Pathobiological Determinants of Atherosclerosis in Youth (PDAY)

Summary

To conduct a multicenter prevalence survey for characterizing pathologically the extent of atherosclerosis in the aortas and coronary arteries of young persons dying from accidental causes, suicide, or homicide.

Conditions

• Cardiovascular Diseases
• Atherosclerosis
• Heart Diseases
• Coronary Disease
• Coronary Arteriosclerosis

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

  lead NIH

Principal Investigators

• Arthur Chandler · Augusta University

• J. Cornhill · Ohio State University

• Asaad Daoud · Albany Medical College

• Morton Friedman · Ohio State University

• Steffen Gay · University of Alabama at Birmingham

• James Hixson · Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research

• Singanallur Jagannathan · West Virginia University Medical Center

• C. McMahan · University of Texas

• Wolfgang Mergner · University of Maryland

• Edward Miller · University of Alabama at Birmingham

• Stanley Radio · University of Nebraska

• Dennis Reichebach · University of Washington

• Abel Robertson · University of Illinois at Chicago

• Louis Smith · Baylor College of Medicine

• Jack Strong · Louisiana State University Medical Center

• Renu Virmani · Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

• Robert Wissler · University of Chicago

Eligibility

Min Age

15 Years

Max Age

34 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

1985-06-30

Primary Completion

1993-07-31

Completion

1993-07-31