Supporting Families. Saving Lives.
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) convened a Working Group meeting on April 12-13, 2010 in Bethesda, MD to develop a research agenda and to identify resources to evaluate whether screening for sudden cardiac death (SCD) in the young would effectively reduce SCD and add health care value.
The Working Group consisted of experts in pediatric cardiology and electrophysiology, adult cardiology, epidemiology, biostatistics, sports medicine, child psychiatry, health economics, ethics, oncology and newborn screening.
The Strategic Plan is structured around three goals that reflect the successive movement of scientific discovery – from “form to function” (Goal 1), “function to causes” (Goal 2), and “causes to cures” (Goal 3).
For more information, view the link or download the PDFs:
NHLBI Research Agenda
NHLBI Strategic Plan