EAS – Edinburgh Artery Study
Principal contacts
Jackie F. Price - University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Stela McLachlan - University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Study design
The Edinburgh Artery Study (EAS) is a general population study based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Subjects aged 55 to 74 years were selected from the age-sex registers of ten general practices with catchment populations spread geographically and socioeconomically throughout the city of Edinburgh. The principal aim of the study was to examine the prevalence of symptomatic and asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease in the general population. The study was approved by the Lothian Health Board Ethics Committee, and informed consent was obtained from each participant.
Link to study webpage – https://www.ed.ac.uk/usher/molecular-epidemiology/our-studies/the-edinburgh-artery-study
Funding
British Heart Foundation, Chief Scientist Office of Scotland
Key publications
Edinburgh Artery Study: Prevalence of Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease in the General Population. Int J Epidemiol. 1991 Jun;20(2):384-92
Incidence, Natural History and Cardiovascular Events in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease in the General Population. Int J Epidemiol. 1996 Dec;25(6):1172-81
Relationship Between Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease: The Edinburgh Artery Study. Stroke. 1997 Feb;28(2):348-53
Ankle brachial index and intima media thickness predict cardiovascular events similarly and increased prediction when combined. J Clin Epidemiol. 2007 Oct;60(10):1067-75