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Title: Causes of Elevated D-Dimer

Category: Vascular

Keywords: D-Dimer (PubMed Search)

Posted: 7/29/2008 by Rob Rogers, MD (Updated: 7/21/2026)

Causes of an Elevated D-Dimer 

Don't forget the multiple causes of an elevated d-dimer:

  • PE/DVT
  • Sepsis/infection
  • Malignancy 
  • Renal disease
  • Pregnancy
  • MI
  • Stroke

**See attached PDF-Differential Diagnosis of Elevated D-Dimer

 

 

References

 Journal of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, 2008

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  • 0807301959_Causes_of_Elevated_D-Dimer.pdf (43 Kb)

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