Fibrin/fibrinogen degradation products
proteinFibrin/fibrinogen degradation products reflect active thrombus formation and plasmin-driven fibrinolysis within the occlusive thrombus.
Pathway placement
Cascade stepCoagulation & thrombus formation
Confidencehigh
RationaleMarker of both coagulation activation and endogenous fibrinolytic turnover.
Druggability
Not assessed (no mapped human gene target).
Type I vs Type II discrimination
ScoresType-II-associated
R — rupture / Type-I—
C — confounder / Type-II67
A — assay feasibility68
E — evidence strength50
T1DI (composite)8
Specificity differential (R−C)-51.7
Confounder panel (Type-II drivers)
1sepsis / systemic inflammationn/a
2anemia / acute blood lossn/a
3hypovolemia / dehydrationn/a
4tachyarrhythmian/a
5hypoxemia / respiratory failuren/a
6hypertensive emergencymag 2
7high-demand / peri-operative stressn/a
Coverage: 1/7 confounders with evidence
Tier: deep-scored (abstract-extracted) · 1 supporting references. See the discrimination table for all markers.
Assay & specimen
Class-level default (no specific cleared assay)— generic method inferred from analyte class; confirm against a specific product insert before use.
Specimen
Serum or plasma
Collection tube
Serum separator (gold/red-top, SST) · K2/K3-EDTA (lavender-top)
Method / principle
Sandwich immunoassay (ELISA) — research-grade unless a cleared assay exists
Reagent / substrate
Matched anti-target antibody pair (capture + labeled detection)
Platform
ELISA microplate or multiplex (Luminex/MSD)
Turnaround · availability
Send-out / research · Research-grade (no universal clinical assay)
Literature evidence(1)
- Fibrinolysis and plasminogen concentration in aortic intima in relation to death following myocardial infarction.Atherosclerosis · 1985 · PMID 4004989 · doi