View clinical trials related to Cardiovascular Diseases.
Filter by:To test the hypothesis that increased risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, peripheral vascular disease, and cancer is related to diets high in saturated fat, animal protein, and hydrogenated vegetable oil, and low in polyunsaturated fat, fiber, vitamins A, C, and E, calcium, selenium, and chromium.
To correlate dietary factors and changes in pressor substances, including aldosterone and norepinephrine, with blood pressure during growth and sexual development from childhood through adolescence.
To determine the distribution of left ventricular hypertrophy and retinal vascular abnormalities in children and adolescents with essential hypertension; to evaluate potential risk factors and the time sequence for the development of these end-organ complications in this population.
To document the patterns of influence or socialization from parents to children in regard to the transmission of cardiovascular disease risk related behaviors such as diet and physical activity.
In the first study, to identify children at high and low risk for cardiovascular disease and study their nutritional and physical activity behaviors as they relate to cardiovascular disease. In the second study, to make yearly assessments over a four year period of diet and physical activity among children and their parents. The initial effort redefined and retested methods to collect data on dietary intake and activity levels of young children.
To study weight maintenance behaviors, weight trends, and behavioral differences between healthy, normal weight and mildly obese adults.
To investigate the clinical, genetic and cardiologic aspects of the Long QT Syndrome, a predominantly hereditary disease with episodic malignant arrhythmias and sudden death, and a demonstrated gene linkage in a large pedigree.
To evaluate the relation between blood pressure and socioeconomic status, electrolyte intake, obesity and psychosocial factors in Black and white students. Also, to compare blood pressure, cardiovascular risk factors, sodium and potassium excretion in United States Blacks with West African Blacks.
To conduct a 25-year follow-up of the surviving participants in the Western Collaborative Group Study, the first large prospective study of coronary heart disease risk factors to incorporate direct assessment of Type A behavior.
To evaluate whether the long-term use of oral contraceptives, after discontinuation, was associated with an increased incidence of first nonfatal myocardial infarction among women above the age of 50.