Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Ahler-Toftehøj, Hans-Ulrik
• Mikkelsen, Peter

Titel

Use of D-dimer to exclude upper extremity deep venous thrombosis

Ist Teil von

• Ugeskrift for læger, 2009-09, Vol.171 (39), p.2834

Ort / Verlag

Denmark

Erscheinungsjahr

2009

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• D-dimer is often used to exclude deep venous thrombosis, primarily in the lower extremities. We describe a 38-year-old man who had deep venous thrombosis in the left vena subclavia in spite of a normal D-dimer. Only one inconclusive survey compares the value of D-dimer and upper extremity deep venous thrombosis. We conclude that where deep venous thrombosis of the upper extremities is suspected, you cannot rely on the D-dimer value, but should examine the patient using other modalities such as colour Doppler ultrasound.