Cardiovascular Disease Cohort in Guangdong Province
Cardiovascular Disease Cohort in Guangdong Province
Patients with cardiovascular diseases from Guangdong province will be recruited and followed
 up for at least 4 years to evaluate the risk factors for cardiovascular-related mortality and
 disability. Physical examination, questionnaire survey and biological sample collection will
 be conducted at baseline and the incidence of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality will be
 investigated during follow-up.
5,000 patients (30-85 years old) with primary hypertension, coronary heart disease, heart
 failure or peripheral vascular disease and who have been living in Guangdong province for
 more than 5 years will be recruited. All participants will be prospectively followed up for
 the incidence of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. Information about socio-demographic,
 diet, lifestyle, psychological status, medical history and current medication will be
 collected by questionnaires. Physical examinations including height, weight, waist and hip
 circumferences, blood pressure, fat mass and vital capacity will be conducted.Besides, blood,
 urine and fecal samples will be collected for further analysis. The associations between diet
 and lifestyle and risks for cardiovascular disease will be evaluated.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Cardiovascular disease patients (30-85 years old) who have been living in Guangdong
 province for more than 5 years.

 -  Patients have been diagnosed with primary hypertension, coronary heart disease, heart
 failure or peripheral vascular disease, etc.

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Patients with cardiogenic (acute pericarditis, rheumatic coronary arteritis,
 hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, etc.) Or non-cardiogenic chest pain.

 -  any subject who suffer from malignant tumors, infectious diseases, advanced liver
 disease, major disability and cannot participate in the study.