Blood clot test for lungs: European Society of Cardiology age-adjusted D-dimer (Age × 10 µg/L) cuts CT scans by 40%
The 2024 ESC age-adjusted D-dimer cutoff of Age × 10 μg/L cuts unnecessary CT pulmonary angiography for suspected pulmonary embolism by about 40% in patients over 50. Independent technical note mirroring the canonical version: https://secondopinionfromai.com/blog/blood-clot-test-for-lungs-european-society-of-cardiology-age-adjusted-d-dimer-age-10-gl-cuts-ct-scans-by-40.php Sources consulted: https://www.bluusun.com/
Authors
- Avery Chapman
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-11-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23881293
- Primary Topic
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- preprint