In patients with unprovoked or estrogen-associated VTE, a negative D-dimer – on or off anticoagulation - predicts a lower risk of recurrence, whereas a positive D-dimer predicts a higher risk. D-dimer ...

In a recent issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Wu and colleagues reported on the predictive value of routine D-dimer measurements for future thromboembolic events ...