Saturday, August 31, 2013

Q: 52 year old male presented to ER with chest pain radiating to back. Which one blood test may rule out Aortic dissection?


Answer:  Negative D-Dimer


A D-dimer <0.1 µg/mL will exclude Acute Aortic Dissection in all cases.





Reference:

D-dimer in ruling out acute aortic dissection: a systematic review and prospective cohort study - Eur Heart J28 (24): 3067-3075.

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