Venous thromboembolism (VTE) ranks 3rd in the structure of mortality from vascular diseases.
In conditions where clinical examination is unreliable and instrumental studies are difficult to access, D-dimer becomes an objective indicator. Since the marker level rises instantly upon fibrin breakdown, the test allows for the detection of active thrombosis even if clinical manifestations are minimal. This provides a clinical basis for the physician to initiate further investigations (CT angiography/Vascular Ultrasound/Duplex Scanning) and therapy in a timely manner.