Cystatin C and the risk of death and cardiovascular events among elderly persons

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 352, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 2049-2060

  Shlipak, Michael G ^a,j   Sarnak, Mark J ^b   Katz, Ronit ^c   Fried, Linda F ^d   Seliger, Stephen L ^e   Newman, Anne B ^f,g   Siscovick, David S ^h   Stehman Breen, Catherine ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

ⁱ AMGEN INC   (United States)

^j SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; CYSTATIN C;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PROTEINS; CREATININE; CYSTATINS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; RISK;

EID: 18644370841     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa043161     Document Type: Article

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