2022
Off-Label Use of Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty in Nonrheumatic Mitral Stenosis With Severe Mitral Annular Calcification
Donatelle M, Patel R, Agasthi P, Parise H, Leon M, Mihos C, Beohar N. Off-Label Use of Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty in Nonrheumatic Mitral Stenosis With Severe Mitral Annular Calcification. Journal Of The Society For Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions 2022, 1: 100026. PMID: 39132564, PMCID: PMC11308091, DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2022.100026.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2003
Mitral Annular Calcification Predicts Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality
Fox C, Vasan R, Parise H, Levy D, O’Donnell C, D’Agostino R, Benjamin E. Mitral Annular Calcification Predicts Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality. Circulation 2003, 107: 1492-1496. PMID: 12654605, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000058168.26163.bc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitral annular calcificationIncident CVDCVD deathCause deathAnnular calcificationHazard ratioPresence of MACIncident CVD eventsIncidence of CVDCardiovascular disease outcomesFramingham Heart Study subjectsMultivariable adjusted analysesSmall retrospective studiesCommunity-based cohortM-mode echocardiographyProportional hazards modelCardiovascular morbidityCVD eventsCVD morbidityCVD riskEchocardiographic assessmentAdjusted analysisRetrospective studyProspective dataIndependent association