Cystatin C and risk of atrial fibrillation in elderly hypertensive patients without chronic kidney disease

Int J Cardiol. 2016 Jun 1:212:262-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.03.076. Epub 2016 Mar 24.

¹ Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic-Molecular Function of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300211, People's Republic of China.
² Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic-Molecular Function of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300211, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ First Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
⁴ Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic-Molecular Function of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300211, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: [email protected].

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Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Cystatin C; Estimated glomerular filtration rate; Hypertension; Non-chronic kidney disease.

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