Cystatin C as risk factor for cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality in the general population. The Tromso Study

• Published in: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
• Main Authors: Toft, Ingrid, Solbu, Marit, Kronborg, Jens, Mathisen, Ulla D., Eriksen, Bjørn O., Storhaug, Hilde, Melsom, Toralf, Løchen, Maja-Lisa, Mathiesen, Ellisiv B., Njølstad, Inger, Wilsgaard, Tom, Brox, Jan
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2011
• Subjects: Original Article; Tromsø; Tromso
• Online Access: http://ndt.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/gfr751v1; https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfr751

Background Glomerular filtration rate <60 mL/min/1.73m2 is associated with increased cardiovascular risk. Cystatin C is believed to be a better tool than creatinine for detection of mild renal dysfunction (>60 mL/min/1.73m2) and possibly a more sensitive marker for cardiovascular risk and all-...