Cystatin C deficiency is associated with the progression of small abdominal aortic aneurysms

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1472-1475

  Lindholt, J S ^a   Erlandsen, E J ^a   Henneberg, E W ^a  

^a VIBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATININE; CYSTATIN C; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGE; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CYSTATINS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034781809     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0007-1323.2001.01911.x     Document Type: Article

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