This federal Project Grant award was provided by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837). The $106,636 award will support a longitudinal study investigating the impacts of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on vascular and autonomic function in premenopausal women. Specifically, the research will measure changes in sympathetic nervous system activity and vascular function over 2 years, exploring how these changes are influenced by low estradiol levels and sleep disturbances in women with PTSD. The study will leverage the expertise and research facilities at the University of Minnesota, a major land-grant research university. The primary goal is to generate preliminary data to support the principal investigator's future transition to an independent R01-funded research program in women's cardiovascular health.
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