Clinical utility of new non-invasive assessments of left ventricular function.

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/511266

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

This project involves a series of studies that investigate the use of new ultrasound measurements of heart function in order to assess whether or nor they make a meaningful contribution to patient management, both in terms of diagnosis and monitoring of treatments. Major studies include: 1) Detection and prevention of early heart disease in patients who are undergoing toxic chemotherapy for cancer; and 2) Investigation and treatment of patients with a high blood pressure response to exercise.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 01-01-2009

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $48,361.00

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 disease and hypertension | Echocardiography | Left ventricular function | Test-retest reproducibility

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