Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON

Amount

$209,894.00

Award Date

7/20/2009

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

Patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) who are diagnosed with major depression are at greater risk for subsequent major adverse coronary events (MACE). Major depression is associated with increased inflammatory protein levels, but only in certain in