Matthew Burg, PhD
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Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)
Biography
Dr. Burg is a clinical psychologist whose research concerns the contribution of stress and emotional factors to incident cardiovascular disease and prognosis, the pathophysiology underlying this risk, and the development and testing of behavioral interventions to mitigate this risk. His focus includes patients at risk for hypertension, and those with ischemic heart disease, cardiac arrhythmia, and congestive heart failure, and his work is funded by both the NIH and the Veterans Administration.
Appointments
Cardiovascular Medicine
ProfessorPrimaryAnesthesiology
ProfessorSecondary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Anesthesiology
- Cardiovascular Medicine
- Center for Biomedical Data Science
- Internal Medicine
- Neurobehavioral
- NIH T32 Program
- Preventive Cardiovascular Health Program at Yale
- Yale Cardiovascular Research Center (YCVRC)
Education & Training
- Post-doctoral Fellow
- Duke University School of Medicine (1986)
- PhD
- West Virginia University (1984)
Research
Overview
Medical Research Interests
Anesthesiology; Anger; Coronary Disease; Emotions; Heart Diseases; Ischemia; Stress, Psychological
Publications
2025
Cardiac Rehabilitation Among Veterans
Varghese M, Wu W, Drwal K, Burg M, Kazi D, Gaffey A, Mattocks K, Brandt C, Bastian L, Gandhi P. Cardiac Rehabilitation Among Veterans. Journal Of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation And Prevention 2025, 45: 78-84. PMID: 40014636, DOI: 10.1097/hcr.0000000000000932.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal VA medical centersHome-based CRCardiac rehabilitationVA Medical CenterVeterans Affairs (VA) healthcare systemIn-personImpact of mental healthU.S. veteransIntegrated care networksSecondary prevention interventionsMedical CenterCardiac rehabilitation outcomesImprove exercise capacityRisk of cardiovascular diseaseAttend CRIncreased risk of cardiovascular diseaseRehabilitation outcomesCR utilizationCare networkMental healthPreventive interventionsRacial disparitiesDepressive symptomsHealthcare systemExercise capacityBehavioral Medicine Can Tackle Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Burden: A Call for New Priorities
Burg M, Stewart J, Gaffey A, Särnholm J, Vela A, Kovacs R. Behavioral Medicine Can Tackle Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Burden: A Call for New Priorities. Policy Insights From The Behavioral And Brain Sciences 2025 DOI: 10.1177/23727322241306071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCardiovascular disease riskCardiovascular diseaseHealth-related quality of lifeCosts of cardiovascular diseaseBehavioral medicineHealth-related qualityQuality of lifeCardiovascular behavioral medicinePsychosocial healthPsychosocial factorsCV careProfessional groupsDisease riskModify behaviorAnnual costRiskMedicineCareHealthcareHealthTreatment of cardiovascular diseasesTacklesBurdenPreventionTrainingAdapting and Implementing a Blended Collaborative Care Intervention for Older Adults with Multimorbidity: Quantitative and Qualitative Results from the ESCAPE Pilot Study
Schulze J, Lühmann D, Nagel J, Regner C, Zelenak C, Bersch K, Herrmann-Lingen C, Burg M, Herbeck-Belnap B. Adapting and Implementing a Blended Collaborative Care Intervention for Older Adults with Multimorbidity: Quantitative and Qualitative Results from the ESCAPE Pilot Study. Behavioral Sciences 2025, 15: 79. PMID: 39851883, PMCID: PMC11762138, DOI: 10.3390/bs15010079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary care providersCare managementHealthcare systemPrimary care provider involvementImprove intervention deliveryPhysical-mental multimorbidityCollaborative care interventionPatient's health goalsEuropean healthcare systemsPilot studyRandomised-controlled trialsSemi-structured interviewsEvaluate goal attainmentCollaborative careFragmented careIntervention deliveryIntervention fidelityCare interventionsCare providersPsychosocial supportCare complexityHealth goalsOlder AdultsParticipant satisfactionLifestyle changesLeveraging the Behavioral Sciences to Serve the Mission of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
Baron J, Burg M. Leveraging the Behavioral Sciences to Serve the Mission of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). Health Psychology 2025, 44: 1-4. DOI: 10.1037/hea0001419.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Death and Hospitalization in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
Rosman L, Lampert R, Wang K, Gehi A, Dziura J, Salmoirago-Blotcher E, Brandt C, Sears S, Burg M. Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Death and Hospitalization in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 85: 42-55. PMID: 39570241, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImplantable cardioverter-defibrillatorYear of device implantationAll-cause mortalityCardiac resynchronization therapyDeath/HF hospitalizationValidation cohortHeart failureDevice implantationTime of ICD implantationArea under the receiver-operating characteristic curveMedian follow-upReceiver-operating characteristic curvePredicting all-cause mortalityImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator patientsVeterans Health AdministrationPersonalized risk estimatesImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorResynchronization therapyBaseline demographicsICD implantationTraining cohortTrajectories of individual patientsProspective studyComposite outcomeContinuum of riskIndividual and System-level Factors Contributing to Guideline Nonadherent Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis at a Tertiary Healthcare System: A Qualitative Analysis
