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Exploring the relationship between advanced multimodal brain MRI phenotypes, genes and cognitive outcome in adults with CHD

Award Number: R01HL152358
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, & BLOOD INSTITUTE
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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Exploring the relationship between advanced multimodal brain MRI phenotypes, genes and cognitive outcome in adults with CHD - Congenital heart disease (CHD) affects ~1% of all live births in the United States. Over 85% of individuals with CHD now live well into adulthood1–4, exposing a burden of non-cardiac disabilities, such as neurodevelopmental disabilities. In fact, over half of all children with moderate or complex CHD suffer from neuropsychological deficits, with impaired executive functions (EF) the most common. EF are critical higher-order neurocognitive functions important for independent living and mental health. However, predicting who will be more impaired and in need of intervention is challenging, as routinely measured patient and medical factors explain only one-third of the variance in outcomes. Because impaired EF is particularly amenable to treatment, better predictors of EF are needed to appropriately allocate services and improve outcomes. To develop such methods, we first focus on dextro-transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA). Among the severe forms of CHD, d-TGA is the more common, occurring in 3/10,000 live births. d-TGA leads to severe in utero hypoxia that is corrected soon after birth with an arterial switch operation. Additional surgery and cardiovascular sequelae are rare. Thus d-TGA patients have the most uniform postnatal course of all CHDs but, like other CHDs, is associated with hypoxia and has significant yet variable impairment in EF. This project leverages adult d-TGA subjects being studied under R01HL135061 and d-TGA patients involved in prior Boston trials to create the largest, best characterized d-TGA cohort to date. We propose to perform sophisticated image analysis on brain MRI data and add genetic testing focused on neuroresilience and hypoxia response genes. First, we will employ our sulcal pattern analysis to determine the extent of in utero alterations in brain development, as sulcal patterns are determined prenatally and remain stable into adult life. Second, we will explore the rich club structural and functional networks to separate highly connected central hubs (rich club) that form early in life from less connected peripheral regions which are thought to be adaptive. The overarching goal of this study is to use novel MRI analyses to determine the brain organizational changes associated with altered EF and the modulating role of neuroresilience and hypoxia response genes in adults with d-TGA. Toward these ends, we propose the following specific aims: Aim 1. Determine the relationship between sulcal patterns and executive function in adults with d-TGA and if this relationship is modified by (a) presence of neuro-resilience gene ApoE ε2 or ε4 alleles, or (b) variants in hypoxia response genes. Aim 2/3. Determine the relationship between structural/functional connectivity using rich club and executive function in adults with d-TGA and if this relationship is modified by (a) presence of neuro-resilience gene ApoE ε2 or ε4 alleles or (b) variants in hypoxia response genes. Successful completion would help determine brain changes associated with altered EF and the potential modulating role of neuroresilience and hypoxia response genes as well as inform the balance of in utero versus adaptive changes. This knowledge is relevant to the larger CHD group and will inform the need for prenatal versus postnatal interventions.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $704,328 )
2025	2025	CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION, THE	300 LONGWOOD AVE	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Cardiovascular Diseases Research	000	5	2/15/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$704,328
														Subtotal = $704,328

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $766,995 )
2024	2024	CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION, THE	300 LONGWOOD AVE	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Cardiovascular Diseases Research	001	4	6/19/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$62,612
2024	2024	CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION, THE	300 LONGWOOD AVE	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Cardiovascular Diseases Research	000	4	1/25/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$704,383
														Subtotal = $766,995

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $782,619 )
2023	2023	CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION, THE	300 LONGWOOD AVE	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Cardiovascular Diseases Research	000	3	1/23/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$782,619
														Subtotal = $782,619

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $783,742 )
2022	2022	CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION, THE	300 LONGWOOD AVE	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Cardiovascular Diseases Research	000	2	2/24/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$705,366
2022	2022	CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION, THE	300 LONGWOOD AVE	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Cardiovascular Diseases Research	001	2	7/1/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$78,376
														Subtotal = $783,742

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $822,644 )
2021	2021	CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION, THE	300 LONGWOOD AVE	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Cardiovascular Diseases Research	000	1	3/12/2021	NEW	$822,644
														Subtotal = $822,644

Grand Total All Awards = $3,860,328

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Exploring the relationship between advanced multimodal brain MRI phenotypes, genes and cognitive outcome in adults with CHD

Award Number: R01HL152358

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, & BLOOD INSTITUTE

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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