Description
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) convened a workshop on “The Cardiovascular Consequences of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder,” in Bethesda, Maryland from November 13-14, 2018. The workshop gathered leading experts in basic, translational, clinical, and population research in cardiovascular disease (CVD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and neuroscience, as well as representatives of multiple federal and non-federal agencies and academic institutions. Their charge was to identify the highest priority research gaps and make recommendations for future research strategies to address these gaps, with a specific focus on the following objectives:
- To foster the interdisciplinary exchange of ideas evaluating the latest evidence of increased risk of CVD development and progression in individuals with PTSD and biological mechanisms of this risk.
- To identify research gaps and opportunities in the available knowledge, technology, and research tools to enable future research in this area.
- To develop recommendations for the immediate and longer-term research priorities within the mission of NHLBI.
The workshop is responsive to NHLBI Strategic Vision Objectives 1-5 and 7.