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D-dimer
Pathway / Coagulation & thrombus formation

D-dimer

protein

D-dimer indicates active coagulation and thrombus formation during acute coronary events.

Pathway placement
Cascade stepCoagulation & thrombus formation
Confidencehigh
RationaleAnchor molecule; fibrin turnover and thrombus formation marker in AMI.
Druggability
Not assessed (no mapped human gene target).

Type I vs Type II discrimination

ScoresType-II-associated
R — rupture / Type-I
C — confounder / Type-II
67
A — assay feasibility
96
E — evidence strength
63
T1DI (composite)
15
Specificity differential (R−C)-52
Confounder panel (Type-II drivers)
1sepsis / systemic inflammationmag 3
2anemia / acute blood lossmag 2
3hypovolemia / dehydrationmag 1
4tachyarrhythmiamag 2
5hypoxemia / respiratory failuremag 2
6hypertensive emergencymag 1
7high-demand / peri-operative stressmag 3
Coverage: 7/7 confounders with evidence
Tier: deep-scored (abstract-extracted) · 21 supporting references. See the discrimination table for all markers.

Assay & specimen

Validated clinical assay
Specimen
Platelet-poor plasma
Collection tube
Sodium citrate 3.2% (light blue-top)
Method / principle
Immunoturbidimetric (latex) or ELISA; POC immunofiltration
Reagent / substrate
Monoclonal anti-D-dimer (neoepitope) antibody-latex
Platform
Coagulation analyzer; POC
Turnaround · availability
STAT · FDA-cleared

Literature evidence(60)

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Clinical trials(1)