Primary Recipient

LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY, THE

Amount

$200,000.00

Award Date

9/13/2010

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

Most dialysis patients in the US are >65 years and are at increased cardiovascular risk. The prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) is higher in dialysis patients, but estimates vary widely (7%-27%). Further, controversy persists in defining its optimal m