The purpose of this educational activity is to review the clinical utility of the D-dimer assay and present details of a successful method to establish and validate the D-dimer assay in the laboratory ...

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a serious prothrombotic disease state caused by acquired or inherited factors and is responsible for a high rate of morbidity and mortality. Deep venous thrombosis (DVT ...

The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is still spreading across many parts of the world, and clinicians are working on recognizing biomarkers ...

D-Dimers derive from degradation of cross-linked fibrin by plasmin, and thus their level is a marker of coagulation and fibrinolytic system activation. Guidelines recommend that D-dimers are ...