Award
National Institute on Aging 5R01AG072387-03
Cerebral Autoregulation in the Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit: Associations with Postoperative Delirium, Cognitive Change, and Biomarkers of Brain Injury
Recipient
Stanford University
Awarded
May 01, 2026
Identifier
5R01AG072387-03
NIH grant awarded to study cerebral autoregulation in cardiac surgery ICU patients and its association with postoperative delirium and cognitive changes.
Description
This NIH grant supports research on cerebrovascular contributions to postoperative cognitive change, focusing on blood pressure autoregulation in cardiac surgery ICU patients. The project aims to identify mechanisms of delirium and cognitive decline, with potential for future clinical trials.