European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published online on February 7, 2008
European Heart Journal 2008 29(6):829; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn033
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D-dimer in ruling out acute aortic dissection: a systematic review and prospective cohort study: reply
Department of Emergency Medicine
Vienna General Hospital, Medical School
Medical University Vienna
Waehringer Guertel 18–20
A-1090 Vienna
Austria
Department of Emergency Medicine
Vienna General Hospital, Medical School
Medical University Vienna
Waehringer Guertel 18–20
A-1090 Vienna
Austria
Tel: +43 1 40400 1964
Fax: +43 1 40400 1965
E-mail: hans.domanovits@meduniwien.ac.at
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We congratulate Ohlmann et al.1 for their article covering the value of d-dimer in diagnosis and prognosis of acute aortic dissection (AAD). In contrast, we assessed the value of d-dimer testing for