Early Detection of Coronary Artery Disease: An Opportunity To Start Secondary Prevention Without A Coronary Event [ 1/1/2021 - 6/30/2024 ]

Research Grant

Brief description Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a major cause of death and disability in Australia, and prevention is key. Our current techniques for predicting who is at high risk of CAD are imperfect or expensive. We aim to study how using the combination of a genetic and metabolic risk score can be used to cost-effectively predict this risk more accurately. By doing so, we aim to develop a new combined test to identify Australians at high risk of CAD so that prevention can be started early.

Funding Amount $132,743

Funding Scheme Postgraduate Scholarships

Chief Investigator Kunal Verma

Notes Clinical Medicine and Science Research Scholarship