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NIH ranks Pitt No. 1 for bioengineering funding

Abdominal aortic aneurysm. It is a condition that is as hard on the heart as it is to… Abdominal aortic aneurysm. It is a condition that is as hard on the heart as it is to pronounce. But thanks to Dr. Michael Sacks and his research on heart valves, this condition and many others might not be as fatal in the future.

Sacks is just one of many doctors and engineers who have received eight grants from the National Institute of Health Bioresearch Grants program during the 2001 fiscal year.

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