PTH and Hypertension: Traditional risk factors observed in CRIC participants who developed incident HF (either HFrEF or HFpEF) were older age, DM, hypertension (HTN), history of CVD or peripheral vascular disease, higher systolic blood pressure (SBP), higher body mass index (BMI), longer QRS interval, and higher LVMI.7,10 Chronic kidney disease-related risk factors for incident HF included lower eGFR, and higher urine protein to creatinine ratio, lower LDL, and higher parathyroid hormone.