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Project Number: | I01BX004047-01 |
| Title: | Lymphangiogenesis in the pathogenesis of Acute Kidney Injury |
| Principal Investigator: | Anupam Agarwal |
| Location: | Birmingham, AL |
| Congressional District Code: | 7 |
| Research Service: | Biomedical Laboratory R&D |
| Project Period: | October 2017 - March 2022 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $156,800 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$799,417 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common and serious complication of medical and surgical diseases that has significant attributable morbidity and mortality in critically ill Veterans. Analysis of Veterans Health Administrative data reported that Veterans who develop AKI during a hospitalization are at substantial risk for the development of chronic kidney disease (CKD) within 1 year. Numerous therapeutic interventions have been evaluated in clinical trials to overcome this significant clinical cha... |