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
2002
Overweight and Obesity as Determinants of Cardiovascular Risk: The Framingham Experience
Wilson P, D'Agostino R, Sullivan L, Parise H, Kannel W. Overweight and Obesity as Determinants of Cardiovascular Risk: The Framingham Experience. JAMA Internal Medicine 2002, 162: 1867-1872. PMID: 12196085, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.162.16.1867.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-adjusted relative riskBody mass indexCoronary heart diseasePopulation attributable riskRelative riskCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular sequelaeAngina pectorisExcess weightAttributable riskHeart diseaseOverweight statusRisk factorsCardiovascular disease risk factorsHighest population-attributable riskNew cardiovascular diseaseDisease risk factorsFramingham Heart Study participantsNormal-weight personsDisease end pointsNew hypertensionCardiovascular riskDiabetes mellitusPrimary outcomeMass index