Risk of Deep Vein Thrombosis Recurrence: High Negative Predictive Value of D-dimer Performed during Oral Anticoagulation

Thromb Haemost 2002; 88(01): 162-163
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613173

Letters to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH

Authors

Annalisa Fattorini

¹Coagulation Service and Thrombosis Research Unit, IRCCS H S. Raffaele, Milan, Italy
Luciano Crippa

¹Coagulation Service and Thrombosis Research Unit, IRCCS H S. Raffaele, Milan, Italy
Silvana Vigano D’Angelo

¹Coagulation Service and Thrombosis Research Unit, IRCCS H S. Raffaele, Milan, Italy
Elisabetta Pattarini

¹Coagulation Service and Thrombosis Research Unit, IRCCS H S. Raffaele, Milan, Italy
Armando D’Angelo

¹Coagulation Service and Thrombosis Research Unit, IRCCS H S. Raffaele, Milan, Italy

References
1 Palareti G, Legnani C, Cosmi B, Guazzaloca G, Pancani C, Coccheri S. Risk of venous thromboembolism recurrence: high negative predictive value of D-dimer performed after oral anticoagulation is stopped. Thromb Haemost 2002; 87: 7-12.
2 Prins MH, Marchiori A. Risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism. Expanding the frontier. Thromb Haemost 2001; 87: 1-3.
3 Piovella F, Crippa L, Barone M, Vigano’ SD'Angelo, Serafini S, Galli L, Beltrametti C, D’Angelo A. Normalization rates of compression ultrasonography in patients with a first episode of deep vein thrombosis of the lower limbs (DVT): association with DVT recurrence and new thrombosis. Haematologica 2002; 87: 515-22.
4 Prandoni P, Cogo A, Bernardi E, Villalta S, Polistena P, Simioni P, Noventa F, Benedetti L, Girolami A. A simple ultrasound approach for detection of recurrent proximal-vein thrombosis. Circulation 1993; 88: 1730-5.
5 Crippa L, Vigano’ SD'Angelo, Tomassini L, Rizzi B, D’Alessandro G, D’Angelo A. The utility and cost-effectiveness of D-dimer measurements in the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis. Haematologica 1997; 82: 446-51.