D-dimer and risk of venous thromboembolism recurrence: Comparison of two studies with similar designs but different laboratory and clinical results
D-dimer testing may help deciding the duration of anticoagulation in subjects at high risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) recurrence. Two management studies on this issue have been published (DULCIS in 2014 and APIDULCIS in 2022). They had similar designs but had important different results. Aim of this article is to compare their results.
Source: Thrombosis Research - Category: Hematology Authors: Gualtiero Palareti, Cristina Legnani, Alberto Tosetto, Daniela Poli, Sophie Testa, Walter Ageno, Vittorio Pengo, Benilde Cosmi, Paolo Prandoni Tags: Full Length Article Source Type: research