Cystatin C and the Risk of Death and Cardiovascular Events among Elderly Persons
Why the study?
Does Cystatin C predict the risk of death and cardiovascular events better than creatinine in elderly persons?
Population
Elderly persons
Comparison
Serum Cystatin C measurement vs Serum creatinine measurement
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Cystatin C may enhance prognostication in elderly patients; leaves open whether it should supplant creatinine in clinical risk models.
Structured PICO
Does Cystatin C predict the risk of death and cardiovascular events better than creatinine in elderly persons?
P
Population
Elderly persons
I
Intervention
Serum Cystatin C measurement
C
Comparator
Serum creatinine measurement
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Outcome
Death and cardiovascular eventshard clinical
Cystatin C is superior to creatinine as a prognostic marker for mortality and cardiovascular events in the elderly.
Cite This Study
Shlipak et al. (2005) studied this question.