Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA

Amount

$99,955.00

Award Date

9/11/2009

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

Kidney transplantation (KTX) improves mortality in patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD), but cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the most common cause of death and kidney graft loss after KTX. Undertreated traditional CVD risk factors likely cont