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
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