The American Thoracic Society recognizes
David Center, MD, with the Breathing for Life Award and
Avrum Spira, MD, MSc, with the Research Innovation and Translation Achievement Award.
The award recognizes outstanding research and innovation achievements, aimed at promoting clinical, therapeutic and experimental research in the field.
Diagnosis of high blood pressure at an earlier age is associated with greater risk of cardiovascular death and signifies an inherited predisposition for the disease.