Should the D-dimer Cut-off Value Be Increased in Elderly Patients Suspected of Pulmonary Embolism?

Thromb Haemost 2001; 85(04): 744
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615663

Letters to the Editor

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Authors

Marc Righini

¹Division of Angiology and Hemostasis, and Medical Clinics 1and 2, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Philippe de Moerloose

¹Division of Angiology and Hemostasis, and Medical Clinics 1and 2, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Guido Reber

¹Division of Angiology and Hemostasis, and Medical Clinics 1and 2, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Arnaud Perrier

¹Division of Angiology and Hemostasis, and Medical Clinics 1and 2, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Henri Bounameaux

¹Division of Angiology and Hemostasis, and Medical Clinics 1and 2, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

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