2024
Translational Research of the Acute Effects of Negative Emotions on Vascular Endothelial Health: Findings From a Randomized Controlled Study
Shimbo D, Cohen M, McGoldrick M, Ensari I, Diaz K, Fu J, Duran A, Zhao S, Suls J, Burg M, Chaplin W. Translational Research of the Acute Effects of Negative Emotions on Vascular Endothelial Health: Findings From a Randomized Controlled Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2024, 13: e032698. PMID: 38690710, PMCID: PMC11179860, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.032698.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelial cell-derived microparticlesEndothelium-dependent vasodilationCell-derived microparticlesEndothelial progenitor cellsGroup x time interactionEndothelial cell healthCirculating bone marrow-derived endothelial progenitor cellsIncreased risk of cardiovascular disease eventsIndex scoreEndothelial healthProgenitor cellsImpaired endothelium-dependent vasodilationRisk of cardiovascular disease eventsAcute effectsTime interactionBone marrow-derived endothelial progenitor cellsMarrow-derived endothelial progenitor cellsRecall taskStatistically significant group x time interactionsSignificant group x time interactionRandomized controlled studyCardiovascular disease eventsVascular endothelial healthRandomized controlled experimental studyNegative emotionsUse of a Single-Item Ecological Momentary Assessment to Measure Daily Exercise: Agreement with Accelerometer-Measured Exercise
Sundquist K, Schwartz J, Burg M, Davidson K, Diaz K. Use of a Single-Item Ecological Momentary Assessment to Measure Daily Exercise: Agreement with Accelerometer-Measured Exercise. Sensors 2024, 24: 946. PMID: 38339663, PMCID: PMC10857316, DOI: 10.3390/s24030946.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEcological momentary assessmentPhysical activityDaily exerciseSelf-reports of exerciseObjectively quantify physical activityMeasure physical activityMomentary assessmentSelf-reported exerciseSmartphone-based ecological momentary assessmentLong-term exerciseAssociated with agreementPredictors of agreementRandomized controlled trialsExercise boutFitbit devicesSelf-reportExerciseDemographic predictorsEnd-of-dayKappa statisticComplete dataMean kappaHealthy adultsParticipantsAccelerometer
2023
Insomnia and Early Incident Atrial Fibrillation: A 16‐Year Cohort Study of Younger Men and Women Veterans
Gaffey A, Rosman L, Lampert R, Yaggi H, Haskell S, Brandt C, Enriquez A, Mazzella A, Skanderson M, Burg M. Insomnia and Early Incident Atrial Fibrillation: A 16‐Year Cohort Study of Younger Men and Women Veterans. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2023, 12: e030331. PMID: 37791503, PMCID: PMC10757545, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.030331.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive sleep apneaIncident atrial fibrillationAtrial fibrillationHealth care utilizationSleep apneaAF onsetCohort studyCare utilizationAF riskMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelVeterans Health Administration (VHA) careRisk of AFCox proportional hazards modelCases of AFEarly cardiovascular riskIncident AF riskAssociation of insomniaProportional hazards modelCommon sleep disorderPost-9/11 veteransElectronic health recordsAF incidenceCardiovascular riskClinical comorbiditiesLifestyle factorsThe Perceived Stress Scale as a Measure of Stress: Decomposing Score Variance in Longitudinal Behavioral Medicine Studies
Harris K, Gaffey A, Schwartz J, Krantz D, Burg M. The Perceived Stress Scale as a Measure of Stress: Decomposing Score Variance in Longitudinal Behavioral Medicine Studies. Annals Of Behavioral Medicine 2023, 57: 846-854. PMID: 37084792, PMCID: PMC10498818, DOI: 10.1093/abm/kaad015.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
TELEHEALTH CARE BEFORE AND DURING COVID-19: TRENDS AND QUALITY IN A LARGE HEALTH SYSTEM
Luna P, Lee M, DeLucia N, London Y, Hoffman P, Burg M, Harris K, Spatz E, Hurtado C, Smolderen K. TELEHEALTH CARE BEFORE AND DURING COVID-19: TRENDS AND QUALITY IN A LARGE HEALTH SYSTEM. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2021, 77: 3229. PMID: 34167649, PMCID: PMC8091376, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(21)04583-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Risk for Incident Hypertension Associated With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Military Veterans and the Effect of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
Burg MM, Brandt C, Buta E, Schwartz J, Bathulapalli H, Dziura J, Edmondson DE, Haskell S. Risk for Incident Hypertension Associated With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Military Veterans and the Effect of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatment. Psychosomatic Medicine 2017, 79: 181-188. PMID: 27490852, PMCID: PMC5285494, DOI: 10.1097/psy.0000000000000376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatmentHypertension riskHazard ratioDisorder treatmentSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitor medicationsSerotonin reuptake inhibitor medicationsStress disorderIncident hypertension riskClinic blood pressureCardiovascular mortality riskInteraction of PTSDReuptake inhibitor medicationsLong-term health impactsStress disorder diagnosisPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosisAntihypertensive medicationsHypertension AssociatedIncident hypertensionHypertensive rangeBlood pressureInhibitor medicationMedical visitsCardiovascular diseaseMortality risk
