Association between Glomerular Filtration Rate and Liver Function in Cirrhotic Patients

Association between Glomerular Filtration Rate and Liver Function in Cirrhotic Patients

Background and purpose: Serum creatinine and its derived formulae in estimating glomerular filtration rate is not accurate in cirrhotic patients because of decreased muscle mass and secretion and excretion functional impairment of liver. This study aimed at investigating the accuracy of serum cystat...

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Main Authors: Kambiz Akhavan Rezayat, Abbasali Zeraati, Yalda Ravanshad, Niloofar Malek, Hosein Ahmadi Hoseini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences 2018-09-01
Series:Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
glomerular filtration rate
cystatin c
cirrhosis
kidney
Online Access:http://jmums.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-10162-en.html

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