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Association of cystatin C with left ventricular structure and function: the Dallas Heart Study.
Circulation. Heart failure - 1 Mar 2009
Patel Parag C, Ayers Colby R, Murphy Sabina A, Peshock Ronald, Khera Amit, de Lemos James A, Balko Jody A, Gupta Sachin, Mammen Pradeep P A, Drazner Mark H, Markham David W
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BACKGROUND: Cystatin C, a novel marker of renal function, has been associated with heart failure and cardiovascular mortality in older individuals. We tested the hypothesis that cystatin C is associated with preclinical cardiac structural and functional abnormalities in a younger population-based sample. METHODS AND RESULTS: The study included participants in the Dallas Heart Study (ages 30 to 65 years) who had...
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