FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Aug. 10 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news release:
Imagine the heart like a balloon, expanding as it fills with blood and then contracting as it pushes that blood out to the body. If someone's heart muscle gets weak and cannot pump as much blood, they suffer from heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, also known as systolic heart failure.
The National Institutes of Health awarded a $2.16 million grant to Will Richardson, University of Arkansas associate professor in the Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering, to study the causes of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, develop personalized treatments and identify promising medications that could treat the condition.
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