D-dimers in atrial fibrillation: a further step in risk stratification of thrombo-embolism?

Eur Heart J. 2007 Sep;28(18):2179-80. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehm170. Epub 2007 Aug 22.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Atrial Fibrillation / blood*
  • Atrial Fibrillation / complications
  • Biomarkers / metabolism
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Risk Assessment
  • Thromboembolism / diagnosis*
  • Thromboembolism / etiology

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products
  • fibrin fragment D