Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Negative D-dimer may allow safe early cardioversion of atrial fibrillation

Emerg Med J. 2007 Jun;24(6):432-5. doi: 10.1136/emj.2007.049510.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Atrial Fibrillation / etiology
  • Atrial Fibrillation / metabolism*
  • Atrial Fibrillation / therapy*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Electric Countershock / methods*
  • Emergency Medicine / methods
  • Evidence-Based Medicine / methods
  • Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Information Storage and Retrieval / methods*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Thrombosis / blood*
  • Thrombosis / complications
  • Thrombosis / diagnosis*

Substances

  • Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products
  • fibrin fragment D