2007
Pulse Pressure and Risk of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation
Mitchell G, Vasan R, Keyes M, Parise H, Wang T, Larson M, D’Agostino R, Kannel W, Levy D, Benjamin E. Pulse Pressure and Risk of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation. JAMA 2007, 297: 709-715. PMID: 17312290, DOI: 10.1001/jama.297.7.709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident atrial fibrillationMean arterial pressureAtrial fibrillationPulse pressureRisk factorsArterial pressureCommunity-based observational cohortNew-onset atrial fibrillationIncidence of AFAF incidence ratesClinical risk factorsModifiable risk factorsVentricular fractional shorteningFramingham Heart Study participantsImportant risk factorCommunity-based sampleAtrial dimensionObservational cohortAortic stiffnessConsiderable morbidityFractional shorteningSystolic pressureAF riskDiastolic pressureVentricular mass
2003
Impact of Glucose Intolerance and Insulin Resistance on Cardiac Structure and Function
Rutter M, Parise H, Benjamin E, Levy D, Larson M, Meigs J, Nesto R, Wilson P, Vasan R. Impact of Glucose Intolerance and Insulin Resistance on Cardiac Structure and Function. Circulation 2003, 107: 448-454. PMID: 12551870, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000045671.62860.98.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlucose tolerance groupInsulin resistanceLV massHOMA-IRGlucose toleranceGlucose intoleranceTolerance groupAbnormal glucose tolerance groupNormal glucose tolerance groupFramingham Study subjectsAbnormal glucose toleranceGlucose tolerance categoriesLeft ventricular hypertrophyBody mass indexLarge community-based sampleLV wall thicknessCommunity-based sampleHeart failureVentricular hypertrophyLA sizeMass indexReferral biasMyocardial infarctionTolerance statusStudy subjects