Three heart disease studies need volunteers
Gerald Reaven, MD, professor of medicine (cardiovascular), emeritus, and his associates are looking for volunteers to participate in three separate studies.
In one—a study on the relationship between moderate alcohol consumption and its possible health benefits—researchers seek volunteers with diabetes or family history of diabetes and/or heart disease.
Volunteers for this study should currently drink a minimal amount of alcohol: one to three drinks per week. They should not have a personal history of liver, kidney or heart disease or of heavy drinking.
The second study is looking at the relationship between triglycerides, heart disease and insulin resistance.
For this study, volunteers must have high cholesterol, high triglycerides or low "good" cholesterol (HDL, or high-density lipoproteins), and/or a family history of heart disease or diabetes.
The last study is examining possible ways to decrease heart risk in cigarette smokers. Participants who qualify for this study will have an opportunity to take a medication that may reduce their chances of contracting heart disease.
Volunteers for all three studies must be between 30 and 65 years old. They will receive a free medical exam, a cholesterol panel and a test to determine personal risk for diabetes and heart disease.
To sign up or to obtain more information about any of the studies, please call 723-7024.
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