Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

Amount

$308,882.00

Award Date

9/07/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

The arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is the preferred mode of vascular access for chronic hemodialysis, because of significantly lower mortality, morbidity, and maintenance costs as compared to other types of access. However, recent reports establish that as m