The role of quantitative D-dimer levels in the follow-up and differential diagnosis of pulmonary thromboembolism and community-acquired pneumonia

Varol A., KÖKTÜRK N., Kilic H., AYDOĞDU M., Ekim N. N.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.42, sa.4, ss.639-647, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 42 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1011-9
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.639-647
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: D-dimer, pulmonary thromboembolism, community-acquired pneumonia, VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM, PREDICTIVE VALUE, ANTICOAGULATION, COAGULATION, GUIDELINES, DURATION, EMBOLISM, PLASMA, MARKER
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim: To identify the quantitative D-dimer levels in pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) and hospitalized-community acquired pneumonia (CAP) patients, and to determine the alteration of D-dimer levels with anticoagulant or antibacterial therapy. It is not well known that the quantitative analysis of D-dimer has a role in the differential diagnosis of PTE from other diseases.