Primary Recipient

THE VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

Amount

$261,384.00

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

A critical challenge facing emergency department (ED) physicians is how best to manage patients presenting with symptoms of heart failure. Currently, most patients being evaluated for heart failure are admitted to the hospital, yet not all of these patien