Prevalence and prognostic value of D‐dimer elevation in patients with AL amyloidosis

Light chain (AL) amyloidosis is a protein folding disorder that can affect many different organ systems, in addition to the coagulation pathway. D‐dimer, a measurement of fibrin degradation, is commonly elevated in hematologic malignancies, but the prevalence and significance of D‐dimer elevation in AL amyloidosis is unknown. We conducted an analysis of 921 patients with AL amyloidosis that presented to the Boston University Amyloidosis Center....