Iceland

AGES-Reykjavik Study

Age, Gene/Environment Susceptability Study

Study website: www.hjartarannsokn.is/index.aspx?GroupId=346
Organization website: www.hjarta.is
Study population size: 5764 participants
Study population: healthy population, aged 67 years and older
Imaging modality 1: MDCT – MDCT of the coronary arteries
Imaging modality 2: MRI – Brain MRI

Key publications:

  • Sigurdsson E, Thorgeirsson G, et al. Coronary Heart Disease in Icelandic men 1968-1986. The Reykjavik Study. Eur Heart J, 1993.
  • Harris TB, Launer LJ, et al. Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility-Reykjavik Study: multidisciplinary applies phenomics. Am J Epidemiol, 2007.
  • Vidal JS, Sigurdsson S, et al. Coronary Artery Calcium, Brain Function and Structure. The AGES-Reykjavik Study. Stroke, 2010.