The National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute (NHLBI) provides leadership for a national program in
diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lung, and blood; blood resources;
and sleep disorders.The Institute plans, conducts, fosters, and
supports an integrated and coordinated program of basic research,
clinical investigations and trials, observational studies, and demonstration
and education projects. Research is related to the causes, prevention,
diagnosis, and treatment of heart, blood vessel, lung, and blood
diseases; and sleep disorders.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov