2013
The association of cardiac vagal control and executive functioning – Findings from the MIDUS study
Kimhy D, Crowley O, McKinley P, Burg M, Lachman M, Tun P, Ryff C, Seeman T, Sloan R. The association of cardiac vagal control and executive functioning – Findings from the MIDUS study. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2013, 47: 628-635. PMID: 23434176, PMCID: PMC3594003, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2013.01.018.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Autonomic Contribution to Endothelin-1 Increase during Laboratory Anger-Recall Stress in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
Burg MM, Soufer A, Lampert R, Collins D, Soufer R. Autonomic Contribution to Endothelin-1 Increase during Laboratory Anger-Recall Stress in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease. Molecular Medicine 2011, 17: 495-501. PMID: 21267513, PMCID: PMC3105151, DOI: 10.2119/molmed.2010.00083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseEndothelin-1Parasympathetic activityArtery diseaseAutonomic contributionsChronic stable coronary artery diseaseStable coronary artery diseaseCholinergic antiinflammatory pathwayLaboratory stressCoronary plaque ruptureEndothelin-1 increaseSignificant odds ratioEndothelial cell functionCardiac eventsEndothelial dysfunctionIndwelling catheterAutonomic factorsSympathetic activityAntiinflammatory pathwayAutonomic influencesAutonomic toneOdds ratioPlaque ruptureParasympathetic withdrawalHemodynamic monitor
2001
Day-to-day reproducibility of mental stress-induced abnormal left ventricular function response in patients with coronary artery disease and its relationship to autonomic activation
Jain D, Joska T, Lee F, Burg M, Lampert R, Zaret B. Day-to-day reproducibility of mental stress-induced abnormal left ventricular function response in patients with coronary artery disease and its relationship to autonomic activation. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2001, 8: 347-355. PMID: 11391305, DOI: 10.1067/mnc.2001.113517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseSystolic blood pressureLV ejection fractionLV dysfunctionRate-pressure productBlood pressureAnger recallMS taskHeart rate variabilityAutonomic activationLVEF responseArtery diseaseMental stressSympathetic activationHeart rateSymptomatic coronary artery diseaseRate variabilityAbnormal LVEF responseVentricular function responseChronic stable anginaExercise-induced ischemiaLeft ventricular dysfunctionAdverse prognostic signLF/HFCardiac medications
1998
Cerebral cortical hyperactivation in response to mental stress in patients with coronary artery disease
Soufer R, Bremner J, Arrighi J, Cohen I, Zaret B, Burg M, Goldman-Rakic P. Cerebral cortical hyperactivation in response to mental stress in patients with coronary artery disease. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 6454-6459. PMID: 9600987, PMCID: PMC27794, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.11.6454.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseVisual association cortexSuperior frontal gyrusRight visual association cortexCAD patientsHealthy subjectsPositron emission tomographyMental stressAssociation cortexFrontal gyrusArtery diseaseMyocardial ischemiaAnterior cingulateCentral nervous system effectsCAD patient groupCerebral cortical responsePainless myocardial ischemiaNervous system effectsLeft parietal cortexInferior parietal lobuleMiddle temporal gyrusPatient groupSerial subtraction taskRight thalamusInferior frontal gyrus
1995
Prognostic Implications of Mental Stress-Induced Silent Loft Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients With Stable Angina Pectoris
Jain D, Burg M, Soufer R, Zaret B. Prognostic Implications of Mental Stress-Induced Silent Loft Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients With Stable Angina Pectoris. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1995, 76: 31-35. PMID: 7793399, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)80796-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStable angina pectorisTransient LV dysfunctionAdverse cardiac eventsCardiac eventsLV dysfunctionAngina pectorisMental stressAbnormal cardiovascular reactivityHigher cardiac eventsCohort of patientsCoronary artery diseaseGroup of patientsVentricular function monitoringMental arithmeticVentricular dysfunctionAdverse eventsBaseline characteristicsBeta blockersContinuous ambulatoryArtery diseaseRisk stratificationPrognostic implicationsStress perfusionFunction monitoringHeart rate