Cardiac Fibrosis in Hypertensive Heart Disease: Cellular and Molecular Mechanism [ 2016 - 2018 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Alexander Bobik (Principal investigator) ,  A/Pr Peter Tipping ,  Prof Ban-Hock Toh

Brief description Cardiac fibrosis due to excess collagen accumulation in the heart is a major cause of heart failure associated with high blood pressure and greatly increases the risk of sudden death. At present there are no effective therapies to prevent cardiac fibrosis. Understanding how fibrosis develops and identifying the cells and factors responsible will lead to development of novel therapies for cardiac fibrosis.

Funding Amount $AUD 650,198.68

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant