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Association between severe chronic kidney disease defined by cystatin-c and creatinine and clinical outcomes in an elderly population - an observational study

INTRODUCTION: Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) based on serum cystatin-C (sCys) seems as accurate as when based on serum creatinine (sCr), but sCys seems a better predictor of adverse outcomes. We aimed to study whether sCys could be a reliable tool for the prediction of adverse outcomes...

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Autores principales: Tavares, Joana, Santos, Josefina, Silva, Filipa, Oliveira, João, Malheiro, Jorge, Campos, Andreia, Cabrita, António
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8257284/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33258463
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2175-8239-JBN-2020-0092