Can cystatin C be a better marker for the early detection of renal damage in primary hypertensive patients?

OZER, BURCU; BAYKAL, ASLI; DURSUN, B; Gultekin, MERAL; SULEYMANLAR, GÜLTEKİN

doi:10.1081/jdi-200056635

Can cystatin C be a better marker for the early detection of renal damage in primary hypertensive patients?

OZER B., BAYKAL A., DURSUN B., Gultekin M., SULEYMANLAR G.

RENAL FAILURE, cilt.27, sa.3, ss.247-253, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2005
Doi Numarası: 10.1081/jdi-200056635
Dergi Adı: RENAL FAILURE
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.247-253
Anahtar Kelimeler: cystatin C, GFR, primary hypertension, MDRD, GLOMERULAR-FILTRATION-RATE, SERUM CREATININE, PLASMA CREATININE, DIABETIC-PATIENTS, KIDNEY-FUNCTION, DISEASE, IMPAIRMENT, PREDICTION, CLEARANCE, SUPERIOR
Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, we aimed to compare Cystatin C (Cys C) with other traditional glomerular filtration rate (GFR) markers and to evaluate its superiority over them in detecting early renal involvement in patients with primary hypertension.