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Supported by grants R01 HL080477 (M.M.S., P.M. and C.M.G.) and K24 HL111154 (M.M.S. and C.M.G.), both from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI); U01 NS041588 from the National Stroke Institute (NSI) (M.M.S. and P.M.); and K12 HS021694 (H.Y.) from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Investigator-initiated grant-in-aid from Amgen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (P.M., M.M.S., M.L., R.R. and M.F.).
M. M. Safford reported consulting for diaDexus and receiving salary support from diaDexus. J. M. Woolley is employed by Amgen, Inc. R. Rosenson serves a consultant to Amgen, Inc, and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine receives research support from Amgen, Inc. P. Muntner reported serving on an Amgen advisory board; serving as a consultant to Amgen; and receiving grants from Amgen. The remaining authors have no financial or other conflicts of interest to disclose.
The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke or the National Institutes of Health. Representatives of the funding agencies have been involved in the review of the article but not directly involved in the collection, management, analysis, or interpretation of the data. Amgen did not have any role in the design and conduct of the study; in the collection, management, data analysis and interpretation of the data; or in the preparation or approval of the article.
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