Post by Michigan Medicine

Congratulations to Drs. Venkatesh Murthy and Sascha Goonewardena of the Frankel Cardiovascular Center for receiving research funding to improve understanding and diagnosis of women’s heart disease. As part of the Wellcome Leap VISIBLE program, Murthy and Goonewardena will work to develop inexpensive and scalable diagnostics for coronary microvascular dysfunction, a complex condition that affects the smaller vessels embedded in the heart muscle. They will also research the distinct mechanisms which promote coronary artery disease in women. “We are proud to participate in this initiative to address the leading cause of death among women,” Murthy said. “This initiative builds on the team strengths at Michigan and will hopefully allow us to bring those same strengths to the world.” Click this link to learn more: https://michmed.org/XGwGv