2024
Anxiety and depression are associated with heightened risk of incident deep vein thrombosis: Mediation through stress‐related neural mechanisms
Rosovsky R, Mezue K, Gharios C, Civieri G, Cardeiro A, Zureigat H, Lau H, Pitman R, Shin L, Abohashem S, Osborne M, Jaffer F, Tawakol A. Anxiety and depression are associated with heightened risk of incident deep vein thrombosis: Mediation through stress‐related neural mechanisms. American Journal Of Hematology 2024, 99: 1927-1938. PMID: 38965839, PMCID: PMC11502251, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.27427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment of anxietyAssociated with heightened riskDeep vein thrombosisNeural mechanismsHeart rate variabilityAutonomic system activityMediation analysisVein thrombosisHs-CRPNeural activityAnxietyDepressionCortical activityIncident deep vein thrombosisF-FDG PET/CT imagingHigh-sensitivity C-reactive proteinFemale participantsMedian follow-upC-reactive proteinDVT risk factorsMedian ageMass General Brigham BiobankRetrospective studyChronic inflammationFollow-up
2023
Reduced Stress-Related Neural Network Activity Mediates the Effect of Alcohol on Cardiovascular Risk
Mezue K, Osborne M, Abohashem S, Zureigat H, Gharios C, Grewal S, Radfar A, Cardeiro A, Abbasi T, Choi K, Fayad Z, Smoller J, Rosovsky R, Shin L, Pitman R, Tawakol A. Reduced Stress-Related Neural Network Activity Mediates the Effect of Alcohol on Cardiovascular Risk. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2023, 81: 2315-2325. PMID: 37316112, PMCID: PMC10333800, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.04.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural network activityAlcohol consumptionMACE riskEffects of alcoholAssociated with lower MACE riskHealth behavior surveyMass General Brigham BiobankNetwork activityBrain networksLower MACE riskChronic stressMedian follow-upLight/moderate alcohol consumptionCardiovascular risk factorsAdverse cardiovascular eventsAssociated with larger decreasesBrain imagingPotential health detrimentCardiovascular eventsFollow-upBehavior SurveyCardiovascular riskRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseMACE