Intimal Thickening and Antioxidants in Hispanics and Anglos (Los Angeles Atherosclerosis Study)
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observational
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Brief Summary
To investigate the role of serum and dietary antioxidants, serum pro-oxidants, and smoking on the progression/regression of carotid intima-media thickness (IMT).
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
Started Jan 1994
Longer than P75 for all trials
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
January 1, 1994
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 25, 2000
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 26, 2000
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
February 1, 2005
CompletedJanuary 20, 2016
January 1, 2016
May 25, 2000
January 15, 2016
Conditions
Eligibility Criteria
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Sponsors & Collaborators
Related Publications (11)
Dwyer JH. Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and coronary risk. Circulation. 1997 Sep 2;96(5):1367-9. No abstract available.
PMID: 9315516BACKGROUNDDwyer JH, Sun P, Kwong-Fu H, Dwyer KM, Selzer RH. Automated intima-media thickness: the Los Angeles Atherosclerosis Study. Ultrasound Med Biol. 1998 Sep;24(7):981-7. doi: 10.1016/s0301-5629(98)00069-6.
PMID: 9809632BACKGROUNDNordstrom CK, Dwyer KM, Merz CN, Shircore A, Dwyer JH. Work-related stress and early atherosclerosis. Epidemiology. 2001 Mar;12(2):180-5. doi: 10.1097/00001648-200103000-00009.
PMID: 11246578BACKGROUNDSun P, Dwyer KM, Merz CN, Sun W, Johnson CA, Shircore AM, Dwyer JH. Blood pressure, LDL cholesterol, and intima-media thickness: a test of the "response to injury" hypothesis of atherosclerosis. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2000 Aug;20(8):2005-10. doi: 10.1161/01.atv.20.8.2005.
PMID: 10938024BACKGROUNDDwyer KM, Nordstrom CK, Bairey Merz CN, Dwyer JH. Carotid wall thickness and years since bilateral oophorectomy: the Los Angeles Atherosclerosis Study. Am J Epidemiol. 2002 Sep 1;156(5):438-44. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwf051.
PMID: 12196313BACKGROUNDBairey Merz CN, Dwyer J, Nordstrom CK, Walton KG, Salerno JW, Schneider RH. Psychosocial stress and cardiovascular disease: pathophysiological links. Behav Med. 2002 Winter;27(4):141-7. doi: 10.1080/08964280209596039.
PMID: 12165968BACKGROUNDNordstrom CK, Dwyer KM, Merz CN, Shircore A, Dwyer JH. Leisure time physical activity and early atherosclerosis: the Los Angeles Atherosclerosis Study. Am J Med. 2003 Jul;115(1):19-25. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9343(03)00242-0.
PMID: 12867230BACKGROUNDDwyer JH, Navab M, Dwyer KM, Hassan K, Sun P, Shircore A, Hama-Levy S, Hough G, Wang X, Drake T, Merz CN, Fogelman AM. Oxygenated carotenoid lutein and progression of early atherosclerosis: the Los Angeles atherosclerosis study. Circulation. 2001 Jun 19;103(24):2922-7. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.103.24.2922.
PMID: 11413081BACKGROUNDDwyer JH, Allayee H, Dwyer KM, Fan J, Wu H, Mar R, Lusis AJ, Mehrabian M. Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase promoter genotype, dietary arachidonic acid, and atherosclerosis. N Engl J Med. 2004 Jan 1;350(1):29-37. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa025079.
PMID: 14702425BACKGROUNDWu H, Dwyer KM, Fan Z, Shircore A, Fan J, Dwyer JH. Dietary fiber and progression of atherosclerosis: the Los Angeles Atherosclerosis Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2003 Dec;78(6):1085-91. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/78.6.1085.
PMID: 14668268BACKGROUNDBurcelin R, Eddouks M, Kande J, Assan R, Girard J. Evidence that GLUT-2 mRNA and protein concentrations are decreased by hyperinsulinaemia and increased by hyperglycaemia in liver of diabetic rats. Biochem J. 1992 Dec 1;288 ( Pt 2)(Pt 2):675-9. doi: 10.1042/bj2880675.
PMID: 1463468BACKGROUND
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Study Officials
James Dwyer
University of Southern California
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 25, 2000
First Posted
May 26, 2000
Study Start
January 1, 1994
Study Completion
February 1, 2005
Last Updated
January 20, 2016
Record last verified: 2016-01