The objective of the Framingham Heart Study was to identify the common factors or characteristics that contribute to CVD by following its development over a long period of time in a large group of participants who had not yet developed overt symptoms of CVD or suffered a heart attack or stroke.

       The study continues with an ambitious research agenda and looks forward to new discoveries in the decades to come，

       1. Zeroing in on Genetic Link to Hypertension,

       2. Emerging Risk Factors

       3. New "Score Sheet" Can Estimate Individual's Risk for Developing Heart Disease

       4. "Through the Looking Glass:" Women and Heart Disease