Gamma-glutamyltransferase and risk of cardiovascular mortality: A dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.

BACKGROUND:Serum gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) elevation likely contributes to cardiovascular (CV) mortality, however it has remained unknown whether a dose-response relationship exists between serum GGT and CV mortality. METHODS:We searched the PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane library databases for p...

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Main Authors: Junna Wang, Dandan Zhang, Rongzhong Huang, Xingsheng Li, Wenxiang Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5322906?pdf=render