BK Registry Study (BK REGISTRY)
BK REGISTRY aims to investigate the impact of carotid intima-media thickness and carotid plaque on the prognosis of coronary artery disease patients. Between January 2000 and June 2007, the registry enrolled patients who underwent coronary angiographhy and carotid artery scanning at Konyang university Hospital in Daejon, South Korea. Over 1,700 patients were enrolled in the registry. Demographic, clinical and angigraphic baseline data collection occured in person and the participants have been followed up for at least 2 years through phone calls and routinely collected data.
Study design
Registry
Number of participants at first data collection
1,707 (participants)
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2000
Primary Institutions
Konyang University Hospital (건양대학교병원, KYUH)
Medical University of Innsbruck (Medizinische Universität Innsbruck)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
No funding information available
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – phone
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
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