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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Congenital cardiovascular defects, specifically single ventricle abnormalities, constitute the most common cause of death among infants born with birth defects. Even after surgically rerouting the single ventricle circulation via the Fontan procedure, the circulation in these patients relies on blood flowing passively through the lungs. Thus, this group of pati ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Menopause is associated with about a 10-15 pound weight gain and a redistribution of fat to the abdomen. The increase in abdominal fat, also known as visceral fat is known to produce cytokines that cause inflammation which can lead to the metabolic syndrome. The metabolic syndrome represents a major public health burden because it increases the risk of cardiova ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal describes a novel, low-cost, high-performance compact carotid ultrasound imaging system to meet the clinical point-of-care needs for stenosis assessment based upon consensus practice criteria guidelines. At the same time, this system will meet the growing need for advanced cardiovascular (CV) risk assessment. This research integrates proven fundam ...

PreeclampsiaPEis a pregnancy specific disorder characterized by hypertension and commonly by the appearance of urinary proteinThis disorder occurs inof pregnancies worldwide and is the second leading cause of maternal fetal morbidity and mortality worldwideIn low resource settingsPE accounts for up toof maternal deathsThe etiology of this disease is poorly understoodThis confounds therapeutic inte ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This project was initiated to determine how Poloxamer-188 (P-188) improves cardiac function in ischemic heart failure (HF). While it is accepted that lack of oxygen (ischemia) results in tissue damage, the direct involvement of membrane injury in the progression of ischemic HF is a relatively novel concept. The long-term goal of this project is to establish a r ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Diabetes is one of the most important health issues in the worldIt is a disease that disproportionately affects low and middle income countriesNot only is diabetes a major cause of morbidity and mortalityit can devastate the finances of families and strain countriesfinancial resourcesKey components for addressing this healthcare crises include early diagnosis as well as ongoing mon ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The long term objective of this project is to enable elderly persons to independently live within their own homes later into their lives with the assurance that their safety and well-being can be remotely monitored by health care professionals. A critical component of remote health care monitoring is physically tracking the location of the patient within a livi ...

AbstractThe current estimate of the number of human genes is aboutin contrast to the number of presumed proteinswhich likely exceeds one millionThis increased complexity is the result of post transcriptional and post translational modificationsPTMsoccurring at multiple sites and in a quantitative variable mannerThe overwhelming result is a combinatorially expanding complexity of proteoforms that i ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Congenital heart diseases (CHD) are the most common serious congenital anomalies and the leading cause of death due to birth defects. Clinical practice relying on physical examination of the newborn before discharge from the nursery often misses newborns with critical CHD (CCHD), which can lead to death or long-term morbidities. Using pulse oximetry (PO) can im ...

Project SummaryDespite their many bene ts and common useprotein based drugs can elicit serious adverse side effectsMany of these side effects are believed to be caused by small protein aggregatesOne tool for measuring these particles in a high throughput fashion is Micro ow ImagingMFIMFI is commonly used in both academia and industry to characterize subvisible particlesthosem in sizein protein the ...