Serum cystatin C is an easy to obtain biomarker for the onset of renal impairment in heart transplant recipients

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
2983377	The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	2010	6 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Our results showed an enormous potential of serum cystatin C as an early prognostic and easy to obtain biomarker for renal dysfunction after heart transplantation.

Keywords

EMB ROC MMF CNI MDRD AUROC GFR HTx modification of diet in renal disease Endomyocardial biopsy mycophenolate mofetil Area under the receiver operating characteristic calcineurin inhibitor Glomerular filtration rate receiver operating characteristics Heart transplantation serum creatinine SCR

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Serum cystatin C is an easy to obtain biomarker for the onset of renal impairment in heart transplant recipients

Authors

Daniela MD, Doris MD, Gerhard MD, Regina E. MD, Andrä MD, Florian MD, Karl-Heinz MD,