Open AccessAssociation of Cystatin C With Mortality, Cardiovascular Events, and Incident Heart Failure Among Persons With Coronary Heart Disease
Author(s) -
Joachim H. Ix,
Michael G. Shlipak,
Glenn M. Chertow,
Mary A. Whooley
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.106.644286
Subject(s) - medicine , heart failure , cardiology , coronary heart disease , cystatin c , disease , epidemiology , renal function
Serum creatinine and related estimating equations predict cardiovascular events and mortality among persons with coronary heart disease (CHD). Cystatin C is a novel and sensitive endogenous marker of kidney function. Whether cystatin C concentrations are associated with adverse events among ambulatory persons with CHD is unknown.
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