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Ceruloplasmin and heart failure in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study.
Circulation. Heart failure - 1 Sept 2013
Dadu Razvan T, Dodge Rhiannon, Nambi Vijay, Virani Salim S, Hoogeveen Ron C, Smith Nicholas L, Chen Fengju, Pankow James S, Guild Cameron, Tang W H Wilson, Boerwinkle Eric, Hazen Stanley L, Ballantyne Christie M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Ceruloplasmin (Cp) decreases nitric oxide bioavailability in blood and has been associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) in clinical studies. We assessed the associations between Cp and incident heart failure (HF), death, and CVD in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. METHODS AND RESULTS: Cp was measured at ARIC visit 4 (1996-1998). We studied 9240 individuals without HF or CVD...
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