Stanford Cardiovascular Institute Accelerates Novel Interdisciplinary Research with 2007 Seed Grants
Feb 2007 - Stanford Cardiovsacular Institute awarded $200,000 in five seed grants to exciting new interdisciplinary collaborations of CVI members.
"With relatively small amounts ($40,000 each) CVI seed grants are an effective way to accelerate our progress toward achieving the Institute goal: to improve diagnosis, treatment, prevention and ultimately to eliminate heart and vessel disease," said Dr. Robbins. The projects and prinicipal investigators follow:
- Restoration of vascular health through reversing aging and building new vessels. Marlene Rabinovitch MD et al. [Vascular Diseases group]
- High Throughput Mutation Detection in Familial Cardiomyopathy. Euan Ashley, MRCP, DPhil et al. [Heart Failure/Transplantation group]
- Risk Stratification of Emergency Department Patients with Chest Pain and Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome using 64 Detector Row Computed Tomography, Don Schreiber, MD et al. [Coronary Artery Diseases group]
- Sex Differences in Those Presenting with Chest Pain but Having “Normal” Coronary Arteries: An Evaluation of Coronary Plaque Distribution, Endothelial Function, and the Microcirculation. Alan Yeung et al. [Women’s Cardiovascular Health]
- Evaluation of Ischemia in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease: A Possible Mechanism for Cardiac Dysfunction. David Rosenthal et al. [Congenital Heart Disease]
