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ERA-NET on cardiovascular diseases to implement joint transnational research projects and set up international cooperations (ERA-CVD)
Start date: Oct 1, 2015, End date: Sep 30, 2020,
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the largest cause of death in the EU and account for around 2 million deaths per year. Overall, CVD are estimated to cause the economy of the EU costs of almost 196 billion Euros a year. Furthermore, they are one of the leading causes of long term sickness, chronic diseases and loss to the labour market. Therefore, CVD are a major health problem in Europe. Despite ...
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Gene- Environment Interactions in Heart Development (CHeartED)
Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Dec 31, 2012,
Cardiovascular malformation (CVM) is the commonest cause of childhood death in developed countries. In the EU there are 51,000 new cases each year and two million affected individuals. Yet, despite intensive research, the cause of 80% of CVM remains elusive. The mission of CHeartED is to identify genetic and environmental pathways that can be modified with the goal of reducing preventable CVM inci ...
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