Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

Amount

$291,116.00

Award Date

7/16/2009

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

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common heart rhythm disorder, affecting 2.2 million individuals in the United States alone, and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Current methods to eliminate AF with anti-arrhythmic drugs and ablation remai