CYSTATIN C: A NOVEL BIOMARKER FOR PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION
| Autor: | Brett E. Fenster, Jamey Smyser, J. Kern Buckner, Joyce D. Schroeder, Luis Lasalvia |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
biology business.industry Left heart failure Renal function urologic and male genital diseases female genital diseases and pregnancy complications Cystatin C Internal medicine medicine.artery Pulmonary artery biology.protein Cardiology Medicine Biomarker (medicine) Cystatin business Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine reproductive and urinary physiology Cardiovascular mortality |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 61(10) |
| ISSN: | 0735-1097 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0735-1097(13)61300-5 |
| Popis: | Cystatin C, a novel marker of renal function, is associated with left heart failure and cardiovascular mortality. We tested the hypothesis that cystatin C accurately predicts pulmonary artery pressure and right ventricular (RV) function in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Using a prospective |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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