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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Health
Mission: To make contributions to the john l. Locke, jr. Coronary care center of the swedish hospital medical center in seattle,wa and/or the john l. Locke, jr. Health sciences computer center of the univ. Of washington sch. Of medicine; and if contributions to either are not possible, then to any other charitable organization to the extent that it is involved in the care, treatment and diagnosis of heart disease and research into the same.
Programs: Grants to the university of washington for funding of the following: text messaging to improve participation in cardiac rehabilitation in coronary heart disease patients; using a genetic switch to discover the role of transforming growth factor beta in aortic aneurysms; cardiologist perceptions of percutaneous coronary intervention quality measurement and feedback; transcription factors in dilated cardiomyopathy; dna repair,cardiac injury, and heart failure; contribution toward establishment of the werner e. And joan sampson professorship in cardiology.
grants to the swedish medical center foundation for the swedish center for advanced cardiovascular care