D-Dimer beyond Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism: Its Implication for Long-Term Prognosis in Cardio-Oncology Era.

ABSTRACT: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common comorbidity of cancer, often referred to as cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT). Even though its prevalence has been increasing, its clinical picture has not been thoroughly investigated. In this single-center retrospective observational study, 259 patients who were treated for pulmonary embolism (PE) between January 2015 and December 2020 were available for analysis. The patients were divided by the presence or absence of concomitant malignancy, and those with malignancy (N = 120, 46%) were further classified into active (N = 40, 15%) and inactive groups according to the treatment status of malignancy. In patients with malignancy, PE was more often diagnosed incidentally by computed tomography or D-dimer testing, and the proportion of massive PE was

SUBMITTER: Himeno M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9962345 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature