Is cystatin C associated with an increased coronary atherosclerotic burden and a stable plaque phenotype in patients with ischemic heart disease and normal glomerular filtration rate?
Cys-C is associated with coronary atherosclerosis extent and a smooth lesion morphology. The long-term prognostic role of Cys-C might be accounted for by a greater atherosclerotic burden, a necessary substrate for plaque destabilization.
T cell immune responses are correlated with fibrosis and hepatic inflammatory activity and may play an important role in liver cirrhosis.