Primary Recipient

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, THE

Amount

$1,591,641.00

Award Date

9/15/2009

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

Persons with abdominal obesity have a high prevalence of endothelial dysfunction, arterial stiffness, and left ventricular diastolic function, each an early marker of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Though diet and exercise are primary treatments for obesit