External validation of a D-dimer age-adjusted cut-off for the exclusion of pulmonary embolism

Morgan Jaffrelot; Florent Le Ven; Pierre-Yves Le Roux; Valentin Tissot; Estelle Rame; Pierre-Yves Salaun; Grégoire Le Gal

doi:10.1160/TH11-10-0706

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Thromb Haemost 2012; 107(05): 1005-1007
DOI: 10.1160/TH11-10-0706

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External validation of a D-dimer age-adjusted cut-off for the exclusion of pulmonary embolism

Morgan Jaffrelot

¹Université Européenne de Bretagne, Brest, France, Université de Brest, INSERM U650 IFR148, Brest, France, CHU de la Cavale Blanche, Service des urgences, Brest, France

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Florent Le Ven

²Université Européenne de Bretagne, Brest, France, Université de Brest, EA4324 (ORPHY) IFR 148, Brest, France, CHU de la Cavale Blanche, Département de Cardiologie, Brest, France

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Pierre-Yves Le Roux

³Université Européenne de Bretagne, Brest, France, Université de Brest, EA3878 (GETBO) IFR 148, Brest, France, CHU de la Cavale Blanche, Service de Médecine Nucléaire, Brest, France

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Valentin Tissot

⁴Université Européenne de Bretagne, Brest, France, Université de Brest, EA3878 (GETBO) IFR 148, Brest, France, CHU de la Cavale Blanche, Service de Radiologie, Brest, France

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Estelle Rame

⁵Université Européenne de Bretagne, Brest, France, Université de Brest, EA3878 (GETBO) IFR 148, Brest, France, CHU de la Cavale Blanche, Département de Médecine Interne et de Pneumologie, Brest, France

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Pierre-Yves Salaun

³Université Européenne de Bretagne, Brest, France, Université de Brest, EA3878 (GETBO) IFR 148, Brest, France, CHU de la Cavale Blanche, Service de Médecine Nucléaire, Brest, France

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Grégoire Le Gal

⁶Université Européenne de Bretagne, Brest, France, Université de Brest, INSERM CIC 05–02 IFR148, Brest, France, CHU de la Cavale Blanche, Département de Médecine Interne et de Pneumologie, Brest, France

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