Abstract

MESA is a 10-year observational study of the characteristics of subclinical cardiovascular disease (disease detected non-invasively before it has produced clinical signs and symptoms) and risk factors that predict progression to clinically overt cardiovascular disease and that predict progression of subclinical disease itself, in a diverse and representative population-based sample of 6,500 men and women aged 45-84. Approximately 40 percent of the cohort will be white, 30 percent African-American, 20 percent Hispanic, and 10 percent Chinese-American. The cohort will be recruited from six Field Centers and characterized with respect to a variety of subclinical cardiovascular disease measures, standard coronary risk factors, sociodemographic factors, lifestyle factors, and psychosocial factors. Blood samples will be assayed for putative biochemical risk factors and stored for case-control studies. DNA will be extracted and lymphocytes immortalized for study of candidate genes and possibly genome-wide scanning. Four clinical examinations, 18-24 months apart, are planned. Participants will be followed for identification and characterization of cardiovascular disease events and interventions received.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Division of Epidemiology And Clinical Applications (NHLBI)
Type
Research and Development Contracts (N01)
Project #
N01HC095162-000
Application #
6019927
Study Section
Project Start
1999-01-15
Project End
2009-01-14
Budget Start
1999-01-15
Budget End
2000-01-14
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1999
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Johns Hopkins University
Department
Public Health & Prev Medicine
Type
Schools of Public Health
DUNS #
045911138
City
Baltimore
State
MD
Country
United States
Zip Code
21218

  Publications

Zhao, Di; Guallar, Eliseo; Ouyang, Pamela et al. (2018) Endogenous Sex Hormones and Incident Cardiovascular Disease in Post-Menopausal Women. J Am Coll Cardiol 71:2555-2566
Steffen, Brian T; Guan, Weihua; Stein, James H et al. (2018) Plasma n-3 and n-6 Fatty Acids Are Differentially Related to Carotid Plaque and Its Progression: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 38:653-659
Keaton, Jacob M; Gao, Chuan; Guan, Meijian et al. (2018) Genome-wide interaction with the insulin secretion locus MTNR1B reveals CMIP as a novel type 2 diabetes susceptibility gene in African Americans. Genet Epidemiol 42:559-570
Amoakwa, Kojo; Fashanu, Oluwaseun E; Tibuakuu, Martin et al. (2018) Resting heart rate and the incidence and progression of valvular calcium: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Atherosclerosis 273:45-52
Bell, Elizabeth J; Decker, Paul A; Tsai, Michael Y et al. (2018) Hepatocyte growth factor is associated with progression of atherosclerosis: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Atherosclerosis 272:162-167
Haljas, Kadri; Amare, Azmeraw T; Alizadeh, Behrooz Z et al. (2018) Bivariate Genome-Wide Association Study of Depressive Symptoms With Type 2 Diabetes and Quantitative Glycemic Traits. Psychosom Med 80:242-251
Besser, Lilah M; Rodriguez, Daniel A; McDonald, Noreen et al. (2018) Neighborhood built environment and cognition in non-demented older adults: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Soc Sci Med 200:27-35
Gao, Chuan; Langefeld, Carl D; Ziegler, Julie T et al. (2018) Genome-Wide Study of Subcutaneous and Visceral Adipose Tissue Reveals Novel Sex-Specific Adiposity Loci in Mexican Americans. Obesity (Silver Spring) 26:202-212
Vella, Chantal A; Allison, Matthew A (2018) Associations of abdominal intermuscular adipose tissue and inflammation: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Obes Res Clin Pract 12:534-540
Osibogun, Olatokunbo; Ogunmoroti, Oluseye; Spatz, Erica S et al. (2018) Is self-rated health associated with ideal cardiovascular health? The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Clin Cardiol 41:1154-1163

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