Background: Risk stratification is currently recommended for the initial management of
patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE). Methods: We performed a meta-analysis of …

Although optimal strategy for management of patients with suspected venous
thromboembolism depends on local expertise and cost, diagnostic algorithms including …

Objective To investigate the role of perfusion defect (PD) size on dual energy CT pulmonary
blood volume assessment as predictor of right heart strain and patient outcome and its …

Background: The evidence on the optimal duration of treatment in patients with an idiopathic
venous thromboembolic event (VTE) is inconclusive. d-dimer testing to predict recurrent VTE …

Treatment guidelines recommend strong consideration of thrombolysis in patients with acute
symptomatic pulmonary embolism (PE) that present with arterial hypotension or shock …

COVID-19 patients have a higher risk of developing inflammatory responses associated with
serious and even fatal respiratory diseases. The role of oxidative stress in exacerbating …

Background Thrombus burden in pulmonary embolism (PE) is associated with higher D-
Dimer-levels and poorer prognosis. We aimed to investigate i) the influence of right …

Background: A number of variables have been evaluated for risk stratification in patients with
acute pulmonary embolism (PE). Whereas increased D‐dimer levels have been associated …

Background Clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of acute type A aortic dissection
with D‐dimer elevation have not been clarified. Methods and Results D‐dimer was …

Background and objective Serum D-dimer is elevated in respiratory disease. The objective
of our study was to investigate the effect of D-dimer on in-hospital and 1-year mortality after …