Table 2.
Assessment | Participating Cohorts and Exams |
---|---|
Echocardiography – cardiac structure and function | Original – 20 |
Offspring – 4, 5, 6 | |
Third Generation – 1 | |
Computed tomography, cardiac and chest | Offspring – 7 |
Third Generation – 1 | |
Pulmonary function testing | Offspring – 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Third Generation – 1 | |
Biomarkers (BNP, CRP, IL-6, IL-18) | Offspring – 2, 6, 7 |
Third Generation – 1 | |
Cardiac and non-cardiac outcomes (Cardiovascular disease, atrial fibrillation, revascularization procedures) | Through 2010 |
Arterial tonometry | Original – 26 |
Offspring – 7 | |
Third Generation – 1 | |
Genetic sequencing | All participants |
Genomics, metabolomics, proteomics | Offspring – 6 |
Third Generation – 1 |
Selected as representative assessments from the comprehensive Framingham Heart Study evaluations described at www.framingham.org. Of note, all participants did not undergo the studies described. All examinations include standardized physical exam, anthropometry, interview, clinical history, medication inventory, and laboratory studies.
Original, Original Cohort; Offspring, Offspring Cohort;