Although D-dimer results within a typical range can rule out pulmonary embolism, high results alone can’t diagnose this condition. Doctors usually need to run extra tests to make a diagnosis. A ...

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-reviewed ...

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 ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. The plasma D-dimer assay has been used, along with clinical prediction scores, to rule out ...