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C K Chiu

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PubMed2001

Emergency department D-dimer testing.

Since the early 1980s, much attention has been paid to the development of a biochemical marker for venous thromboembolism. D-dimers are derivatives of fibrinolysis and recently have been touted as a means of screening for thromboemoblism. We review the physiologic, pathologic, and chemical bases for this new test, and outline the specific D-dimer assays currently available. We conclude with a discussion of the clinical utility of D-dimer in the evaluation of patients with venous thromboembolism.

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PubMed1998

Hepatoatrial anastomosis and tricuspid valve replacement in Budd-Chiari syndrome 8.

The rare complication of tricuspid valve stenosis due to displacement of a peritoneovenous shunt catheter developed in a patient with Budd-Chiari syndrome. Surgical management included shunt removal and tricuspid valve replacement combined with hepatoatrial anastomosis. The tricuspid valve was replaced with a bioprosthesis, and liver resection opened the stenotic confluence of the hepatic veins. The right atrium was sutured to the liver capsule, thereby restoring physiologic hepatic venous blood flow.

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