DOI: 10.1055/s-00000116

Seminars in Vascular Medicine

Issue 04 · Volume 05 · December 2005 DOI: 10.1055/s-002-4483 Fibrin D-Dimer Testing for Venous and Arterial Thrombotic Disease Editor in Chief Jan Jacques Michiels M.D. Ph.D., Guest Editors Gualtiero Palareti M.D. Philippe de Moerloose M.D. Ph.D.

PUBLISHER'S ANNOUNCEMENT

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Schiff, Daniel: Dear readers

PREFACE

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Michiels, Jan Jacques; Palareti, Gualtiero; de Moerloose, Philippe: Fibrin D-Dimer Testing for Venous and Arterial Thrombotic Disease

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Dempfle, Carl-Erik: Validation, Calibration, and Specificity of Quantitative D-Dimer Assays
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Meijer, P.; Kluft, C.: The Harmonization of Quantitative Test Results of Different D-Dimer Methods
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Freyburger, Geneviève; Labrouche, Sylvie: Comparability of D-Dimer Assays in Clinical Samples
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Wells, Philip S.: The Role of Qualitative D-Dimer Assays, Clinical Probability, and Noninvasive Imaging Tests for the Diagnosis of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
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Michiels, Jan Jacques; Gadisseur, Alain; van der Planken, Marc; Schroyens, Wilfried; De Maeseneer, Marianne; Hermsen, Jan T.; Trienekens, Paul H.; Hoogsteden, Henk; Pattynama, Peter M. T.: Screening for Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in Outpatients with Suspected DVT or PE by the Sequential Use of Clinical Score: A Sensitive Quantitative D-Dimer Test and Noninvasive Diagnostic Tools
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Cosmi, Benilde; Palareti, Gualtiero: D-Dimer, Oral Anticoagulation, and Venous Thromboembolism Recurrence
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Samama, M. M.; Horellou, M. H.; Elalamy, I.; Mathieux, V.; Ombandza-Moussa, E.; Conard, J.: D-Dimer Levels, Constitutional Thrombophilia, and Venous Thrombosis Prediction: Clinical Aspects and Implications
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Eichinger, Sabine: D-Dimer Testing in Pregnancy
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Squizzato, Alessandro; Ageno, Walter: D-Dimer Testing in Ischemic Stroke and Cerebral Sinus and Venous Thrombosis
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Lowe, Gordon D. O.: Fibrin D-Dimer and Cardiovascular Risk