Carlos Aguilar, MD, Valentin del Villar, MD

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D-dimer is not useful for the diagnosis of isolated superficial venous thrombosis Carlos Aguilar, MD, Valentin del Villar, MD The American Journal of Medicine Volume 118, Issue 12, Pages 1417.e13-1417.e16 (December 2005) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.06.044 Copyright © 2005 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Diagnostic algorithm of patients classified as unlikely for the existence of deep venous thrombosis (DVT). The American Journal of Medicine 2005 118, 1417.e13-1417.e16DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.06.044) Copyright © 2005 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Diagnostic algorithm of patients classified as likely for the existence of deep venous thrombosis (DVT). The American Journal of Medicine 2005 118, 1417.e13-1417.e16DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.06.044) Copyright © 2005 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions