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Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS)
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Sponsored by: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Information provided by: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00005133
  Purpose

To determine the extent to which known risk factors predict coronary heart disease and stroke in the elderly, to assess the precipitants of coronary heart disease and stroke in the elderly, and to identify the predictors of mortality and functional impairments in clinical coronary disease or stroke.


Condition
Cardiovascular Diseases
Coronary Disease
Heart Diseases
Cerebrovascular Accident
Diabetes Mellitus
Hypertension
Heart Failure, Congestive

MedlinePlus related topics: Coronary Artery Disease Diabetes Heart Diseases Heart Failure High Blood Pressure
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type:
Observational
Study Design:
Natural History, Longitudinal

Further study details as provided by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI):

Study Start Date:
June 1988
Estimated Study Completion Date:
May 2009

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  Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study:
65 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:
Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
Criteria

No eligibility criteria

  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00005133

Sponsors and Collaborators
Investigators
Investigator: Gregory Burke Bowman Gray School of Medicine
Investigator: Linda Fried Johns Hopkins University
Investigator: John Gottdiener Georgetown University
Investigator: Ronald Klein University of Wisconsin, Madison
Investigator: Richard Kronmal University of Washington
Investigator: Richard Kronmal University of Washington
Investigator: Lewis Kuller University of Pittsburgh
Investigator: Daniel Oleary Geisinger Foundation
Investigator: John Robbins University of California at Davis
Investigator: Russell Tracy University of Vermont
Investigator: David Yousem Johns Hopkins University
  More Information

For the complete bibliography, please refer to the Cardiovascular Health Study website  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Study ID Numbers:
1003
First Received:
May 25, 2000
Last Updated:
January 12, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00005133  
Health Authority:
United States: Federal Government

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Arterial Occlusive Diseases
Heart Failure
Metabolic Diseases
Heart Diseases
Cerebral Infarction
Myocardial Ischemia
Stroke
Vascular Diseases
Diabetes Mellitus
Endocrine System Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Arteriosclerosis
Ischemia
Brain Diseases
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Coronary Disease
Brain Ischemia
Endocrinopathy
Brain Infarction
Metabolic disorder
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Infarction
Coronary Artery Disease
Hypertension

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Nervous System Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 06, 2009