Cystatin C identifies cardiovascular risk better than creatinine-based estimates of glomerular filtration in middle-aged individuals without a history of cardiovascular disease.
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Summary, in English
Creatinine- and cystatin C-based estimates of renal function are considered to be cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, but the clinical utility in middle-aged subjects without a history of CVD is controversial.
Department/s
Publishing year
2014
Language
English
Pages
506-521
Publication/Series
Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume
275
Issue
5
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Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Topic
- Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems
Status
Published
Research group
- Cardiovascular Research - Hypertension
- Internal Medicine - Epidemiology
- Genomics, Diabetes and Endocrinology
- Cardiovascular Research - Epidemiology
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1365-2796