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The natural course of hemodynamically stable pulmonary embolism: Clinical outcome and risk factors in a large prospective cohort studyMathilde Nijkeuter
Vascular Unit, Department of General Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands
Chest 131:517-23. 2007..Identifying risk factors for recurrent VTE, bleeding, and mortality may guide clinical decision making...- Clinically suspected acute recurrent pulmonary embolism: a diagnostic challengeMathilde Nijkeuter
Department of General Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands
Thromb Haemost 97:944-8. 2007..8%; 95%CI: 0.02-4.3). In conclusion, this prospective study demonstrates the safety of ruling out a clinical suspicion of acute recurrent PE by a simple diagnostic algorithm in patients with a history of PE... 
Simplification of the revised Geneva score for assessing clinical probability of pulmonary embolismFrederikus A Klok
Section of Vascular Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Arch Intern Med 168:2131-6. 2008..The variables of the decision rule have different weights, which could lead to miscalculations in an acute setting. We have validated a simplified version of the revised Geneva score...- D-dimer testing in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism and impaired renal functionReza Karami-Djurabi
Section of Vascular Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Am J Med 122:1050-3. 2009..We evaluated the utility of D-dimer testing in patients with impaired renal function... - Resolution of thromboemboli in patients with acute pulmonary embolism: a systematic reviewMathilde Nijkeuter
Department of General Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Leiden University Medical Centre, C4 R68, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, Leiden, Netherlands
Chest 129:192-7. 2006..Physicians should be aware of the high percentage of incomplete resolution of pulmonary emboli. Routine re-imaging after cessation of anticoagulant therapy in patients with PE to obtain a new baseline could be considered... - The importance of clinical probability assessment in interpreting a normal d-dimer in patients with suspected pulmonary embolismNadine S Gibson
Department of Vascular Medicine, Academical Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Chest 134:789-93. 2008..The objective of this study was to investigate how often the d-dimer test fails when clinical probability is not taken into account... - Utility of D-dimer testing in patients with clinically suspected pulmonary embolism and elevated C-reactive protein levelsFrederikus A Klok
Thromb Haemost 99:972-4. 2008 - The physician's estimation 'alternative diagnosis is less likely than pulmonary embolism' in the Wells rule is dependent on the presence of other required itemsFrederikus A Klok
Thromb Haemost 99:244-5. 2008 - Effectiveness of managing suspected pulmonary embolism using an algorithm combining clinical probability, D-dimer testing, and computed tomographyArne van Belle
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Academic Hospital, Maastricht, The Netherlands
JAMA 295:172-9. 2006..Its use is associated with low risk for subsequent fatal and nonfatal VTE... - Diagnosing pulmonary embolism in pregnancy: Is there a role for D-dimer as a stand-alone test?Mathilde Nijkeuter
Crit Care Med 34:2701; author reply 2701-2. 2006