Developing Improved Management For Peripheral Artery Diseases
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$569,219.00
Summary
~1 million Australians have peripheral artery disease. The current application is for a Practitioner Fellowship to support my research aimed at improving care of artery disease. The aim of the work is to develop improved management approaches for patients with blocked and weakened arteries. This work is particularly important given the recognised management deficiencies for patients with artery disease and the relative little research being undertaken in this area.
Mechanisms, Biomarkers And New Therapies For Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$551,370.00
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.