2014
Body Mass Index and Acute and Long-Term Outcomes After Acute Myocardial Infarction (from the Harmonizing Outcomes With Revascularization and Stents in Acute Myocardial Infarction Trial)
Herrmann J, Gersh B, Goldfinger J, Witzenbichler B, Guagliumi G, Dudek D, Kornowski R, Brener S, Parise H, Fahy M, McAndrew T, Stone G, Mehran R. Body Mass Index and Acute and Long-Term Outcomes After Acute Myocardial Infarction (from the Harmonizing Outcomes With Revascularization and Stents in Acute Myocardial Infarction Trial). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2014, 114: 9-16. PMID: 24846807, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.03.057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment myocardial infarctionBody mass indexLong-term outcomesHigher body mass indexBMI quartilesMass indexMyocardial infarctionIschemia-driven target vessel revascularizationAcute Myocardial Infarction trialHigher-weight patientsLower cardiac mortalityLowest BMI quartileCardiovascular risk profileMajor bleeding eventsMyocardial Infarction trialTarget vessel revascularizationLong-term mortalityAcute cardiovascular eventsAcute myocardial infarctionLarge multinational cohortBleeding eventsHarmonizing OutcomesHospital mortalityMyocardial reinfarctionNoncardiac mortality
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