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Project Number: | I01CX001458-01A1 |
| Title: | Optimization of Antiplatelet Therapy to Target Platelet-Monocyte Aggregates in Myocardial Infarction |
| Principal Investigator: | Ehrin Armstrong |
| Location: | Denver, CO |
| Congressional District Code: | 1 |
| Research Service: | Clinical Science R&D |
| Project Period: | July 2017 - June 2021 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $123,709 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$684,233 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Project Abstract/Summary Despite advances in medical therapy and mechanical revascularization, myocardial infarction (MI) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality. While acute treatment of MI is associated with low in-hospital mortality, a significant proportion of patients develop recurrent ischemic events during long-term follow-up. Identifying inflammatory mechanisms underlying increased myocardial injury in the peri-MI period may help direct novel therapeutics and more intensive medi... |