2023
Effect of antecedent statin usage on conduction disturbances and arrhythmias after transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Shah T, Maarek R, See C, Huang H, Wang Y, Parise H, Forrest J, Lansky A. Effect of antecedent statin usage on conduction disturbances and arrhythmias after transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 2023, 59: 3-8. PMID: 37573173, DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2023.07.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial fibrillationConduction disturbancesPrimary endpointStatin usersPacemaker placementRate of AFTranscatheter aortic valve replacementNew atrial fibrillationNew conduction disturbancesPersistent conduction disturbancesAortic valve replacementLong-term prognosisSmall retrospective studiesSignificant differencesPrior pacemakerIndex hospitalizationIntensity statinsValve replacementConsecutive patientsPropensity matchingProcedural complicationsStatin regimenRetrospective studyStatin usageCardiac procedures
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