STAMPEED: Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS)

** Note: This substudy phs000226 STAMPEED Cardiovascular Health Study contains GWAS data of the subset of the CHS cohort selected for the NHLBI's SNP Typing for Association with Multiple Phenotypes from Existing Epidemiologic Data (STAMPEED) project. Summary level phenotypes for the Cardiovascular Health Study Cohort study participants can be viewed at the top-level study page phs000287 Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) Cohort. Individual level phenotype data and molecular data for the Cardiovascular Health Study top-level study and substudies are available by requesting Authorized Access to the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) Cohort study [phs000287](./study.cgi?study_id=phs000287). **

The primary aim of the study is to conduct a genome-wide association study to identify genetic variants associated with the incidence of myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and heart failure (HF) among participants enrolled in the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) who were free of clinical cardiovascular disease at baseline. The secondary aim is to conduct genome-wide association study of other phenotypes in CHS. The study is an ancillary study to CHS. CHS is a population-based cohort study of risk factors for heart disease and stroke among older adults recruited at 4 US sites in 1989-1990. Subjects underwent an extensive baseline examination, and annual follow-up examinations through 1988-1999.