Biomedical Research Study on Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors Including Patients and Healthy Volunteers Aged 18 to 90 Years

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are studying cardiovascular diseases and risk factors by comparing patients with these conditions to healthy people from the community. The study focuses on conditions such as coronary artery disease, heart failure, heart attacks, valve disease, cardiac surgery, dysrhythmias, aneurysms, embolism, strokes, peripheral vascular disease, and hypertension. Since current methods for diagnosis and predicting outcomes may not be accurate enough, this research aims to better understand the disease mechanisms and improve future patient care. Participants include hospital inpatients and outpatients with cardiovascular disease, as well as healthy volunteers aged 18 to 90 years. The study involves collecting clinical information along with blood and urine samples to analyze proteins, chemicals, and genetic biomarkers. This analysis will help explore the underlying disease processes and assess responses to treatments. The study will continue for 20 years to gather comprehensive data. During participation, patients provide physiological measurements, complete questionnaires, and give blood samples. The research team will monitor clinical events such as death, hospitalizations, and treatment effects over time. The main goal is to enhance diagnosis and predict patient outcomes more accurately. Participants may expect regular data collection throughout the studys 20-year duration to support long-term understanding and management of cardiovascular diseases.

Biomedical Research Informatics Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences (The BRICCS Study)