Our new Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said recently that one of this four rules for health was "...making sure I’m focusing on my emotional and mental well-being." A majority of Americans reporting moderate to high levels of stress (American Psychological Association, 2014), and evidence links psychosocial aspects of stress and cardiovascular health. Therefore, just as Dr. Murthy highlights well-being as a foundation ...more »

There is a need to translate these new insights of genetic, molecular, cellular, and tissue arrhythmia mechanisms into the development of novel, safe, and new therapeutic interventions for the treatment and prevention of cardiac arrhythmias.

Data indicate the association between short sleep and circadian disruption on a number of adverse outcomes such as cardiovascular disease, metabolic disorders, hypertension, etc. There is a need to move beyond association to interventions that can be shown to improve sleep duration and circadian disruption.

What are the behavioral factors that predispose to excessive weight gain and development of obesity? And, which intervention strategies can effectively prevent excessive weight gain and obesity? NHLBI, other NIH institutes and the society at-large have invested heavily in research and clinical practice aimed at treatment of obesity (i.e, weight loss in those who are already overweight). However, much less research ...more »

Using previous federal and partner infrastructure, what are the best methods to promote culturally competent T4 interventions that will reduce cardiopulmonary risk factors in global populations with a disproportionate burden of heart, lung, blood, sleep diseases?

How can we develop new approaches to improve vascular healing and extend the long term benefits of vascular interventions for more patients?

How can cost-effective implementation of late stage translation (T4) research protocols be facilitated for heart, lung, blood, sleep diseases and health inequities?

Can research platforms and networks be created and utilized to facilitate execution of multi-level interventions and approaches for the end user in collaboration with key stake holders?