2015
Ambulatory Medical Follow-Up in the Year After Surgery and Subsequent Survival in a National Cohort of Veterans Health Administration Surgical Patients
Schonberger RB, Dai F, Brandt C, Burg MM. Ambulatory Medical Follow-Up in the Year After Surgery and Subsequent Survival in a National Cohort of Veterans Health Administration Surgical Patients. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2015, 30: 671-679. PMID: 27021176, PMCID: PMC5499041, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2015.12.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst postoperative yearPostoperative yearNational cohortPostsurgical yearSurgical patientsLong-term postoperative survivalVeterans Health Administration facilitiesFirst postsurgical yearRetrospective cohort studyPostoperative year 1Day of surgeryAmbulatory medical careHazard of deathPostoperative year 2Medical Follow-UpYear 2US veterans' hospitalsYear 1Cause mortalityPostoperative survivalCohort studyPatient subgroupsCare coordinationFollow-upUS veterans
2012
Endothelial cell activation, reduced endothelial cell reparative capacity, and impaired endothelial-dependent vasodilation after anger provocation
Shimbo D, Rosenberg LB, Chaplin W, Zhao S, Goldensohn ER, Cholankeril M, Fu J, Hong SB, Jelic S, Burg MM. Endothelial cell activation, reduced endothelial cell reparative capacity, and impaired endothelial-dependent vasodilation after anger provocation. International Journal Of Cardiology 2012, 167: 1064-1065. PMID: 23157814, PMCID: PMC3582854, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.10.069.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Hostility is an independent predictor of recurrent coronary heart disease events in men but not women: results from a population based study
Haas D, Chaplin W, Shimbo D, Pickering T, Burg M, Davidson K. Hostility is an independent predictor of recurrent coronary heart disease events in men but not women: results from a population based study. Heart 2005, 91: 1609. PMID: 16287750, PMCID: PMC1769214, DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2004.056994.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
1993
Role of behavioral and psychological factors in mental stress-induced silent left ventricular dysfunction in coronary artery disease
Burg M, Jain D, Soufer R, Kerns R, Zaret B. Role of behavioral and psychological factors in mental stress-induced silent left ventricular dysfunction in coronary artery disease. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1993, 22: 440-448. PMID: 8335813, DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(93)90048-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSilent left ventricular dysfunctionLeft ventricular dysfunctionCoronary artery diseaseVentricular dysfunctionArtery diseaseBlood pressureChronic stable coronary artery diseaseStable coronary artery diseaseStress thallium-201 imagingMental stressGroup I patientsSilent myocardial ischemiaThallium-201 imagingAbsence of symptomsSerial radionuclide ventriculographyStructured interviewsNonischemic groupEjection fractionI patientsPsychological factorsVentricular indexRadionuclide ventriculographyClinical indicesMyocardial ischemiaReversible defects
1989
Cynical Mistrust and the search for self-worth
Fontana A, Kerns R, Blatt S, Rosenberg R, Burg M, Colonese K. Cynical Mistrust and the search for self-worth. Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 1989, 33: 449-456. PMID: 2795517, DOI: 10.1016/0022-3999(89)90006-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1987
Psychological correlates of hostility among patients undergoing coronary angiography
Blumenthal J, Barefoot J, Burg M, Williams R. Psychological correlates of hostility among patients undergoing coronary angiography. Psychology And Psychotherapy Theory Research And Practice 1987, 60: 349-355. PMID: 3426973, DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1987.tb02754.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsState-Trait Personality InventoryPerceived Social Support ScaleMinnesota Multiphasic Personality InventoryHo scalePersonality InventoryIneffective coping stylesSelf-Rating InventoryCook-Medley Hostility ScaleSelf-report questionnairesPattern of correlationsSocial Support ScaleHopkins Symptom Check ListCoronary heart diseasePsychological correlatesMultiphasic Personality InventoryCoping stylesPsychological dimensionsSymptom Check ListPsychosocial correlatesSocial maladjustmentBehavioral dimensionsPsychometric instrumentsSupport ScaleHostility ScaleCoronary angiographySocial support, type A behavior, and coronary artery disease.
Blumenthal J, Burg M, Barefoot J, Williams R, Haney T, Zimet G. Social support, type A behavior, and coronary artery disease. Psychosomatic Medicine 1987, 49: 331-340. PMID: 3615762, DOI: 10.1097/00006842-198707000-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerceived Social Support ScaleCoronary artery disease severitySocial supportLong-term health consequencesDiagnostic coronary angiographyCoronary artery diseaseType A structured interviewStructured interviewsSevere CADArtery diseaseCoronary angiographySignificant CADType A behavior patternA behavior patternDisease severityHealth consequencesSocial Support ScaleType BsPsychometric testsSupport ScaleSocial support interactionsLow levelsHigh levelsPatientsAngiography