Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NJ (INC)

Amount

$429,000.00

Award Date

8/14/2009

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

Significant gender differences in the prevalence of cardiovascular disease have been demonstrated. The risk of developing cardiovascular disease is considerably lower in pre-menopausal females than in age-matched males, whereas after menopause, the rate o