Why the study?
Do plasma D-dimer concentrations correlate with the severity of arteriosclerosis in patients with stable angina pectoris after myocardial infarction?
Population
1,112 men and 299 women with stable angina pectoris, on average 36+/-5.6 days after a myocardial infarction…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Low specificity limits D-dimer utility for risk stratification post-MI; leaves open its correlation with arteriosclerosis severity in stable angina.
Do plasma D-dimer concentrations correlate with the severity of arteriosclerosis in patients with stable angina pectoris after myocardial infarction?
While D-dimer levels are elevated in patients with severe arteriosclerosis post-myocardial infarction, their clinical utility as a risk indicator is limited by low specificity and significant overlap with healthy individuals.
Mira‐Christine Tataru (1999) studied this question.
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