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Mashup Score: 3
Chronic kidney disease has emerged as a strong cardiovascular risk factor, and in many current guidelines, it is already considered as a coronary heart disease (CHD) equivalent. Routinely, creatinine has been used as the main marker of renal function, but recently, cystatin C emerged as a more promising marker. The aim of this study was to assess the comparative cardiovascular and mortality risk…
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Mashup Score: 2Cardiac Troponin I and Incident Stroke in European Cohorts - 4 year(s) ago
Background and Purpose: Stroke is a common cause of death and a leading cause of disability and morbidity. Stroke risk assessment remains a challenge, but circulating biomarkers may improve risk pred
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New research from Dietrich Rothenbacher and co: Contribution of cystatin C- and creatinine-based definitions of chronic #kidney #disease to #cardiovascular risk assessment in 20 population-based and 3 disease cohorts: the #BiomarCaRE project Read it here: https://t.co/GgDltMUkJB https://t.co/CiTb1lyLJC