Value of D-dimer and C reactive protein in predicting inhospital death in acute aortic dissection

Objective To evaluate the role of D-dimer and C reactive protein (CRP) in predicting inhospital death in acute aortic dissection (AD). Design A single-centre prospective study. Setting University hospital in China. Patients 114 patients with acute AD. Intervention Admission D-dimer and CRP concentra...

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Veröffentlicht in:Heart (British Cardiac Society) 2013-08, Vol.99 (16), p.1192-1197
Hauptverfasser: Wen, Dan, Du, Xin, Dong, Jian-Zeng, Zhou, Xian-Liang, Ma, Chang-Sheng
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Zusammenfassung:Objective To evaluate the role of D-dimer and C reactive protein (CRP) in predicting inhospital death in acute aortic dissection (AD). Design A single-centre prospective study. Setting University hospital in China. Patients 114 patients with acute AD. Intervention Admission D-dimer and CRP concentrations were assayed. Main outcome measures To observe the association of D-dimer and CRP with inhospital death. Results Increased levels of plasma D-dimer (9.84±3.53 vs 4.28±1.99, P 
ISSN:1355-6037
1468-201X
DOI:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-304158