Detection of venous thromboembolic diseases by measurement of D-dimers and soluble fibrin levels
US7968302B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 3, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/86
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and a test for detecting coagulation activation, in particular when it is responsible for thromboembolic venous diseases; employs assaying D-dimers and assaying the soluble fibrin produced during a fibrinolysis process activated in a blood sample. The method of the invention pertains to comparing the level of D-dimers corresponding to degradation of soluble fibrin and the level of D-dimers of the sample with normal threshold values. The test of the invention may also be used to determine whether anti-coagulation is sufficient in a patient.
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