Gothenburg Atheroma Study Group (GASG)
Creator/Principal investigator(s):
Göran Bergström - University of Gothenburg, The Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Medicine
Description:
The study sample collected between 2003-2009 consist of symptomatic carotid atherosclerotic plaques obtained from carotid endarterectomies performed at the Sahlgrenska University Hospital (Göteborg, Sweden). Criteria qualifying for surgery were minor ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA) or amaurosis fugax and a high-grade carotid stenosis (≧70% determined with the European Carotid Surgery Trial method).
In 2010 the Collection of data was restarted with emphasis on collecting complete time series of endareterctomies. A further expansion led to inclusion of serum and plasma samples taken from patients with newly diagnosed abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). The latter Collection is also reffered to as the G3A study (Gothenburg Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm study) and led by Dr Marcus Langensköld.
Datasets from papers published in open access is made available on request.
Subject area:
HEALTH
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Clinical Medicine, Medical and Health Sciences
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
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Creator/Principal investigator(s):
Göran Bergström - University of Gothenburg, The Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Medicine
Identifiers:
SND-ID: EXT 0141
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Description:
The study sample collected between 2003-2009 consist of symptomatic carotid atherosclerotic plaques obtained from carotid endarterectomies performed at the Sahlgrenska University Hospital (Göteborg, Sweden). Criteria qualifying for surgery were minor ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA) or amaurosis fugax and a high-grade carotid stenosis (≧70% determined with the European Carotid Surgery Trial method).
In 2010 the Collection of data was restarted with emphasis on collecting complete time series of endareterctomies. A further expansion led to inclusion of serum and plasma samples taken from patients with newly diagnosed abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). The latter Collection is also reffered to as the G3A study (Gothenburg Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm study) and led by Dr Marcus Langensköld.
Datasets from papers published in open access is made available on request.
Time period(s) investigated:
2003 — ongoing
Geographic spread:
Geographic description: Region Västra Götaland
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Population:
Patients undergoing endareterctomies at Sahlgrenska University Hospital.
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Biobank is connected to the study:
Yes
Subject area:
HEALTH
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Clinical Medicine, Medical and Health Sciences
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
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Publications
Bergström G, Fagerberg B, Sallsten G, Lundh T, Barregard L. Is cadmium exposure associated with the burden, vulnerability and rupture of human atherosclerotic plaques? PLOS ONE (in press).
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Numeric
Data collection:
Mode of collection: Physical measurements and tests
Time period(s) for data collection: 2003 — 2009
Source of the data: Biological samples
Mode of collection: Physical measurements and tests
Time period(s) for data collection: 2010 — 2010
Source of the data: Biological samples
Time period(s) investigated:
2003 — ongoing