JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
Volume 5, Issue 2 , Pages 131-140 , February 2012

Echocardiography, Natriuretic Peptides, and Risk for Incident Heart Failure in Older Adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study

  • Andreas P. Kalogeropoulos, MD

      Affiliations

    • Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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  • Vasiliki V. Georgiopoulou, MD

      Affiliations

    • Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
    • ,
  • Christopher R. deFilippi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Maryland Heart Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • John S. Gottdiener, MD

      Affiliations

    • Maryland Heart Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • Javed Butler, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Javed Butler, Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute, 1462 Clifton Road NE, Suite 504, Atlanta, Georgia 30322
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  • Cardiovascular Health Study

Received 11 July 2011 ,Revised 20 October 2011 ,Accepted 17 November 2011.

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 The research reported in this paper was supported by contract numbers N01-HC-85239, N01-HC-85079 through N01-HC-85086, N01-HC-35129, N01 HC-15103, N01 HC-55222, N01-HC-75150, N01-HC-45133, grant number HL080295 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and grant number AG-023269 from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), with additional contribution from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). Additional support was provided through AG-15928, AG-20098, and AG-027058 from the NIA, HL-075366 from NHLBI, and the University of Pittsburgh Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center P30-AG-024827. This project was also partially funded by an Emory University Heart and Vascular Board grant entitled “Novel Risk Markers and Prognosis Determination in Heart Failure” and Public Health Service Grant UL1 RR025008 from the Clinical and Translational Science Award program, National Institutes of Health, National Center for Research Resources. All authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.

PII: S1936-878X(11)00890-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2011.11.011

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
Volume 5, Issue 2 , Pages 131-140 , February 2012

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