Use of clinical decision rules in conjunction with D-dimer thresholds adjusted higher based on either age or pretest probability is acceptably safe for ruling out acute pulmonary embolism (PE) without ...

D-dimer testing is useful for excluding venous thromboembolism (VTE), where a low D-dimer level helps exclude deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE).1 However, elevated levels are ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: What are D-dimers? Are they something I should be concerned about? I am an 83-year-old male with the usual problems that men my age have, such as an enlarged prostate, high blood ...