Using an age and fibrinogen levels adjusted D-dimer cutoff significantly improves the specificity of two equivalent D-dimer assays for excluding pulmonary embolism

Our single-center prospective study compared two methods of D-dimer determination used in the exclusion of pulmonary embolism: bioM érieux method, VIDAS® D-Dimer Exclusion™ II, and Diagnostica Stago method, STA®-Liatest® D-Di Plus. For each of these two methods, we calculated optimized variable cutoffs based on fibrinogen and/or age to improve the specificity of the methods.
Source: Thrombosis Research - Category: Hematology Authors: Tags: Full Length Article Source Type: research