Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Jul 2013
Meta AnalysisGamma-glutamyltransferase is associated with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.
The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) is an independent predictor for future cardiovascular (CV) and all-cause mortality with prospective observational studies by meta-analysis. ⋯ GGT is an independent predictor for future CV mortality and all-cause mortality, and might be independent of alcohol intake.