Change in Growth Differentiation Factor 15 Concentrations over Time Independently Predicts Mortality in Community-Dwelling Elderly Individuals | Zendy

Kai M. Eggers | Zendy; Tibor Kempf | Zendy; Lars Wallentin | Zendy; Kai C. Wollert | Zendy; Lars Lind | Zendy

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Change in Growth Differentiation Factor 15 Concentrations over Time Independently Predicts Mortality in Community-Dwelling Elderly Individuals

Author(s) -

Kai M. Eggers,

Tibor Kempf,

Lars Wallentin,

Kai C. Wollert,

Lars Lind

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

clinical chemistry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705

H-Index - 218

eISSN - 1530-8561

pISSN - 0009-9147

DOI - 10.1373/clinchem.2012.201210

Subject(s) - gdf15 , medicine , hazard ratio , renal function , natriuretic peptide , diabetes mellitus , proportional hazards model , prospective cohort study , endocrinology , heart failure , confidence interval

Growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15) is emerging as a powerful risk indicator in both cardiovascular disease patients and community-dwelling individuals. We investigated GDF-15 concentrations and their changes over 5 years in elderly individuals from the community, together with the underlying conditions and prognostic implications of these measurements.

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