D-dimer testing, with gender-specific cutoff levels, is of value to assess the individual risk of venous thromboembolic recurrence in non-elderly patients of both genders: a post hoc analysis of the DULCIS study

• for the DULCIS (D-dimer and ULtrasonography in Combination Italian Study) Investigators
• Gualtiero Palareti
• Cristina Legnani
• Emilia AntonucciIRCCS Azienda Ospedliero-Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico di Sant'Orsola
• Benilde CosmiIRCCS Azienda Ospedliero-Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico di Sant'Orsola
• Daniela PoliAzienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi
• Sophie TestaOspedale San Bortolo
• Alberto TosettoUniversity of Insubria
• Walter AgenoUniversity of Insubria
• Anna Falanga
• Piera Maria FerriniUniversity of Padua
• Vittorio PengoUniversity of Padua
• Paolo Prandoni