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Elevated D-dimer levels common months after COVID-19 diagnosis

"More than one-quarter of patients with COVID-19 had elevated D-dimer levels up to 4 months after diagnosis, according to study results published in Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis."

#DVT #pulmonary embolism #Clots #blood clots #vascular #D-dimer

·healio.com·Jun 15, 2023

Elevated D-dimer levels common months after COVID-19 diagnosis

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Related:"In 15% of the patients recovered from COVID-19, persistent D-dimer elevation was observed after a median of 3 months following COVID-19."

#D-dimer #Clots #blood clots #vascular #pulmonary embolism

·ncbi.nlm.nih.gov·Jun 15, 2023

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Accurate detection of D-dimer for pulmonary embolism among ER patients with suspected COVID-19

#D-dimer #pulmonary embolism #Clots #vascular #blood clots

·news-medical.net·Jun 15, 2023

Accurate detection of D-dimer for pulmonary embolism among ER patients with suspected COVID-19

Pulmonary embolism and COVID-19: A comparative analysis of different diagnostic models performance

Our data favour the use of a D-dimer threshold of 500 ng/mL, considering that higher thresholds increase specificity but limits this strategy as a screening test."

#D-dimer #pulmonary embolism #Clots #blood clots #vascular

·ncbi.nlm.nih.gov·Jun 15, 2023

Pulmonary embolism and COVID-19: A comparative analysis of different diagnostic models performance