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Complete list of Exam procedures outlines the objectives for the eight year renewal.

JACKSON HEART STUDY PROCEDURES

PROCEDURES

 

Proposed for

EXAM 1
2004

EXAM 2
2005-08

EXAM 3
2009-12

 

ANTHROPOMETRY

 

 

 

HEIGHT

Standing Height

X

X

X

GIRTHS

 

 

 

Neck

X

 

 

Waist

X

X

X

WEIGHT

X

X

X

BIOIMPEDENCE

 

X

 

BLOOD PRESSURE

 

 

 

Sitting

X

X

X

ABI

X

 

X

Ambulatory (24 hour)

X

 

 

CT

 

 

 

Coronary artery and aortic calcium

 

X

 

Abdominal (visceral fat)

 

X

 

MRI

 

 

 

Cardiac (structure/function)

 

X

X subset

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

X

 

 

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY
12-Lead

X

 

X

INTERVIEWS

 

 

 

Anger (CHOST, Anger In and Out)

X

 

 

Annual Follow-up

X

X

X

CHD Events/Procedures

X

X

X

CES-D

X

 

 

Coping Inventory

X

 

 

Dietary Intake

X

 

 

Family History of CHD

X

 

X

Fasting Status

X

X

X

Global Stress

X

 

 

Health History

X

X

X

Home Interview

X

 

 

Informed Consent

X

X

X

Medication Survey

X

X

X

Personal History (Smoking, Alcohol, Access)

X

 

X

Physical Activity

X

 

X

Racism & discrimination

X

 

 

Religion

X

 

 

Reproductive History

X

 

 

Respiratory Symptoms

X

 

 

Sleep Quality

X

 

X

Social Support

X

 

 

Social-economic Status

X

 

X

Stress

X

 

 

TIA/Stroke

X

X

X

TIA/Stroke Summary

X

X

X

Tracking

X

X

X

Trait Anger

X

 

 

Violence

X

 

 

MEDICAL DATA REVIEW

X

X

X

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY MONITOR

X

 

 

PULMONARY FUNCTION

 

 

 

FEV1

X

 

 

FVC

X

 

 

RESULTS/REFERRAL

X

X

X

SMBP DEVICES (distribute)

 

X

 

ULTRASOUND, B-MODE

Carotid Arteries

X

 

 

URINE COLLECTION

 

 

 

24 hour

X

 

 

Spot

X

X

X

VENIPUNCTURE

 

 

 

Electrolytes/Chemistries

X

X

X

BUN

X

 

X

Na/  K  / CI

X

 

 

Creatinine

X

 

X

Glucose

X

X

X

Uric Acid

X

 

 

Hematology

X

X

 

Hemoglobin

X

 

 

Hematocrit

X

 

 

Hemoglobin A1c

X

X

 

WBC

X

 

 

RBC

X

 

 

Iron /Iron Storage

X

 

 

Ferritin

X

 

 

Iron

X

 

 

Serum total iron binding capacity [TBIC]

X

 

 

Serum unsaturated iron binding capacity [UIBC]

X

 

 

Lipids

X

X

X

Total cholesterol

X

X

X

Triglycerides

X

X

X

HDL-cholesterol

X

X

X

LDL-cholesterol (calc)

X

X

X

Lpa

X

 

 

Inflammatory/Endothelial function

X

X

X

Endothelin

X

 

 

e-Selectin

X

 

X

p-Selectin

X

 

X

C-reactive protein

X

X

X

Clotting/Fibrinolysis

X

X

X

Tissue Plasminogen activator [TPA]

X

 

 

Plasminogen activator inhibitor [PAI 1]

X

 

 

Fibrinogen

X

 

 

Endocrine/hormones

X

 

X

ACTH

X

 

 

Insulin

X

 

X

Cortisol

X

 

 

Renin

X

 

 

Angiotensin

X

 

 

Aldosterone

X

 

 

Testosterone

X

 

 

Estradiol

X

 

 

Vitamins/Amino Acids

X

 

 

Homocysteine

X

 

 

B12

X

 

 

Folate

X

 

 

GENETICS

 

 

 

Non-Family Component

Cryopreservation

 

X

 

FAMILY COMPONENT

 

 

 

Family Structure

X

 

 

DNA, isolation and purification

X

X

 

Cryopreservation

X

 

 

DNA, transformed cell lines

X

 

 

Candidate genes

X

X

X

Genome-wide scan (families)

 

X

 

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