Researchers receive $2,664,522 NIH award to improve long-term functionality of vascular grafts

A graft can be a life-saving device for coronary heart disease, which remains the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. However, at small diameters -; such as the coronary artery in the heart -; long-term graft failure rates are often higher than 40 percent.

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