Key result
In four patients presenting with acute cerebral infarction symptoms who were diagnosed with acute aortic dissection, admission blood tests consistently showed elevated fibrin/fibrinogen degradation products (52.3 to 511.9 µg/ml).
Why the study?
Does FDP measurement help differentiate acute aortic dissection from acute cerebral infarction in patients presenting with stroke-like symptoms?
Case Report (n=4)
No
Does FDP measurement help differentiate acute aortic dissection from acute cerebral infarction in patients presenting with stroke-like symptoms?
Elevated FDP levels may help emergency physicians differentiate acute aortic dissection from acute cerebral infarction in patients presenting with stroke-like symptoms, potentially avoiding fatal t-PA administration.
Elevated FDP may flag aortic dissection among stroke presentations; leaves open prospective validation for differentiation.
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Irifukuhama et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Acute aortic dissection with acute cerebral infarction symptoms (n=4). Fibrin/fibrinogen degradation products (FDP) measurement was evaluated on FDP levels on admission. In four patients presenting with acute cerebral infarction symptoms who were diagnosed with acute aortic dissection, admission blood tests consistently showed elevated fibrin/fibrinogen degradation products (52.3 to 511.9 µg/ml).
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