Cystatin C, associated with hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke, is a strong predictor of the risk of cardiovascular events and death in Chinese

Stroke

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3287-3288

  Ni, Li ^a   Lü, Jiagao ^a   Hou, Ling Bo ^a   Yan, Jiang Tao ^a   Fan, Qiao ^a   Hui, Rutai ^c   Cianflone, Katherine ^d   Wang, Wei ^b   Wang, Dao Wen ^a,b  

^a Institute of Hypertension   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c FUWAI HOSPITAL   (China)

^d LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cerebral hemodynamics; Cerebral infarct; Cerebrovascular disease; Clinical neurology; Cystatin C; Prognosis; Risk factors; Stroke

Indexed keywords

CYSTATIN C;

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE;

AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CHINA; CYSTATINS; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RISK; STROKE;

EID: 36448934558     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.489625     Document Type: Article

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