Cardiology / Original Article
D-dimer/troponin ratio in the differential diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism from non-ST
elevation myocardial infarction
Jong Yoon Kim, Kye Hun Kim, Jae Yeong Cho, Doo Sun Sim, Hyun Ju Yoon, Nam Sik Yoon, Young Joon Hong, Hyung Wook Park, Ju Han Kim, Youngkeun Ahn, Myung Ho Jeong, Jeong Gwan Cho, Jong Chun Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1263-1271. Published online January 28, 2019
Background/Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate useful cardiac biomarkers in the differential diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism (APE) with troponin elevation from acute non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). Methods: A total of 771 consecutive NSTEMI patients with D-dimer mea..
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