The American Heart Association awarded grants to five systems to launch translational research projects designed to improve women’s heart health.
The $100,000 Redefining Women’s Health: From Heart to Head to Hormones translational research grant awards, given by the American Heart Association Ventures’ Studio Red, provide grantees with support and education on topics including intellectual property, regulatory, reimbursement and commercialization strategies, according to a Sept. 22 association news release.
“Too often, conditions that uniquely or disproportionately affect women are overlooked or misunderstood in clinical care,” Annabelle Volgman, MD, AHA volunteer and chair of the peer review committee for the Association’s translational research grant awards, said in the release. “The projects we selected to fund stood out based on scientific rigor and the potential to translate into meaningful improvements in diagnosis, treatment and outcomes for women.”
Here are the grant recipients along with their translational research projects.
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles) researchers are designing a safer, non-invasive MRI technique to detect hidden heart blood vessel problems in women without the need for drugs, injections or invasive procedures.
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Baltimore) researchers are creating a new blood test for women that can help diagnose autoimmune diseases earlier and more accurately, while predicting which patients are at greater risk for severe illness.
- The Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles researchers are using AI to analyze medical records, heart images and lab results to identify women at risk for hidden heart blood vessel disease earlier.
- University of Maryland, Baltimore researchers are developing an AI-powered tool to identify the causes of heavy menstrual bleeding and recommend effective tests and treatments.
- University of Pittsburgh researchers are testing a novel ultrasound-based therapy to improve blood flow in the heart’s smallest vessels and relieve chest pain in women.
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