Association of Troponins With Sex Hormones in Stable Hemodialysis Patients
Dereen Mohammed,
Terza Ibrahim
Abstract:Background Cardiovascular events are one of the major causes of death in dialysis. Usually, troponins are regarded gold standard for detecting cardiovascular complications. In addition, studies have confirmed a difference between men and women regarding cardiovascular and renal diseases.
Objectives To investigate the relation between troponins (Hs-TnT) and biomarkers, including sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG), estradiol, total and free testosterone, ferritin, Albumin, CRP and estimated glomerular fil… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.