Innovative Science Summaries


Since 2014, the Association has funded Strategically Focused Research Networks

Each network is focused on a key research topic related to the Heart Association's mission. A network is comprised of three to six multi-disciplinary teams. Each team works on multiple projects in the area of focus, and the teams also collaborate through regular information sharing, communication and meetings. The reports on this page discuss the progress and findings of the networks whose grants have ended.


Cardiology
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Heart Failure: Research Summary

2016-2020

  • Duke University
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
  • University of Colorado Denver
  • University of Utah
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Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke: Research Summary

2015-2019

  • Medical University of South Carolina
  • Morehouse School of Medicine / Emory University
  • Northwestern University
  • University of Colorado Denver
Epidemiology/Prevention
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Prevention: Research Summary

2014-2018

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • Northwestern University
  • UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Vanderbilt University 
Hypertension/Kidney
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Hypertension: Research Summary

2015-2019

  • Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
  • Medical College of Wisconsin
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham 
  • University of Iowa
Lifestyle/Cardiometabolic Health
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Obesity: Research Summary

2017-2021

  • Johns Hopkins University
  • New York University Medical Center
  • The University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Pediatrics
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Children's: Research Summary

2017-2021

  • Children’s National Research Institute
  • University of Utah
  • Northwestern University
  • Duke University 
Stroke
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Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke: Research Summary

2015-2019

  • Medical University of South Carolina
  • Morehouse School of Medicine / Emory University
  • Northwestern University
  • University of Colorado Denver
Womens Health
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Go Red For Women: Research Summary

2016-2020

  • Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • Johns Hopkins Medicine
  • Magee-Women's Research Institute
  • New York University School of Medicine
  • University of California, San Diego