Serum beta-2 microglobulin concentration predicts cardiovascular and all-cause mortality

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 12;168(5):4811-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.07.014. Epub 2013 Jul 24.

Authors

Ching-Lung Cheung¹, Karen S L Lam, Bernard M Y Cheung

Affiliation

¹ Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China.

PMID: 23890892
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.07.014

No abstract available

Keywords: Beta-2 microglobulin; Cardiovascular diseases; Epidemiology; Follow-up studies; Kidney; Mortality.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Cardiovascular Diseases / blood*
Cardiovascular Diseases / mortality
Cause of Death / trends
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hong Kong / epidemiology
Humans
Male
Predictive Value of Tests
Proportional Hazards Models
Retrospective Studies
Survival Rate / trends
beta 2-Microglobulin / blood*

Substances

beta 2-Microglobulin