Serum uromodulin and risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the community-based KORA F4 study

Serum uromodulin, a novel biomarker of kidney function and tubular integrity, has been linked to cardiovascular events and total mortality in patients at high cardiovascular risk. Here, we analyze the association of serum uromodulin with cardiovascular morbidity and cardiovascular as well as total mortality in the population-based KORA F4 study stratified by sex.

Source: Atherosclerosis - February 3, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Cornelia Then, Holger L. Then, Andreas Lechner, Barbara Thorand, Christa Meisinger, Margit Heier, Annette Peters, Wolfgang Koenig, Wolfgang Rathmann, J ürgen Scherberich, Jochen Seissler Source Type: research