Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS)

Running, not enrolling

Conditions studied: Cardiovascular Diseases, Coronary Disease, Heart Diseases, Cerebrovascular Accident, Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Heart Failure, Congestive

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00005133

Run by

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

People needed

5888

Starts

1988-06-01

Expected to finish

2027-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-02-03

Who can join

Age: 65 and older, up to 100. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

Where it is running

• University of California, Davis — Sacramento, California, United States
• Johns Hopkins University — Hagerstown, Maryland, United States
• Wake Forest University School of Medicine — Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
• University of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
• University of Vermont — Colchester, Vermont, United States
• University of Washington — Seattle, Washington, United States

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