Epidemiology of Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism

NCT00005504 | Active Not Recruiting

• 2 other identifiers: 9701M12240R01HL059367
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 21,680
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

To investigate venous thromboembolism in two carefully conducted prospective epidemiologic studies of African American and white adults -- the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study and the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS).

Conditions

Cardiovascular Diseases; Pulmonary Embolism; Venous Thrombosis

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism

  venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism

  Yearly Follow up

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 45 Years - 100 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

ARIC and CHS cohorts

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Minnesota: lead
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): collaborator

Related Publications (11)

• Folsom AR, Aleksic N, Wang L, Cushman M, Wu KK, White RH. Protein C, antithrombin, and venous thromboembolism incidence: a prospective population-based study. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2002 Jun 1;22(6):1018-22. doi: 10.1161/01.atv.0000017470.08363.ab.

  PMID: 12067914 BACKGROUND

• Folsom AR, Cushman M, Tsai MY, Aleksic N, Heckbert SR, Boland LL, Tsai AW, Yanez ND, Rosamond WD. A prospective study of venous thromboembolism in relation to factor V Leiden and related factors. Blood. 2002 Apr 15;99(8):2720-5. doi: 10.1182/blood.v99.8.2720.

  PMID: 11929758 BACKGROUND

• Folsom AR, Cushman M, Tsai MY, Heckbert SR, Aleksic N. Prospective study of the G20210A polymorphism in the prothrombin gene, plasma prothrombin concentration, and incidence of venous thromboembolism. Am J Hematol. 2002 Dec;71(4):285-90. doi: 10.1002/ajh.10229.

  PMID: 12447958 BACKGROUND

• Folsom AR, Cushman M, Heckbert SR, Rosamond WD, Aleksic N. Prospective study of fibrinolytic markers and venous thromboembolism. J Clin Epidemiol. 2003 Jun;56(6):598-603. doi: 10.1016/s0895-4356(03)00052-0.

  PMID: 12873656 BACKGROUND

• Aleksic N, Folsom AR, Cushman M, Heckbert SR, Tsai MY, Wu KK. Prospective study of the A455V polymorphism in the thrombomodulin gene, plasma thrombomodulin, and incidence of venous thromboembolism: the LITE Study. J Thromb Haemost. 2003 Jan;1(1):88-94. doi: 10.1046/j.1538-7836.2003.00029.x.

  PMID: 12871544 BACKGROUND

• Tsai AW, Cushman M, Tsai MY, Heckbert SR, Rosamond WD, Aleksic N, Yanez ND, Psaty BM, Folsom AR. Serum homocysteine, thermolabile variant of methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR), and venous thromboembolism: Longitudinal Investigation of Thromboembolism Etiology (LITE). Am J Hematol. 2003 Mar;72(3):192-200. doi: 10.1002/ajh.10287.

  PMID: 12605391 BACKGROUND

• Tsai AW, Cushman M, Rosamond WD, Heckbert SR, Tracy RP, Aleksic N, Folsom AR. Coagulation factors, inflammation markers, and venous thromboembolism: the longitudinal investigation of thromboembolism etiology (LITE). Am J Med. 2002 Dec 1;113(8):636-42. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9343(02)01345-1.

  PMID: 12505113 BACKGROUND

• Cushman M, Tsai AW, White RH, Heckbert SR, Rosamond WD, Enright P, Folsom AR. Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in two cohorts: the longitudinal investigation of thromboembolism etiology. Am J Med. 2004 Jul 1;117(1):19-25. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2004.01.018.

  PMID: 15210384 BACKGROUND

• Fashanu OE, Heckbert SR, Aguilar D, Jensen PN, Ballantyne CM, Basu S, Hoogeveen RC, deFilippi C, Cushman M, Folsom AR. Galectin-3 and Venous Thromboembolism Incidence: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. Res Pract Thromb Haemost. 2017 Oct;1(2):223-230. doi: 10.1002/rth2.12038. Epub 2017 Sep 4.

  PMID: 29152608 BACKGROUND

• Folsom AR, Tang W, George KM, Heckbert SR, MacLehose RF, Cushman M, Pankow JS. Prospective study of gamma' fibrinogen and incident venous thromboembolism: The Longitudinal Investigation of Thromboembolism Etiology (LITE). Thromb Res. 2016 Mar;139:44-9. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2016.01.008. Epub 2016 Jan 12.

  PMID: 26916295 BACKGROUND

• Folsom AR, Tang W, Weng LC, Roetker NS, Cushman M, Basu S, Pankow JS. Replication of a genetic risk score for venous thromboembolism in whites but not in African Americans. J Thromb Haemost. 2016 Jan;14(1):83-8. doi: 10.1111/jth.13193. Epub 2015 Dec 29.

  PMID: 26565658 BACKGROUND

Biospecimen

Retention: SAMPLES WITH DNA

DNA, serum, plasma

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cardiovascular Diseases; Pulmonary Embolism; Venous Thrombosis

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Embolism; Embolism and Thrombosis; Vascular Diseases; Thrombosis

Study Officials

• Weihong Tang, PhD

  University of Minnesota

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 25, 2000
• First Posted: May 26, 2000
• Study Start: February 1, 1998
• Primary Completion (Estimated): April 1, 2030
• Study Completion (Estimated): April 1, 2030
• Last Updated: October 15, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share