Dosage des D-dimères et risque de récidive thromboembolique veineuse

The missing gap remains to find a test able to detect patients at high risk of recurrence in whom maintaining anticoagulation would be beneficial. The limited positive predictive value of D-dimer reported in all studies suggests that the D-dimer test will have limited value in this field. Moreover, standardization of the cut-off and of the time of blood sampling in relation to cessation of anticoagulation is warranted.