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Atrial fibrillation ablation patients have long-term stroke rates similar to patients without atrial fibrillation regardless of CHADS2 score by Bunch, T. Jared, MD, May, Heidi T., PhD, MSPH, Bair, Tami L., BS, Weiss, J. Peter, MD, Crandall, Brian G., MD, Osborn, Jeffrey S., MD, Mallender, Charles, MD, Anderson, Jeffrey L., MD, Muhlestein, Brent J., MD, Lappe, Donald L., MD, Day, John D., MD, FHRS

“…Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a leading cause of total and fatal ischemic stroke. Stroke risk after AF ablation appears to be favorably affected;…”
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Atrial fibrillation is independently associated with senile, vascular, and Alzheimer's dementia by Bunch, T. Jared, MD, Weiss, J. Peter, MD, Crandall, Brian G., MD, May, Heidi T., PhD, MSPH, Bair, Tami L., RN, Osborn, Jeffrey S., MD, Anderson, Jeffrey L., MD, Muhlestein, Joseph B., MD, Horne, Benjamin D., PhD, MSPH, Lappe, Donald L., MD, Day, John D., MD, FHRS

“…Background The aging population has resulted in more patients living with cardiovascular disease, such as atrial fibrillation (AF). Recent focus has been…”
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Increasing time between first diagnosis of atrial fibrillation and catheter ablation adversely affects long-term outcomes by Bunch, T. Jared, MD, May, Heidi T., PhD, Bair, Tami L., RN, Johnson, David L., PAC, Weiss, J. Peter, MD, Crandall, Brian G., MD, Osborn, Jeffrey S., MD, Anderson, Jeffrey L., MD, Muhlestein, J. Brent, MD, Lappe, Donald L., MD, Day, John D., MD, FHRS

“…Background Many patients who develop atrial fibrillation (AF) will experience a worsening of their arrhythmia over time. The optimal time to proceed with…”
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Long-Term Clinical Efficacy and Risk of Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Octogenarians by BUNCH, T. JARED, WEISS, J. PETER, CRANDALL, BRIAN G., MAY, HEIDI T., BAIR, TAMI L., OSBORN, JEFFREY S., ANDERSON, JEFFREY L., LAPPE, DONALD L., MUHLESTEIN, J. BRENT, NELSON, JENNIFER, DAY, JOHN D.

“…Background: Radiofrequency ablation is an effective treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF). With improved safety, the therapy has been offered to increasingly…”
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Vitamin D supplementation protects against reductions in plasma 25‐hydroxyvitamin D induced by open‐heart surgery: Assess‐d trial by Barker, Tyler, May, Heidi T., Doty, John R., Lappe, Donald L., Knowlton, Kirk U., Carlquist, John, Konery, Kristin, Inglet, Shannon, Chisum, Ben, Galenko, Oxana, Anderson, Jeffrey L., Muhlestein, Joseph B.

“…Low vitamin D (serum or plasma 25‐hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D)) is a global pandemic and associates with a greater prevalence in all‐cause and cardiovascular…”
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Surgical revascularization is associated with improved long-term outcomes compared with percutaneous stenting in most subgroups of patients with multivessel coronary artery disease : Results from the intermountain heart registry by BAIR, Tami L, MUHLESTEIN, Joseph B, MAY, Heidi T, MEREDITH, Kent G, HOME, Benjamin D, PEARSON, Robert R, QUNYU LI, JENSEN, Kurt R, ANDERSON, Jeffrey L, LAPPE, Donald L

“…Coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) and percutaneous coronary intervention with stenting (PCI-S) are both safe and effective approaches for revascularization…”
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Hypothyroidism as a risk factor for statin intolerance by Robison, Craig D., MD, Bair, Tami L., BS, Horne, Benjamin D., PhD, MPH, McCubrey, Ray O., MS, Lappe, Donald L., MD, Muhlestein, Joseph B., MD, Anderson, Jeffrey L., MD

“…Background Three-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins) are one of the most commonly prescribed classes of medications because of…”
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Relation of Vitamin D Deficiency to Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Disease Status, and Incident Events in a General Healthcare Population by Anderson, Jeffrey L., MD, May, Heidi T., PhD, MSPH, Horne, Benjamin D., PhD, MPH, Bair, Tami L., BS, Hall, Nathaniel L., MD, Carlquist, John F., PhD, Lappé, Donald L., MD, Muhlestein, Joseph B., MD

“…Vitamin D recently has been proposed to play an important role in a broad range of organ functions, including cardiovascular (CV) health; however, the CV…”
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Effect of Screening for Coronary Artery Disease Using CT Angiography on Mortality and Cardiac Events in High-Risk Patients With Diabetes: The FACTOR-64 Randomized Clinical Trial by Muhlestein, Joseph B, Lappé, Donald L, Lima, Joao A. C, Rosen, Boaz D, May, Heidi T, Knight, Stacey, Bluemke, David A, Towner, Steven R, Le, Viet, Bair, Tami L, Vavere, Andrea L, Anderson, Jeffrey L

“…IMPORTANCE: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a major cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with diabetes mellitus, yet CAD often is…”
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Temporary Esophageal Stenting Allows Healing of Esophageal Perforations Following Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Procedures by BUNCH, T. JARED, NELSON, JENNIFER, FOLEY, TOM, ALLISON, SCOTT, CRANDALL, BRIAN G., OSBORN, JEFFREY S., WEISS, J. PETER, ANDERSON, JEFFREY L., NIELSEN, PETER, ANDERSON, LARS, LAPPE, DONALD L., DAY, JOHN D.

