AGE Reader
Non-invasive cardiovascular risk assessment
Patient friendly diagnosis, Personalized care & Preventing disease
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Key publications
The AGE Reader has been validated in 170 peer-reviewed publications. Please find below a selection of key publications in several clinical areas:
Diabetes:
- Skin autofluorescence provides additional information to the UK Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) risk score for the estimation of cardiovascular prognosis in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Lutgers H. et al, Diabetologia, 2009; 52(5): 789-797
- Skin autofluorescence and risk of micro- and macrovascular complications in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus-a multi-centre study. Noordzij M.J. et al. Diabet Med. 2012 Dec;29(12):1556-61.
- Skin Autofluorescence: A tool to identify type 2 diabetic patients at risk for developing microvascular disease. Gerrits E. et al. Diabetes Care. 2008; 31: 517-521
- Skin Autofluorescence – A Non-invasive Measurement for Assessing Cardiovascular Risk and Risk of Diabetes. A. Stirban & L. Heinemann European Endocrinology, 2014;10(2):106–10. Full text available.
Atherosclerosis:
- Skin Autofluorescence Is Associated With 5-Year Mortality and Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease. de Vos LC. et al. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2014 Feb 13.
Kidney disease:
- Skin Autofluorescence and the Association with Renal and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 3. McIntyre N. et al. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Sep 1. Epub
- Skin-Autofluorescence Is an Independent Predictor of Graft Loss in Renal Transplant Recipients. Hartog J. et al. Transplantation, Volume 87, Number 7, April 15, 2009.
Technical validation:
- Simple non-invasive assessment of advanced glycation endproducts accumulation. Meerwaldt R et al, Diabetologia, 2004; 47:1324-1330
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The AGE Reader App!
The new AGE Reader App allows you to generate a comprehensive Cardiovascular Risk Report based on the AGE Reader measurement. For each patient all visits can be documented and consulted in the easy to use App.
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