Woitas RP, Kleber ME, Meinitzer A, Grammer TB, Silbernagel G, Pilz S, Tomaschitz A, Weihrauch G et al.
Among 2998 LURIC participants referred for coronary angiography and followed for a median of 9.9 years, those in the highest cystatin C quartile had markedly elevated risks of all-cause mortality (HR 1.93) and cardiovascular mortality (HR 2.05) after multivariable adjustment for eGFR and established risk factors. Reclassification analyses confirmed significant improvement in mortality prediction (p < 0.001), supporting cystatin C as a prognostic marker independent of creatinine-based renal function.
Atherosclerosis, 3. Mai 2013 | PMID 23706287