2005
Cross-Sectional Association of Kidney Function with Valvular and Annular Calcification: The Framingham Heart Study
Fox C, Larson M, Vasan R, Guo C, Parise H, Levy D, Leip E, O’Donnell C, D’Agostino R, Benjamin E. Cross-Sectional Association of Kidney Function with Valvular and Annular Calcification: The Framingham Heart Study. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2005, 17: 521-527. PMID: 16382018, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2005060627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitral annular calcificationAortic annular calcificationAnnular calcificationValvular calcificationKidney diseaseAortic sclerosisKidney functionPresence of MACTotal/HDL cholesterolVascular risk factor burdenRenal Disease Study equationEnd-stage kidney diseaseRisk factor burdenCardiovascular risk factorsCardiovascular disease eventsChronic kidney diseaseEarly kidney diseaseBody mass indexOnset of ESRDFramingham Offspring StudyTwo-dimensional echocardiographyFramingham Heart StudyDiastolic BPHDL cholesterolHypertension treatment
2004
Mitral annular calcification is a predictor for incident atrial fibrillation
Fox C, Parise H, Vasan R, Levy D, O’Donnell C, D’Agostino R, Plehn J, Benjamin E. Mitral annular calcification is a predictor for incident atrial fibrillation. Atherosclerosis 2004, 173: 291-294. PMID: 15064104, DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2003.12.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge DistributionAgedAged, 80 and overAtrial FibrillationCalcinosisCohort StudiesComorbidityEchocardiography, DopplerElectrocardiographyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedMitral Valve StenosisProbabilityProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSex DistributionConceptsMitral annular calcificationIncident atrial fibrillationAtrial fibrillationAnnular calcificationAdverse cardiovascular disease outcomesSex-adjusted incidence ratesRisk of AFLeft atrial sizeMultivariable-adjusted analysesCardiac valvular calcificationCardiovascular disease outcomesCommunity-based cohortM-mode echocardiographyProportional hazards modelLong-term riskFramingham Heart StudyIncident AFHazard ratioAtrial enlargementAtrial sizeEchocardiographic assessmentValvular calcificationOriginal cohortProspective dataIncidence rate