Mechanisms, biomarkers and new therapies for abdominal aortic aneurysm

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1019921

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Approximately 5% of men and 1% of women aged over 60 years develop artery weakening. The management of artery weakening is currently focused on radiological imaging and surgery. In this fellowship work will be performed to better understand the mechanisms involved in artery weakening, assess new ways of monitoring disease progression and evaluate new medical therapies. It is envisaged that the work will identify a number of new management stratergies for this common condition.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2012

End Date: 01-01-2016

Funding Scheme: Practitioner Fellowships

Funding Amount: $551,370.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Cardiology (incl. Cardiovascular Diseases)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

abdominal aortic aneurysm | cardiovascular disease | pathogenesis | patient management | peripheral vascular disease | therapy

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