D-dimer testing to determine the duration of anticoagulation therapy.

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Published in N Engl J Med on October 26, 2006

Authors

Gualtiero Palareti1, Benilde Cosmi, Cristina Legnani, Alberto Tosetto, Carlotta Brusi, Alfonso Iorio, Vittorio Pengo, Angelo Ghirarduzzi, Corrado Pattacini, Sophie Testa, Anthonie W A Lensing, Armando Tripodi, PROLONG Investigators

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Angiology and Blood Coagulation, S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy. palareti@tin.it

Associated clinical trials:

D-dimer to Establish Duration of Anticoagulation After Venous Thromboembolism | NCT00264277

DULCIS (D-dimer and ULtrasonography in Combination Italian Study) (DULCIS) | NCT00954395

Statins to Reduce D-dimer Levels in Patients With Venous Thrombosis | NCT00437892

D-dimer to Predict Recurrence in Patients With Multiple Episodes of Venous Thromboembolism | NCT00428441

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