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Cystatin C and acute coronary syndromes International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences. 2018;31(3)290-307 Review Article Sources of Funding There were no external funding sources for this study. Study Association This study is not associated with any thesis or dissertation work. Ethics approval and consent to participate This article does not contain any studies with human participants or animals performed by any of the authors.