Discordance between Estimate Glomerular Filtration Rate with Creatinine and Cystatin is Associated with Inflammation and Worsened Survival in Heart Failure
Ivey-Miranda J, Stewart B, Gomez N, Thomas A, Wycallis E, Pattoli M, Struyk G, Fleming J, Shamlian P, Barnett J, Raghavendra P, Mahoney D, Griffin M, Rao V, Testani J. Discordance between Estimate Glomerular Filtration Rate with Creatinine and Cystatin is Associated with Inflammation and Worsened Survival in Heart Failure. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2019, 25: s20. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2019.07.057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlomerular filtration rateMin/m2Cystatin CHeart failureFiltration rateIndividual patientsGFR estimatesChronic stable heart failureEstimate glomerular filtration rateStable heart failureMarkers of inflammationPlasma interleukin-6Independent prognostic informationC-reactive proteinCause mortalityInflammatory markersSerum creatinineWorsened survivalOutpatient cohortMultivariable analysisPrognostic valuePrognostic informationInterleukin-6Patient differencesInflammation