| title: | Ultrasonographically assessed carotid artery morphology and risk of coronary heart disease - population-based study in healthy middle-aged Estonians |
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| reg no: | ETF5507 |
| project type: | Estonian Science Foundation research grant |
| subject: |
3. Medical Sciences |
| status: | accepted |
| institution: | Clinicum of Tartu University |
| head of project: | Tiina Ristimäe |
| duration: | 01.01.2003 - 31.12.2006 |
| description: | The aim of the present study is to investigate the interrelationships of several known and novel cardiovascular risk markers on early stages of atherosclerosis in a group of healthy middle-aged Estonians (age > 40 years), as reflected by ultrasound measurements of the common carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) and noninvasive measures of arterial stiffness. Expected results. (1) Development of integrated approach for cardiovascular prevention among Estonians > 40 years of age (2) Verification of important parameters for quantification of early-stage atherosclerosis among middle-aged Estonians by means of complex estimation of cardiovascular risk profile (3) Improved assessment of cardiovascular risk with detection of novel modifyable risk factors (4) Detection of the high-risk middle-aged subpopulation for aggressive cardiovascular prevention. |
| project group | ||||
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| no | name | institution | position | |
| 1. | Alar Kaasik | Dept. Cardiology, University of Tartu | PhD student | |
| 2. | Priit Kampus | Dept. Cardiology, Universty of Tartu | PhD student | |
| 3. | Piibe Muda | Dept. Cardiology, University of Tartu | PhD student | |
| 4. | Tiina Ristimäe | Clinicum of Tartu University | senior researcher | |
| 5. | Kai Ulst | Dept. Radiology, University of Tartu | MD, Head of the Department | |