Primary Recipient

MAYO CLINIC

Amount

$1,479,657.00

Award Date

7/17/2009

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

Arterial disease (arteriosclerosis) is accelerated in the presence of hypertension, a major cardiovascular risk factor that affects more than 65 million people in the USA, resulting in health care costs of ~$110 billion annually. Despite significant advan