?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Role+of+immunoturbidimetric+plasma+fibrin+D-dimer+test+in+patients+with+coronary+artery+disease+as+well+as+ischemic+heart+disease+in+emergency+medicine&rft.creator=Ajay+K.+Singh+%2C+Vikas+Gupta%2C+Neelima+Singh%2C+Sanjeev+K.+Singh+%2C+Nivedita+Singh%2C+Arun+Raiza%2C+Harshverdhan+Singh+%2C+Int+J+Cur+Biomed+Phar+Res.+&rft.subject=JOURNALS&rft.description=The+aim+of+the+present+was+to+assess+the+value+of+the+ELISA+D-dimer+(hemostatic+marker)+assay+in+patients+with+coronary+artery+disease+as+well+as+ischemic+heart+disease+presenting+to+the+emergency+department+with+chest+pain+syndrome.+Methods%3A+We+measured+levels+of+D-dimers+(%C3%82%C2%B5g%2Fml+by+immunoturbidimetric+assay)+in+120+patients+with+angiographically+proved+CAD%2C+consecutive+outpatients+with+chest+pain%2C+arterial+fibrillation%2C+acute+coronary+syndromes+and+240+age+and+sex+matched+healthy+controls.+Demographic+characteristics+were+assessed+by+a+standardized+questionnaire%2C+and+a+complete+lipid+profile+was+performed+for+all+subjects.+In+addition+to+this+inflammatory+marker+C-+reactive+protein+was+also+measured.+Result%3A+The+distribution+of+D-dimer+levels+skewed+to+the+right%2C+and+plasma+mean+levels+were+higher+in+cases+than+in+control+(mean%3A+2.51%C3%82%C2%B13.60+vs+.41%C3%82%C2%B1.59+%C3%82%C2%B5g%2Fml%3B+p%3C0.001).+In+contrast%2C+correlation+of+D-dimer+was+found+with+C-reactive+protein+(p%3C0.001)+and+is+higher+in+cases+than+controls.+Conclusion%3A+Plasma+D-dimer+levels+are+strongly+and+independently+associated+with+the+presence+of+CAD+in+patients+with+stable+angina.+These+results+support+the+concept+of+a+contribution+of+intravascular+fibrin+to+atherothrombogenesis.&rft.publisher=CurrentSciDirect+Publications&rft.date=2011-04-30&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7329%2F1%2FRole_of_immunoturbidimetric_plasma_fibrin_D-dimer_test_in_patients_with_coronary_artery_disease_as_well_as_ischem.pdf&rft.identifier=++Ajay+K.+Singh+%2C+Vikas+Gupta%2C+Neelima+Singh%2C+Sanjeev+K.+Singh+%2C+Nivedita+Singh%2C+Arun+Raiza%2C+Harshverdhan+Singh+%2C+Int+J+Cur+Biomed+Phar+Res.+++(2011)+Role+of+immunoturbidimetric+plasma+fibrin+D-dimer+test+in+patients+with+coronary+artery+disease+as+well+as+ischemic+heart+disease+in+emergency+medicine.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7329%2F