Primary Recipient

TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Amount

$999,158.00

Award Date

9/21/2009

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 calcification of the Aortic Valve represents a multifactor process underling varied associated pathologies. Due to the high prevalence and mortality associated with aortic valve calcification novel biomarkers are constantly needed for an early diagnos