During the initial evaluation, DVT was diagnosed in about 15% of patients in each group. During 3 months of follow-up, 2 additional venous thromboembolic events occurred in the D-dimer group ...

The D-dimer test detects the presence of the D-dimer protein in your blood. Your body makes this protein when a blood clot breaks up. Having a high amount of D-dimer in your blood may mean that ...

Venography: If an ultrasound and D-dimer blood test are not successful to detect blood clot in the body, venegraphy is recommended. This method involves injection of a special dye into a vein ...

Deep-vein thrombosis is often diagnosed with a blood test known as a D-dimer and using ultrasound, which can assess the flow of blood in veins. If your doctor suspects a clot in your lungs ...

Background Lower limb cellulitis and deep vein thrombosis share clinical features and investigation of patients with cellulitis for concurrent DVT is common. The prevalence of DVT in this group is ...

When a blood clot forms in a vein deep inside your body, it causes what doctors call deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

A new study investigating D-dimer testing in patients who are at higher risk of pulmonary embolism (PE) has been published in the February issue of Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM), the peer ...