American Heart Journal
Volume 159, Issue 3 , Pages 414-420.e4, March 2010

Myocardial structure and function by echocardiography in relation to glucometabolic status in elderly subjects from 2 population-based cohorts: A cross-sectional study

  • Margret Leosdottir, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Margret Leosdottir, MD, Department of Cardiology, Malmö University Hospital, 20502 Malmö, Sweden.
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  • Ronnie Willenheimer, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
    • Heart Health Group, Malmö, Sweden
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  • Jonathan Plehn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Translational Medicine Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD
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  • Rasmus Borgquist, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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  • Petri Gudmundsson, BSc, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden
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  • Tamara B. Harris, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Epidemiology, Demography, and Biometry, Intramural Research Program, NIA, Bethesda, MD
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  • Lenore J. Launer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Epidemiology, Demography, and Biometry, Intramural Research Program, NIA, Bethesda, MD
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  • Halldora Bjornsdottir, MD

      Affiliations

    • Icelandic Heart Association, Kopavogur, Iceland
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  • Peter M. Nilsson, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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  • Vilmundur Gudnason, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Icelandic Heart Association, Kopavogur, Iceland
    • University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland

Received 8 March 2009; accepted 14 December 2009.

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PII: S0002-8703(10)00067-0

doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2009.12.028

American Heart Journal
Volume 159, Issue 3 , Pages 414-420.e4, March 2010

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