Is serum cystatin C associated with early stage coronary atherosclerotic plaque morphology on multidetector computed tomography?
Higher serum cystatin C concentrations were correlated with early stage coronary atherosclerotic plaques among patients without established chronic kidney dysfunction. Noncalcified plaques increased with serum cystatin C concentrations, an association independent of eGFR and other cardiovascular risk factors.
Our data show peak systolic blood flow velocity index to be most accurate for measuring effectiveness of the dynamic CA mechanism. No differences in the CA were found between the vascular territory of the middle and posterior cerebral arteries.