Why the study?
Does serum D-dimer level help diagnose acute coronary syndrome in patients presenting to the emergency department with sudden-onset chest pain?
Does serum D-dimer level help diagnose acute coronary syndrome in patients presenting to the emergency department with sudden-onset chest pain?
Serum D-dimer levels demonstrate high sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing acute coronary syndrome in patients presenting with acute chest pain.
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May support adjunctive D-dimer use in ED chest pain; leaves open prospective validation before practice change.
Orak et al. (2010) studied this question.
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