Additional Resources
ARIC Links
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ARIC Working Group on Heart Failure ( http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/meetings/workshops/aric.htm )
The Working Group was charged with identifying future research opportunities in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study, based on scientific knowledge of the field and an understanding of the research resource that ARIC has created. |
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Brain MRI ( http://sites.cscc.unc.edu/cscc/node/39 )
This study is designed to learn more about risk factors related to progression of brain abnormalities and how progression may relate to clinical outcomes such as cognitive decline and stroke. Brain morphology can be readily visualized using magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, making it possible to detect and quantify changes in the brain's structure and vasculature. However, little is known about what factors influence brain changes and whether those changes have any prognostic significance. |
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CARe Center ( http://www.broad.mit.edu/gen_analysis/care/index.php/Main_Page )
NHLBI’s Candidate-gene Association REsource (CARe) Study will support quite extensive genotyping in up to 50,000 participants from nine NHLBI-supported cohort studies (the CARe Cohorts). This project is expected to produce rapid scientific progress, rich opportunities for investigators, and great benefit to society. |
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Carotid MRI ( http://sites.cscc.unc.edu/cscc/node/42 )
This project will identify novel cellular, metabolic and genomic correlates of plaque and early pathologic changes in the arterial wall and determine their consequences for coronary heart disease and stroke using the ARIC Study biracial cohort, which has completed four examinations from 1987-1998 and continues to collect follow up data on incident CHD and stroke. |
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Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Center (CORC) ( http://www.cscc.unc.edu/ariccorc/index.php )
The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Center (ARIC CORC) will use data for the ARIC Cohort and Community Surveillance to assess the quality, cost, and outcomes of medical care. The primary focus of the CORC is outcomes research within the context of heart failure, including risk factors, disease onset, and outcomes. |
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Jackson Heart Study ( http://jhs.jsums.edu/jhsinfo )
There is a greater prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among African Americans. The purpose of the Jackson Heart Study is to explore the reasons for this disparity and to uncover new approaches to reduce it. The Jackson Heart Study (JHS) is the largest single-site, prospective, epidemiologic investigation of CVD that has ever been undertaken. It is a population-based, longitudinal study. The study site is Jackson, Mississippi. |
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Sleep Heart Health Study (SHHS) ( http://www.jhucct.com/shhs/index.asp )
The Sleep Heart Health Study is a multi-center cohort study that has been implemented by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to determine cardiovascular and other consequences of sleep-disordered breathing. The study was motivated by the increasing recognition of the frequent occurrence of sleep-disordered breathing in the general population and mounting evidence that sleep-disordered breathing may increase risk for cardiovascular diseases, including coronary artery disease and stroke, and for hypertension and may reduce quality of life generally. |