Insulin-like growth factor-I gene polymorphism and risk of heart failure (the Rotterdam Study)

Am J Cardiol. 2004 Aug 1;94(3):384-6. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.04.044.

Abstract

We studied 4,963 participants of the population-based Rotterdam Study and found that a genetically determined chronic exposure to low insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) levels is associated with an increased risk for heart failure in elderly patients.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Age Distribution
  • Alleles
  • Cohort Studies
  • Confidence Intervals
  • Female
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease*
  • Heart Failure / epidemiology*
  • Heart Failure / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / genetics*
  • Male
  • Polymorphism, Genetic*
  • Prognosis
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic
  • Proportional Hazards Models
  • Prospective Studies
  • Risk Assessment
  • Sex Distribution
  • Survival Analysis

Substances

  • Insulin-Like Growth Factor I