# National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Organization · id `cardio:nhlbi` · Cardiovascular Atlas · release `2b2017b84496b985` (public)

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Also called: NHLBI

## In plain language

The US government institute that funds heart, lung and blood research.

## Technical summary

NIH institute. Lead sponsor of SPRINT according to the paper and to ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01206062.

## Connected pages

- An institute of the NIH: National Institutes of Health (`cardio:nih`)
- Sponsors: Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) (`cardio:sprint`)

## Provenance

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Last substantive edit: 2026-10-09
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