Usefulness of repeated D-dimer testing after

Usefulness of repeated D-dimer testing after stopping
anticoagulation for a first episode of unprovoked venous
thromboembolism: the PROLONG II prospective study
by Benilde Cosmi, Cristina Legnani, Alberto Tosetto, Vittorio Pengo, Angelo
Ghirarduzzi, Sophie Testa, Domenico Prisco, Daniela Poli, Armando Tripodi,
Francesco Marongiu, Gualtiero Palareti, and
Blood
Volume 115(3):481-488
January 21, 2010
©2010 by American Society of Hematology
The flow chart of the study from T0 to T30.
Benilde Cosmi et al. Blood 2010;115:481-488
©2010 by American Society of Hematology
Frequency of conversion from D-dimer (D-d) normal to abnormal from the third month (T90) to
the 13th month (T390).
Benilde Cosmi et al. Blood 2010;115:481-488
©2010 by American Society of Hematology
Cumulative incidence and hazard ratios (HRs) of main outcomes according to D-d time course
from the third month (T90) to the 13th month (T390).
Benilde Cosmi et al. Blood 2010;115:481-488
©2010 by American Society of Hematology