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D-dimer historical perspective
Introduction
Overview
Overview
D-dimer testing was originally developed in the diagnosis of disseminated intravascular coagulation. In the 1990s, they turned out to be useful in diagnosing thromboembolic process.
References
References
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]