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Past Research

  • The Role of Daily Spirituality in the Disease Process
  • African-American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension (AASK)
    • Principal Investigator – George Bakris, MD.
  • Antihypertensive Lipid Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT)
    • Principal Investigator – Henry R. Black, MD.
  • Controlled Onset Verapamil Investigation of Cardiovascular Endpoints trial (CONVINCE)
    • Principal Investigator – Henry R. Black, MD.
  • Enhancing Recovery in Coronary Heart Disease (ENRICHED)
  • Molecular Genetics of Hypertension Study (Scor)
  • Virtual Integrated Practice (VIP)
    • Principal Investigator- Steven K. Rothschild, MD
  • Aspirin and Myocardial Infarction Study (AMIS)
    • Principal Investigator- James Schoenberger
  • Beta Blocker Heart Attack Trial (BHAT)
    • Principal Investigator- James Schoenberger
  • Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial (MRFIT)
    • Principal Investigator- Marcus Kjelsberg
  • Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly - Pilot Study (SHEP-PS)
    • Principal Investigator- James Schoenberger
  • Treatment of Mild Hypertension Study (TOMHS)
    • Principal Investigator- James Schoenberger
    • Principal Investigator – Henry R. Black, MD.
  • Cardiac Arrhthmia Suppression Trial (CAST)
    • Principal Investigator- Alfred Hallstran
  • Coronary Drug Project (CD)
    • Principal Investigator- Paul Canner
  • Reduction of Endpoints in Non insulin dependent diabetics with the Angiotension II Antagonists, Losartan (RENAAL)
  •  Valsartan Anti-hypertensive Long term Use Evaluation (VALUE)
  • Losartan Intervention For Endpoint Reduction in Hypertension (LIFE)