Gamma-glutamyl transferase as a risk factor for mortality and cardiovascular events in older adults - results from a prospective cohort study in a primary care setting (getABI).
Conclusions: In a primary care setting, GGT values have a significant association with overall mortality and cerebrovascular events, but not with CHD events in elderly patients.
PMID: 30994055 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: VASA. Zeitschrift fur Gefasskrankheiten. Journal for Vascular Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Kreutzer F, Krause D, Klaassen-Mielke R, Trampisch HJ, Diehm C, Rudolf H Tags: Vasa Source Type: research
More News: Cardiology | Cardiovascular | Coronary Heart Disease | Education | Germany Health | Heart | Heart Attack | Heart Disease | Men | Primary Care | Stroke | Study | Surgery | Universities & Medical Training | Vitamin D | Vitamins | Women