Primary Recipient

MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN, INC., THE

Amount

$230,954.00

Award Date

5/15/2009

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

Primary systemic amyloidosis is a plasma cell dyscrasia that is often fatal especially if there is cardiac involvement. Untreated, patients with heart failure have median survival of 4-8 months, yet these patients are often ineligible for life-saving hig