D-Dimers: What Your Lab Value Means
What are D-dimers? D-dimers are cleavage products of the fibrous protein fibrin, which plays a major role in blood clotting: When fibrin and blood platelets (thrombocytes) clump together, a blood clot forms – both in healthy blood clotting (wound healing) and in the pathological formation of blood clots (thrombi) within intact vessels. Such thrombi can … D-Dimers: What Your Lab Value Means
