Primary Recipient

GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION

Amount

$775,872.00

Award Date

8/12/2009

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

Approximately 7.9 million Americans suffer from heart failure every year. Among these, nearly 2.5 million develop Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation (IMR), a 33% increase since 1995. Even with such high prevalence, little is known of the cause and progression

Recipients Connected to Award

Recipient	Role	Amount
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION	Primary recipient	$534,192.00
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA	Sub-recipient	$241,680.00