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D-dimers and fibrin degradation products are being re-evaluated for their diagnostic utility in acute aortic dissection, a severe and challenging clinical condition.
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Should not yet change acute aortic dissection diagnostics; leaves open D-dimer utility pending prospective validation.
Acute aortic dissection (AAD), the most severe form of acute aortic syndrome, is a catastrophic condition and a challenge to physicians (1).
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Luo et al. (2017) studied this question. D-dimers and fibrin degradation products are being re-evaluated for their diagnostic utility in acute aortic dissection, a severe and challenging clinical condition.
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