The Impact of National Institutes of Health Funding on U.S. Cardiovascular Disease Research

Intense interest surrounds the recent expansion of US National Institutes of Health (NIH) budgets as part of economic stimulus legislation. However, the relationship between NIH funding and cardiovascular disease research is poorly understood, making the likely impact of this policy change unclear.The National Library of Medicine's PubMed database was searched for articles published from 1996 to 2006, originating from U.S. institutions, and...