NHLBI Funds Preclinical Tests on Devices for Infants and Children with CHD

[JoeyG]

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded four contracts totaling $23.6 million to begin preclinical testing of devices to help children born with congenital heart defects or those who develop heart failure. The four-year program is called Pumps for Kids, Infants, and Neonates (PumpKIN).

http://www.nih.gov/news/health/feb2010/nhlbi-04.htm