American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 7 , Pages 1032-1038, 1 April 2009

B-Type Natriuretic Peptides and Their Relation to Cardiovascular Structure and Function in a Population-Based Sample of Subjects Aged 70 Years

  • Kai M. Eggers, MD, PhD

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    • Department of Medical Sciences, Cardiology and Uppsala Clinical Research Center, Uppsala, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 46-18-611-00-00; fax: 46-18-50-66-38
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  • Bertil Lindahl, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Sciences, Cardiology and Uppsala Clinical Research Center, Uppsala, Sweden
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  • Per Venge, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Sciences, Clinical Chemistry, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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  • Lars Lind, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Sciences, Medicine, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden

Received 19 October 2008; received in revised form 12 December 2008; accepted 12 December 2008. published online 09 February 2009.

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 This work was supported by the Swedish Research Council, Stockholm, Sweden (Grant K2003-71X-00676-21A) and The Linné Foundation for Medical Research, Uppsala, Sweden. Dr. Lind received a research grant from AstraZeneca, Mölndal, Sweden.

PII: S0002-9149(08)02212-1

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.12.014

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 7 , Pages 1032-1038, 1 April 2009