Development of a chronically implantable, miniaturised device for monitoring ventricular function, to assist tracking an

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/244905

Funding Status
Closed

Does something not look right? The information on this page has been harvested from data sources that may not be up to date. We continue to work with information providers to improve coverage and quality. To report an issue, use the .

Funded Activity Summary

Heart failure (HF) is increasing - with ~5million sufferers (1-3rd in New York Heart Association Class III-IV i.e. severe cases) in the US alone, and ~12-15 million worldwide. Its management consumes health resources and strains sufferers, families and institutions. The proposed monitoring-management device, chronically implanted by minimally invasive surgery, will track the heart’s pumping pattern. It will allow informed decisions to optimise therapy, thereby improving Quality of Life (QOL), decreasing hospitalisations and decreasing healthcare costs. We aim to develop a small, chronically and easily implantable device to track changes in heart function in HF patients.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2003

End Date: 01-01-2005

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Development Grants

Funding Amount: $335,000.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Nutrigenomics and personalised nutrition

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

There are no SEO codes available for this funding activity

Other Keywords

chronic heart failure (CHF) | fully implantable miniature device | management device | remote tracking & management of heart failure | sonometric heart function tracking

Related Links