Development of a computer-based retinal imaging program for identification of people at risk of cardiovascular disease.

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/475617

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and imposes an enormous financial and healthcare burden on the Australian community. This project will develop and deliver a novel clinical prediction tool, incorporating retinal vascular imaging and assessment, to improve identification of asymptomatic people who are at high risk of cardiovascular disease at an early stage, allowing implementation of preventative strategies and medical interventions to effectively prevent CV disease.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 01-01-2010

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Development Grants

Funding Amount: $254,714.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Nutrigenomics and personalised nutrition

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Cardiovascular | Cardiovascular Diseases | Epidemiology | Frontier Technologies | Hypertension | Retinal Disease-Ophthalmology | Retinal Diseases | Risk Prediction | Risk Predictions-Preventive Healthcare

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