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This project aims to investigate biological determinants, risk stratification, and disease burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) using multi-omics data in a large prospective population cohort.
Cardiovascular disease remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Although traditional risk factors such as blood pressure, lipids, and lifestyle factors are well established, substantial residual risk remains unexplained. Advances in large-scale biobanks and multi-omics profiling provide an opportunity to examine cardiovascular disease from an integrated biological perspective.
We will examine a wide range of biological measures, including hematological indices, biochemical and lipid biomarkers, inflammatory and metabolic markers, genetic variation, polygenic risk scores, and available proteomic data. In a subcohort, cardiovascular imaging-derived phenotypes will be analysed to explore structural and functional correlates of biological risk profiles.
The objectives are: (1) to identify biomarkers and biological profiles associated with incident cardiovascular outcomes; (2) to construct composite biological risk indices integrating multi-layer data; (3) to evaluate their prospective associations with major cardiovascular events; (4) to assess incremental predictive value beyond established clinical risk factors; and (5) to explore potential causal relationships using genetic approaches.
Population-level disease burden attributable to adverse biological profiles will also be quantified. This integrated framework will improve understanding of cardiovascular disease mechanisms and may enhance risk prediction and prevention strategies.