NHLBI Research and Policy Update, No. 1, Jan 2004, NIH, DHHS

NHLBI Research and Policy Update

Number 1.0 January 2004

This electronic distribution list will provide updates from the NHLBI Web Site for the research community. Updates will be sent as needed, but no more than once a week.

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Funding Updates

RFA-HL-04-015: Pulmonary Complications of Sickle Cell Disease Application receipt date, May 24, 2004

The purpose of this initiative is to stimulate translational research on the pulmonary complications of sickle cell disease.

For additional initiatives, please visit the following Web page:

NHLBI Grants and Contracts page

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No new or revised policies have been issued.

For additional policy documents, please visit Funding / Award Policy section on the following Web page:

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Training Updates

This is a comprehensive six-week summer training course on biostatistics with relevant examples that include data collected in studies of heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders.

Career Enhancement Award for Stem Cell Research (K18): This award enables investigators to acquire new research capabilities in the use of human or animal embryonic, adult, or cord blood stem cells.
Helpful Hints for the K18: This document clarifies some of the NIH K18 program guidelines for NHLBI; it does not replace those guidelines. Candidates MUST follow the instructions in the NIH K18 Program Announcement

For more information on training and career development programs, please visit the following Web page:

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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Committee Meeting, February 12-13 (related Web page)

National Sleep Conference, March 29-30, 2004

For more information on upcoming meetings, please visit the following Web page:

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No new press releases have been issued.

For additional Press Releases, please visit the following Web page:

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Other Items of Interest

The NIH DIrector's Pioneer Award Program
To stimulate high-risk, high-impact medical research, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is inviting nominations for the NIH Director's Pioneer Award Program, part of a series of far-reaching initiatives known collectively as the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research.

Nominations will be accepted from March 1, 2004 through midnight April 1, 2004, Eastern Time.

Six new data sets have been added to the current Limited Access Data Web site:

Coronary Artery Surgery Study (CASS)
This project included two components, a registry of patients undergoing angiography at participating sites and a randomized trial component. The primary objective of the registry was to provide information regarding the effects of coronary artery surgery on patients with ischemic heart disease within the clinical course of treatment.

Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial (CAST)
This trial sought to evaluate the efficacy and safety of arrhythmia suppression therapy in patients with asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic ventricular arrhythmia after myocardial infarction.

High Frequency Ventilation in Premature Infants (HIFI)
This project evaluates the hypothesis that high frequency oscillatory ventilation in preterm infants would reduce the incidence of mortality and pulmonary complications compared to conventional mechanical ventilation.

Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial (MRFIT)
This trial sought to evaluate the effect of multiple risk factor intervention on mortality from coronary heart disease in high risk men.

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Clinical Network (ARDSNet)
The ARDS Network is a consortium of clinical centers and a coordinating center to design and test novel therapies for the treatment of Acute Lung Injury (ALI) and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).

Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension - Sodium (DASH-Sodium) Trial
The primary objective of the DASH-Sodium Trial was to test the effects of two dietary patterns and three sodium intake levels on blood pressure in adult men and women with blood pressure higher than optimal or at stage 1 hypertension (systolic 120-159 mm Hg and diastolic 80-95 mm Hg).

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