@article{f8a28746d60c433284eb7495b4f3b385,
title = "Low grade inflammation as measured by levels of YKL-40: association with an increased overall and cardiovascular mortality rate in an elderly population",
abstract = "Low grade inflammation is of pathogenic importance in the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes. The inflammation marker YKL-40 correlates with insulin resistance and is highly expressed in atherosclerotic plaques. We aimed to investigate whether YKL-40 could predict overall and cardiovascular (CV) mortality in a 50+ years population without known CVD.",
keywords = "Adipokines, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Biological Markers, Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Glycoproteins, Humans, Inflammation, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Lectins, Male, Middle Aged, Morbidity, Predictive Value of Tests, Risk Factors",
author = "C.N. Rathcke and I. Raymond and C. Kistorp and P. Hildebrandt and J. Faber and H. Vestergaard",
note = "Copyright (c) 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.",
year = "2010",
doi = "10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.01.043",
language = "English",
volume = "143",
pages = "35--42",
journal = "International Journal of Cardiology",
issn = "0167-5273",
publisher = "Elsevier Ireland Ltd",
number = "1",
}