Relationship between D-dimer Levels and the Glomerular Filtration Rate in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
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https://doi.org/10.15419/bmrat.v8i11.706Keywords:
Chronic Renal Failure, D-dimer, Dialysis, Glomerular Filtration RateAbstract
Background: Given the high sensitivity of the D-dimer assessment when ruling out pulmonary embolism, the present study was conducted to investigate the D-dimer levels in patients with CKD based on their related GFR.
Methods: The present cross-sectional study included 98 patients with CKD who presented to the nephrology clinic of the Shahid Beheshti Hospital in Hamadan, Iran. The patients gave informed consent before enrollment. The data of each patient was recorded in the form of a checklist. The data analysis was performed using the SPSS software at a significance level of 0.05%.
Results: There was found to be a negative correlation between GFR and D-dimer levels in the study participants. However, there was no evidence of thromboembolic events during the 1-year follow-up. Moreover, we found a direct relationship between patient age and the serum levels of the D-dimer, in that the D-dimer levels were higher in the participants who were older.
Conclusion: We concluded that serum D-dimer level has a positive correlation with age, while it has a negative correlation with GFR in CKD patients. However, no evidence of thromboembolic events was found.
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