Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences Biorepository

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and other vascular diseases, like stroke, and metabolic diseases, like diabetes, are consistently in the top ten causes of death (CDC, 2024). There is clearly a need for continuing research and innovation into improved diagnosis and treatment of these diseases.

The goal of this biorepository is to provide an easily accessible collection of samples for researchers to utilize. The biorepository will also serve as a place to store residual samples from other cardiovascular disease (CVD) studies for future use, to make the best use of these biospecimen resources.

Inclusion criteria

• Willing and able to sign the informed consent document

Exclusion criteria

• Chronic anemia (hemoglobin consistently <9 g/L)