Performance of age‐adjusted D‐dimer cut‐off to rule out pulmonary embolism

Summary:  Background:  Age‐adjusted D‐dimer cut‐off has recently been proposed to increase D‐dimer usefulness in older patients suspected of pulmonary embolism (PE).

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