This content is machine translated Cardiac markers When helpful, when misleading? The established cardiac markers BNP, NT-pro-BNP, troponins, and D-dimers are important diagnostic tools. However, they can be false-positive and thus lead to misdiagnosis. In a seminar at this year’s KHM…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Acute pulmonary embolism Diagnostics and therapy The third leading cause of cardiovascular disease death is acute pulmonary embolism. The determination of D-dimers is highly sensitive in the exclusion of acute pulmonary embolism. CT angiography is nowadays…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Venous thromboembolism and then? How to successfully prevent recurrent thrombosis Not all patients with venous thromboembolism have an increased risk of recurrence. Those at high risk benefit from continued anticogulation. To calculate the risk of second thrombosis, the risk factors…
