2022
ReducinG stroke by screening for UndiAgnosed atRial fibrillation in elderly inDividuals (GUARD-AF): Rationale and design of the GUARD-AF randomized trial of screening for atrial fibrillation with a 14-day patch-based continuous ECG monitor
Singer DE, Atlas SJ, Go AS, Lopes RD, Lubitz SA, McManus DD, Revkin JH, Mills D, Crosson LA, Lenane JC, Aronson RS. ReducinG stroke by screening for UndiAgnosed atRial fibrillation in elderly inDividuals (GUARD-AF): Rationale and design of the GUARD-AF randomized trial of screening for atrial fibrillation with a 14-day patch-based continuous ECG monitor. American Heart Journal 2022, 249: 76-85. PMID: 35472303, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2022.04.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral anticoagulant therapyEfficacy end pointSafety end pointUndiagnosed atrial fibrillationAtrial fibrillationEnd pointAF screeningLong-term oral anticoagulant therapyIndividuals age 70 yearsRate of strokeProportion of patientsScreen-detected casesNovel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicAge 70 yearsParoxysmal atrial fibrillationCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicPrimary care practicesTarget sample sizeDisease 2019 pandemicLong-term screeningElectronic health recordsBleeding outcomesScreening armAF burdenUsual care
2017
Cardiovascular Efficacy and Safety of Bococizumab in High-Risk Patients
Ridker PM, Revkin J, Amarenco P, Brunell R, Curto M, Civeira F, Flather M, Glynn RJ, Gregoire J, Jukema JW, Karpov Y, Kastelein JJP, Koenig W, Lorenzatti A, Manga P, Masiukiewicz U, Miller M, Mosterd A, Murin J, Nicolau JC, Nissen S, Ponikowski P, Santos RD, Schwartz PF, Soran H, White H, Wright RS, Vrablik M, Yunis C, Shear CL, Tardif JC. Cardiovascular Efficacy and Safety of Bococizumab in High-Risk Patients. New England Journal Of Medicine 2017, 376: 1527-1539. PMID: 28304242, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1701488.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodiesAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAnticholesteremic AgentsCardiovascular DiseasesCholesterol, LDLDouble-Blind MethodFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansHypercholesterolemiaInjections, SubcutaneousLipidsMaleMiddle AgedPCSK9 InhibitorsProprotein Convertase 9Risk FactorsTreatment FailureConceptsMajor cardiovascular eventsPrimary end pointHigh-risk patientsLDL cholesterol levelsCardiovascular eventsPlacebo groupCholesterol levelsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolEnd pointSubtilisin kexin type 9Safety of bococizumabAdverse cardiovascular eventsHigh cardiovascular riskNonfatal myocardial infarctionLow-risk patientsInjection site reactionsHumanized monoclonal antibodyDifferent entry criteriaLonger duration trialsShort-duration trialsCardiovascular efficacyNonfatal strokeUrgent revascularizationCardiovascular death