American Heart Journal
Volume 157, Issue 3 , Pages 563-568, March 2009

Adverse association between diabetic retinopathy and cardiac structure and function

  • David Aguilar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Winters Center for Heart Failure Research and Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: David Aguilar, MD, Cardiovascular Division; Baylor College of Medicine, 1709 Dryden Street, Suite 9.39, MS: BCM 620, Houston, TX 77030.
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  • D. Michael Hallman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Human Genetics Center, the University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health, Houston, TX
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  • Linda B. Piller, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Human Genetics Center, the University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health, Houston, TX
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  • Barbara E.K. Klein, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
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  • Ronald Klein, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
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  • Richard B. Devereux, MD

      Affiliations

    • Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
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  • Donna K. Arnett, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL
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  • Victor H. Gonzalez, MD

      Affiliations

    • Valley Retina Institute, McAllen, TX
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  • Craig L. Hanis, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Human Genetics Center, the University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health, Houston, TX

Received 6 August 2008; accepted 26 October 2008. published online 22 December 2008.

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 This study was supported in part by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Family Blood Pressure Program (HL54504), the National Eye Institute (EY12386), and an NIH Mentored Clinical Investigator Award (5K12RR017665-05) to Dr Aguilar.

PII: S0002-8703(08)00910-1

doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2008.10.019

American Heart Journal
Volume 157, Issue 3 , Pages 563-568, March 2009