• Age-specific atrial fibrillation incidence, attributable risk factors and risk of stroke and mortality: results from the MORGAM Consortium 

      Morseth, Bente; Geelhoed, Bastiaan; Linneberg, Allan; Johansson, Lars; Kuulasmaa, Kari; Salomaa, Veikko; Iacoviello, Licia; Constanzo, Simona; Söderberg, Stefan; Niiranen, Teemu; Vishram, Julie K.K.; Njølstad, Inger; Wilsgaard, Tom; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B.; Løchen, Maja-Lisa; Zeller, Tanja; Blankenberg, Stefan; Ojeda, Francisco; Schnabel, Renate B. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-02)
      <p><i>Background:</i> The main aim was to examine age-specific risk factor associations with incident atrial fibrillation (AF) and their attributable fraction in a large European cohort. Additionally, we aimed to examine risk of stroke and mortality in relation to new-onset AF across age. <p><i>Methods:</i> We used individual-level data (n=66 951, 49.1% men, age range 40–98 years at baseline) from ...
    • Application of non-HDL cholesterol for population-based cardiovascular risk stratification: results from the Multinational Cardiovascular Risk Consortium 

      Brunner, Fabian J.; Waldeyer, Christoph; Ojeda, Francisco; Salomaa, Veikko; Kee, Frank; Sans, Susana; Thorand, Barbara; Giampaoli, Simona; Brambilla, Paolo; Tunstall-Pedoe, Hugh; Moitry, Marie; Iacoviello, Licia; Veronesi, Giovanni; Grassi, Guido; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B.; Söderberg, Stefan; Linneberg, Allan; Brenner, Hermann; Amouyel, Philippe; Ferrières, Jean; Tamosiunas, Abdonas; Nikitin, Yuriy P.; Drygas, Wojciech; Melander, Olle; Jöckel, Karl-Heinz; Leistner, David M.; Shaw, Jonathan E.; Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B.; Simons, Leon A.; Kavousi, Maryam; Vasan, Ramachandran S.; Dullaart, Robin P.F.; Wannamethee, S. Goya; Risérus, Ulf; Shea, Steven; de Lemos, James A.; Omland, Torbjørn; Kuulasmaa, Kari; Landmesser, Ulf; Blankenberg, Stefan (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-03)
      <i>Background</i> - The relevance of blood lipid concentrations to long-term incidence of cardiovascular disease and the relevance of lipid-lowering therapy for cardiovascular disease outcomes is unclear. We investigated the cardiovascular disease risk associated with the full spectrum of bloodstream non-HDL cholesterol concentrations. We also created an easy-to-use tool to estimate the long-term ...
    • Association of glycated hemoglobin A1c levels with cardiovascular outcomes in the general population: results from the BiomarCaRE (Biomarker for Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Europe) consortium 

      Sinning, Christoph; Makarova, Nataliya; Völzke, Henry; Schnabel, Renate B.; Ojeda, Francisco; Dörr, Marcus; Felix, Stephan B.; Koenig, Wolfgang; Peters, Annette; Rathmann, Wolfgang; Schöttker, Ben; Brenner, Hermann; Veronesi, Giovanni; Cesana, Giancarlo; Brambilla, Paolo; Palosaari, Tarja; Kuulasmaa, Kari; Njølstad, Inger; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B.; Wilsgaard, Tom; Blankenberg, Stefan; Söderberg, Stefan; Ferrario, Marco M.; Thorand, Barbara (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-15)
      Background: Biomarkers may contribute to improved cardiovascular risk estimation. Glycated hemoglobin A<sub>1c</sub> (HbA<sub>1c</sub>) is used to monitor the quality of diabetes treatment. Its strength of association with cardiovascular outcomes in the general population remains uncertain. This study aims to assess the association of HbA<sub>1c</sub> with cardiovascular outcomes in the general ...
    • Association of iron deficiency with incident cardiovascular diseases and mortality in the general population 

      Schrage, Benedict; Rübsamen, Nicole; Ojeda, Francisco; Thorand, Barbara; Peters, Annette; Koenig, Wolfgang; Söderberg, Stefan; Söderberg, Maja; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B.; Njølstad, Inger; Kee, Frank; Linneberg, Allan; Kuulasmaa, Kari; Palosaari, Tarja; Salomaa, Veikko; Blankenberg, Stefan; Zeller, Tanja; Karakas, Mahir (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-10-05)
      Aims - Although absolute (AID) and functional iron deficiency (FID) are known risk factors for patients with cardiovascular (CV) disease, their relevance for the general population is unknown. The aim was to assess the association between AID/FID with incident CV disease and mortality in the general population.<p> <p>Methods and results - In 12 164 individuals from three European population-based ...