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Why do anticoagulants sometimes cause a false negative d dimer? if the thin the blood and don't affect fdp i don't see why they would cause an effect?

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Dr. Tarik Hadid answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology

Different : FSP and D Dimer are not synonymous.. D dimer is a by-product of clots and when the anticoagulants prevent formation or clots, d-dimer will be low or falsely negative. D-dimer off anticoagulation can rough predict the risk of recurrent clots.

Answered 9/23/2016

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