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Cystatin C and the Risk of Death and Cardiovascular Events among Elderly Persons

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2005

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Michael G. Shlipak, Mark J. Sarnak, Ronit Katz, Linda F. Fried, Stephen L. Seliger, Anne B. Newman, David S. Siscovick, Catherine Stehman‐Breen
New England Journal of Medicine

Abstract

Cystatin C, a serum measure of renal function, is a stronger predictor of the risk of death and cardiovascular events in elderly persons than is creatinine.

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