Serum levels of Cystatin C, a sensitive marker of cardiovascular disease: Decrease after smoking cessation

Objective Smoking is the world’s leading preventable cause of death. Smoking causes a number of atherosclerosis vascular diseases and contributes to the progression of chronic kidney disease. Serum cystatin C has a low molecular weight of 13 kDa and is produced constantly and is not affected by a de...

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Main Authors: Ayumi Katayama, Masafumi Funamoto, Kana Shimizu, Yoichi Sunagawa, Yasufumi Katanasaka, Yusuke Miyazaki, Maki Komiyama, Hajime Yamakage, Noriko Satoh-Asahara, Yuko Takahashi, Hiromichi Wada, Koji Hasegawa, Tatsuya Morimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Publishing 2019-10-01
Series:Tobacco Induced Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/,112087,0,2.html