Estimation of the glomerular filtration rate from serum creatinine and cystatin C with regard to therapeutic digoxin monitoring

Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1450-1455

  Garcia, Almudena ^a   Hermida, Jesús ^a   Tutor, J Carlos ^a  

^a University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela   (Spain)

Author keywords

Creatinine; Cystatin C; Digoxin clearance; Glomerular filtration rate

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; CYSTATIN C; DIGOXIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIGOXIN BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR DYSFUNCTION; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CREATININE; CYSTATINS; DIGOXIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC;

EID: 35448932448     PISSN: 00912700     EISSN: 15524604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0091270007305503     Document Type: Article

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