heart-lung-brain interaction biomarkers of neurological dysfunction

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Harnessing the heart-lung-brain interactions in the search for vascular biomarkers for neurological dysfunction

• IRAS ID

  264726

• Contact name

  Aiman Alzetani

• Contact email

  aiman.alzetani@uhs.nhs.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

• Duration of Study in the UK

  1 years, 3 months, 25 days

• Research summary

  The function of cerebral (brain) arteries is to supply oxygenated blood to the brain. A recently discovered role for the cerebral arterial wall is that for lymphatic drainage of cerebral interstitial fluid. This study will investigate the brain blood flow to to see whether we can detect that added role of the cerebral arteries using patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery.

• REC name

  North of Scotland Research Ethics Committee 1

• REC reference

  20/NS/0083

• Date of REC Opinion

  31 Jul 2020

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion