Cystatin C and NT-proBNP, a powerful combination of biomarkers for predicting cardiovascular mortality in elderly patients with heart failure: Results from a 10-year study in primary care

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 354-360

  Alehagen, Urban ^a   Dahlström, Ulf ^a   Lindahl, Tomas L ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Cystatin C; Elderly patients; Heart failure; NT proBNP

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; CYSTATIN C;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; CYSTATIN C; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 66249143728     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: 18790844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfp024     Document Type: Article

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