334 Genderspecific risk stratification with plasma Btype natriuretic peptide for future onset of congestive heart failure and mortality in the general population

332 Elevated B-type natriuretic peptide is associated with the presence of diastolic abnormalities in an asymptomatic, at-risk community population: The Screening TO Prevent Heart Failure (STOP HF) Study C. Conlon1, C. O’Loughlin1, A. Patle1, K. Kinch1, A. Whelan1, C. Kelleher2, M. Ledwidge1, K. Mcdonald1 on behalf of the STOP HF Investigators 1St Vincent’s University Hospital, The Heartbeat Trust, Heart Failure Research, Dublin, Ireland; 2University College Dublin, Public Health and Population Science, Dublin, Ireland