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Low vitamin D may increase respiratory infection risk by as much as 33%

Researchers have found a potential link between vitamin D deficiency and a higher rate of hospitalization for respiratory ...

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase 1/2a Study of ARO-DIMER-PA – the First Dual Functional RNAi Therapeutic for the Treatment of Mixed Hyperlipidemia

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARWR) today announced that it has dosed the first subjects in a Phase 1/2a clinical trial of ARO-DIMER-PA, the company’s investigational RNA interference (RNAi ...
American College of Cardiology

ADJUST-DVT: Does Age-Adjusted D-Dimer Cutoff Better Rule Out DVT?

The age-adjusted D-dimer cutoff may safely rule out suspected leg deep vein thrombosis (DVT), according to the multicenter, multinational ADJUST-DVT study published Jan. 5 in JAMA. D-dimer was ...
TCTMD

Patient Age Adds Key Context to D-Dimer in DVT Diagnosis: ADJUST-DVT

Age-adjusted D-dimer cutoffs can safely rule out deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in many suspected cases, according to the ADJUST-DVT trial. For patients ages 50 and older with a nonhigh or unlikely ...
MedPage Today

DVT Assessment Strategy Safely Expands Rule-Out

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 ...
SciELO

The clinical significance of D-dimer concentrations predicting the risk of venous thromboembolism in patients with hyperemesis gravidarum

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this prospective cross-sectional study was to determine serum D-dimer and fibrinogen concentrations in pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum and compare them with those of ...