The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study (ARIC) is one of the world’s most significant and longest-running heart health studies and is the largest study of heart health in African Americans.

The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study is a prospective epidemiologic study conducted in four U.S. communities, including Washington County, Maryland.

To date, the ARIC study has published over 2,300 peer-reviewed journal articles in diverse areas of clinical and population research. Data from the ARIC study have become an important …

ARIC research is world-leading and the legacy includes a specimen bank with 2+ million vials. With continued participation in ARIC, we will describe the full transition from midlife to age …

The ARIC study has led to many discoveries that have increased our understanding of the causes of atherosclerosis and heart disease. These discoveries have shaped evidence-based clinical …

Jun 15, 2021 · ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities) initiated community-based surveillance in 1987 for myocardial infarction and coronary heart disease (CHD) incidence and …

ARIC is designed to investigate the causes of atherosclerosis and its clinical outcomes, and variation in cardiovascular risk factors, medical care, and disease by race, gender, location, …

ARIC first focused on cardiovascular disease and stroke. Researchers wanted to know what factors led to heart disease, what might help stop it, and who was at risk.

Many ARIC discoveries have increased our understanding of the causes of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease, advanced cardiovascular disease prevention, and shaped guidelines …

Jan 21, 2025 · ARIC is a large-scale, long-term prospective study that measures associations of established and suspected coronary heart disease risk factors with both atherosclerosis and …