American Heart Association
Scientific research teams in California and Texas have been awarded nearly $1.4 million in grants to study ways to improve pediatric heart transplant outcomes.
These first two research awards mark the initial investment of the joint $3 million funding initiative between American Heart Association, the world’s leading voluntary health organization devoted to fighting cardiovascular disease, and Enduring Hearts, a non-profit organization dedicated to funding innovative research aimed at improving the lives of children living with transplanted hearts.
The announcement comes during National Pediatric Transplant Week, April 18-24, 2021. According to Enduring Hearts, more than 450 children undergo a heart transplant in the U.S. each year. Although medical advances have improved over the years, many of these children and their families still face a lifetime of challenges. More than one in four pediatric heart transplants will fail within five years, largely d