Faculty, Staff and Student Publications
Publication Date
6-15-2021
Journal
Journal of American College of Cardiology
Abstract
ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities) initiated community-based surveillance in 1987 for myocardial infarction and coronary heart disease (CHD) incidence and mortality and created a prospective cohort of 15,792 Black and White adults ages 45 to 64 years. The primary aims were to improve understanding of the decline in CHD mortality and identify determinants of subclinical atherosclerosis and CHD in Black and White middle-age adults. ARIC has examined areas including health disparities, genomics, heart failure, and prevention, producing more than 2,300 publications. Results have had strong clinical impact and demonstrate the importance of population-based research in the spectrum of biomedical research to improve health.
Keywords
Atherosclerosis, Cardiology, Humans, Incidence, Periodicals as topic, Population Surveillance, Residence Characteristics, Risk Factors, United States
DOI
10.1016/j.jacc.2021.04.035
PMID
34112321
PMCID
PMC8667593
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
June 2022
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
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