A prospective validation study found that age-adjusted D-dimer thresholds can safely rule out lower extremity DVT for more people with low to intermediate suspicion in the first place. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Deep vein thrombosis can be ruled out in patients with the help of a clinical decision rule and a D-dimer test, ...

This article explains how to: understand deep vein thrombosis in terms of its associated risk factors, use the two-level Wells score for estimating a patient’s risk, and carry out a leg assessment for ...

March 14, 2012 (London, United Kingdom) — The UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has requested more information on the clinical efficacy and cost-effectiveness of the new ...

A deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is essentially a clot which forms in the deep veins in the legs. DVTs can cause calf swelling and pain, but may have no symptoms at all. The real hazard is that part of ...

A newer D-dimer cutoff safely ruled out leg deep vein thrombosis (DVT) for more people, sparing them from further imaging and anticoagulation, according to a prospective validation study. Under the ...