aortic dissection in the emergency department:a study from a tertiary hospitalTurkish journal of medical sciences · 2019Observational
- Order Indication Solicitation to Assess Clinical Laboratory Test Utilization: D-Dimer Order Patterns as an Illustrative Case.Journal of pathology informatics · 2019Article
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Abstract
introductionThe present study aims to evaluate the utility of D-dimer testing for differentiating the causes of acute chest pain, including acute aortic dissection (AAD), pulmonary embolism (PE), acute myocardial infarction (AMI), unstable angina (UA), and other uncertain diagnoses of chest pain. MATERIAL AND
methodsConsecutive patients admitted for acute chest pain within 24 h from symptom onset were enrolled prospectively, and plasma D-dimer levels were measured on admission. Diagnoses of AAD, PE, AMI, and UA were confirmed by standard methods.
resultsA total of 790 patients were enrolled, including 202 AAD, 43 PE, 315 AMI, 136 UA, and 94 cases of other uncertain diagnoses. D-dimer levels were significantly higher in patients with AAD and PE than in those with AMI, UA, and other uncertain diagnoses (
conclusionsThe D-dimer level within 24 h after symptom onset might be helpful for differentiating AAD from other causes of chest pain.
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