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Nature Reviews Nephrology 2, 602 (1 November 2006) | doi:10.1038/ncpneph0274

Cystatin C level predicts heart failure in elderly black individuals with renal disease

Bibbins-Domingo K et al. (2006) Renal function and heart failure risk in older black and white individuals: the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study. Arch Intern Med 166: 1396–1402 Chronic kidney disease increases the risk of heart failure.