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 ,Revised 22 November 2008 ,Accepted 29 January 2009.

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PII: S0167-5273(09)00129-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.01.076

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

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