International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 143, Issue 2 , Pages 124-129, 20 August 2010

Gender-specific risk stratification with plasma B-type natriuretic peptide for future onset of congestive heart failure and mortality in the Japanese general population

  • Motoyuki Nakamura

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Iwate Medical University, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka, Iwate 020-8505, Japan. Tel.: +81 19 651 5111e2321; fax: +81 19 626 4406.
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  • Fumitaka Tanaka

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan
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  • Toshiyuki Onoda

      Affiliations

    • Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan
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  • Tomohiro Takahashi

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan
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  • Masafumi Sakuma

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan
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  • Kazuko Kawamura

      Affiliations

    • Iwate Health Service Association, Morioka, Japan
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  • Kozo Tanno

      Affiliations

    • Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan
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  • Makaski Ohsawa

      Affiliations

    • Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan
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  • Kazuyoshi Itai

      Affiliations

    • Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan
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  • Kiyomi Sakata

      Affiliations

    • Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan
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  • Shinji Makita

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan
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  • Akira Okayama

      Affiliations

    • Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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  • On behalf of the Iwate KENCO study groups

Received 26 April 2008; received in revised form 22 November 2008; accepted 29 January 2009. published online 10 March 2009.

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PII: S0167-5273(09)00129-6

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.01.076

Refers to corrigendum:

  • Corrigendum to “Gender-specific risk stratification with plasma B-type natriuretic peptide for future onset of congestive heart failure and mortality in the Japanese general population” Int J Cardiol 143 (2010) 124–129

    Motoyuki Nakamura, Fumitaka Tanaka, Toshiyuki Onoda, Tomohiro Takahashi, Masafumi Sakuma, Kazuko Kawamura, Kozo Tanno, Masaki Ohsawa, Kazuyoshi Itai, Kiyomi Sakata, Shinji Makita, Akira Okayama, On behalf of the Iwate KENCO study groups
    International Journal of Cardiology 3 February 2011 (Vol. 146, Issue 3, Page 485)

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 143, Issue 2 , Pages 124-129, 20 August 2010

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