“…Background: Left atrial catheter ablation (LACA) has emerged as a successful method to eliminate atrial fibrillation (AF). Recent reports have described…”
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Parathyroid hormone, vitamin D, renal dysfunction, and cardiovascular disease: Dependent or independent risk factors? by Anderson, Jeffrey L., MD, Vanwoerkom, Ryan C., MD, Horne, Benjamin D., PhD, MPH, Bair, Tami L., BS, May, Heidi T., PhD, MSPH, Lappé, Donald L., MD, Muhlestein, Joseph B., MD

“…Background Vitamin D (Vit D) deficiency has been associated with prevalent and incident cardiovascular (CV) disease, suggesting a role for bioregulators of…”
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Impact of Testosterone Replacement Therapy on Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, and Death in Men With Low Testosterone Concentrations in an Integrated Health Care System by Anderson, Jeffrey L., MD, May, Heidi T., PhD, MSPH, Lappé, Donald L., MD, Bair, Tami, BS, Le, Viet, PA, Carlquist, John F., PhD, Muhlestein, Joseph B., MD

“…The aim of this study was to assess the effect of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) on cardiovascular outcomes. Men (January 1, 1996, to December 31,…”
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Patients Treated with Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Have Long-Term Rates of Death, Stroke, and Dementia Similar to Patients Without Atrial Fibrillation by BUNCH, T. JARED, CRANDALL, BRIAN G., WEISS, J. PETER, MAY, HEIDI T., BAIR, TAMI L., OSBORN, JEFFREY S., ANDERSON, JEFFREY L., MUHLESTEIN, JOSEPH B., HORNE, BENJAMIN D., LAPPE, DONALD L., DAY, JOHN D.

“…Outcomes in Patients With AF. Introduction: Atrial fibrillation (AF) adversely impacts mortality, stroke, heart failure, and dementia. AF ablation eliminates…”
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Trends in early and late mortality in patients undergoing coronary catheterization for myocardial infarction: implications on observation periods and risk factors to determine ICD candidacy by Bunch, T. Jared, MD, May, Heidi T., PhD, MSPH, Bair, Tami L, Crandall, Brian G., MD, Weiss, J. Peter, Osborn, Jeffrey S., MD, Anderson, Jeffrey L., MD, Muhlestein, Joseph B., MD, Horne, Benjamin D., PhD, MPH, Lappe, Donald L., MD, Day, John D., MD, FHRS

“…Background Survivors of acute myocardial infarction (MI) are at high risk for death from both sudden cardiac death and progressive heart failure. Objective…”
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Behavioral Nudges as Patient Decision Support for Medication Adherence: The ENCOURAGE Randomized Controlled Trial by Horne, Benjamin D., Muhlestein, Joseph B., Lappé, Donald L., May, Heidi T., Le, Viet T., Bair, Tami L., Babcock, Daniel, Bride, Daniel, Knowlton, Kirk U., Anderson, Jeffrey L.

“…Medication adherence is generally low and challenging to address because patient actions control healthcare delivery outside of medical environments…”
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Frequency of Helicobacter Pylori Seropositivity and C-Reactive Protein Increase in Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography by Bunch, T. Jared, MD, Day, John D., MD, Anderson, Jeffrey L., MD, Horne, Benjamin D., PhD, MPH, Muhlestein, Joseph B., MD, Crandall, Brian G., MD, Weiss, J. Peter, MD, Lappe, Donald L., MD, Asirvatham, Samuel J., MD

“…Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common rhythm disturbance seen in clinical practice. Evidence emerged that suggested inflammation was associated with risk…”
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Coronary Artery Calcium Versus Pooled Cohort Equations Score for Primary Prevention Guidance: Randomized Feasibility Trial by Muhlestein, Joseph B, Knowlton, Kirk U, Le, Viet T, Lappe, Donald L, May, Heidi T, Min, David B, Johnson, Kevin M, Cripps, Shanelle T, Schwab, Lesley H, Braun, Shelbi B, Bair, Tami L, Anderson, Jeffrey L

“…This study sought to determine the feasibility of performing an extensive randomized outcomes trial comparing a coronary artery calcium (CAC)- versus a pooled…”
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GlycA and hsCRP are independent and additive predictors of future cardiovascular events among patients undergoing angiography: The intermountain heart collaborative study by Muhlestein, Joseph B., May, Heidi T., Galenko, Oxana, Knowlton, Kirk U., Otvos, James D., Connelly, Margery A., Lappe, Donald L., Anderson, Jeffrey L.

“…GlycA is an inflammatory marker that is raised in patients with cardiometabolic diseases and associated with cardiovascular (CV) events. We sought to determine…”
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Free thyroxine within the normal reference range predicts risk of atrial fibrillation by Anderson, Jeffrey L., Jacobs, Victoria, May, Heidi T., Bair, Tami L., Benowitz, Barry A., Lappe, Donald L., Muhlestein, Joseph B., Knowlton, Kirk U., Bunch, T. Jared

“…Introduction Hyperthyroidism is a known precipitating factor for atrial fibrillation (AF). However, recent reports have suggested an increased risk of AF with…”
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Association of vitamin D levels with incident depression among a general cardiovascular population by May, Heidi T., PhD, MSPH, Bair, Tami L., BS, Lappé, Donald L., MD, Anderson, Jeffrey L., MD, Horne, Benjamin D., PhD, MPH, Carlquist, John F., PhD, Muhlestein, Joseph B., MD

“…Background Depression is associated with cardiovascular (CV) disease, and it has been hypothesized that vitamin (vit)D deficiency may be associated with…”
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