---
title: "Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS)"
id: "1010"
type: "cohort"
slug: "cardiovascular-health-study-chs"
published_at: "2020-02-19T15:05:03+00:00"
modified_at: "2024-09-13T20:01:33+00:00"
url: "https://dss.niagads.org/cohorts/cardiovascular-health-study-chs/"
markdown_url: "https://dss.niagads.org/cohorts/cardiovascular-health-study-chs.md"
excerpt: "The Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) is an NHLBI-funded observational study of risk factors for cardiovascular disease in adults 65 years or older (n=5888, including a secondary cohort of predominately African-American subjects (n=687)). Starting in 1989, and continuing through 1999, participants..."
taxonomy_cohort_categories:
  - "ADSP"
taxonomy_cohort_countries:
  - "United States of America"
---

Website:

[https://chs-nhlbi.org/](https://chs-nhlbi.org/)

## Description

The Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) is an NHLBI-funded observational study of risk factors for cardiovascular disease in adults 65 years or older (n=5888, including a secondary cohort of predominately African-American subjects (n=687)). Starting in 1989, and continuing through 1999, participants underwent annual extensive clinical examinations. Measurements included traditional risk factors such as blood pressure and lipids as well as measures of subclinical disease, including echocardiography of the heart, carotid ultrasound, and cranial magnetic-resonance imaging (MRI). Examination also included cognitive measures. At six month intervals between clinic visits, and once clinic visits ended, participants were contacted by phone to ascertain hospitalizations and health status. The main outcomes are coronary heart disease (CHD), angina, heart failure (HF), stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA), claudication, and mortality. Participants continue to be contacted by phone every 6 months.

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