B. Nordestgaard

Left Atrial Enlargement Identifies Risk of Stroke Independent of Atrial Fibrillation.

BACKGROUND Left atrial (LA) enlargement has been proposed to increase stroke risk independent of atrial fibrillation (AF), but evidence accounting for AF over time is limited. We tested whether the association between LA enlargement and stroke persist independent of new-onset AF. METHODS In this observational study,...

Gender-related risk of myocardial infarction and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis: a Danish population cohort study.

Elevated remnant cholesterol is estimated to mediate part of excess cardiovascular risk in the metabolic syndrome: two cohort studies of 537,885 individuals

Individuals with the metabolic syndrome have elevated remnant cholesterol and increased cardiovascular risk. We tested the hypothesis that elevated remnant cholesterol mediates part of the excess risk of myocardial infarction, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), and all-cause mortality in the metaboli...

Lipoprotein(a) and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Among Adults Aged 20 to 100 Years.

BACKGROUND High lipoprotein(a) is considered a causal risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVD); however, whether the association between lipoprotein(a) and ASCVD is different among older individuals (defined as 70-100 years of age) compared with younger individuals is unclear. We evaluated differ...