Bardia A, Melnick E, McCall T, Zhao X, Lin H, Fisher C, Burg M, Schonberger R. Individual and System-level Factors Contributing to Guideline Nonadherent Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis at a Tertiary Healthcare System: A Qualitative Analysis. Anesthesiology 2024, 142: 489-499. PMID: 39556527, PMCID: PMC11813683, DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000005302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical decision supportCertified Registered Nurse AnesthetistsGuideline adherenceInfectious Diseases Society of AmericaQualitative studyTertiary health care systemClinical decision support toolSemi-structured interview formatSystem-level factorsHealth care systemRegistered Nurse AnesthetistsConstant comparison methodInfectious Diseases SocietyDecision supportAntibiotic guidelinesCare systemProvider needsNurse anesthetistsPerioperative pharmacistLimited familiarityPerceived benefitsNon-adherenceInterview formatLevel factorsResident traineesPsychological factors and blood pressure responses to acute stress in women with takotsubo syndrome: an exploratory study
Ouaddi S, Keirns N, Lee S, Dunsiger S, Gathright E, Burg M, Breault C, Tripolone J, Salmoirago-Blotcher E. Psychological factors and blood pressure responses to acute stress in women with takotsubo syndrome: an exploratory study. European Journal Of Cardiovascular Nursing 2024, zvae148. PMID: 39422192, DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvae148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpaired BP recoveryPsychological distressPsychological resourcesSystolic BPBP recoveryAcute mental stressMental stressDiastolic BPSBP responseBlood pressureResponses to acute mental stressResponse to acute stressSBP recoveryPerceived stressSecondary analysisSelf-reportEffect sizePsychological factorsFemale survivorsDistressTakotsubo syndromePTSD symptomsStress reactivityLow resilienceLongitudinal studyEcologically Assessed Sleep Duration and Arterial Stiffness in Healthy Men and Women
Gaffey A, Walenczyk K, Schwartz J, Hall M, Burg M. Ecologically Assessed Sleep Duration and Arterial Stiffness in Healthy Men and Women. Psychosomatic Medicine 2024, 86: 740-747. PMID: 39225340, PMCID: PMC11560491, DOI: 10.1097/psy.0000000000001335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelf-reported sleep durationArterial stiffnessSleep durationAverage sleep durationActigraphy-assessed sleepAmbulatory arterial stiffness indexSex-specific associationsArterial stiffness indexAssessment of ASResting CaiHealth covariatesValid contextsSex-stratifiedQuadratic associationHealthy MenCAIXAssess sleepExploratory analysisYoung adultsStiffness indexHealthy adultsSex-specificMultivariate regressionSleepAssociationVigorous Exercise in Patients With Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Results of the Prospective, Observational, Multinational LIVE-LQTS Study
Lampert R, Day S, Ainsworth B, Burg M, Marino B, Salberg L, Tome Esteban M, Abrams D, Aziz P, Barth C, Behr E, Bell C, Berul C, Bos J, Bradley D, Cannom D, Cannon B, Concannon M, Cerrone M, Czosek R, Dubin A, Dziura J, Erickson C, Estes N, Etheridge S, Goldenberg I, Gray B, Haglund-Turnquist C, Harmon K, James C, Johnsrude C, Kannankeril P, Lara A, Law I, Li F, Link M, Molossi S, Olshansky B, Noseworthy P, Saarel E, Sanatani S, Shah M, Simone L, Skinner J, Tomaselli G, Ware J, Webster G, Zareba W, Zipes D, Ackerman M. Vigorous Exercise in Patients With Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Results of the Prospective, Observational, Multinational LIVE-LQTS Study. Circulation 2024, 150: 516-530. PMID: 39051104, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.123.067590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVigorous exerciseLong QT syndromeGenotyped long QT syndromeCongenital long QT syndromeClinical events committeeComposite end pointHazard ratioNational Death Index searchCompetitive sports participationQT syndromeDecision-making discussionsEvents committeeVentricular arrhythmiasFollow-upEvent ratesBlinded clinical events committeeMetabolic equivalentsPhysical activityExercise groupEnd pointsRisk of ventricular arrhythmiasMultivariate Cox regression analysisSudden cardiac arrestSports participationCardiac event rateWearable Devices, Health Care Use, and Psychological Well-Being in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation.
Rosman L, Lampert R, Zhuo S, Li Q, Varma N, Burg M, Gaffey A, Armbruster T, Gehi A. Wearable Devices, Health Care Use, and Psychological Well-Being in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2024, 13: e033750. PMID: 39011944, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.033750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth care useCare useHealth care resourcesSymptom monitoringAtrial fibrillationPsychological well-beingCare resourcesWearable usersPatients' health care useWell-beingElectronic health record dataTreatment concernsHealth record dataHealth care systemStudy of patientsAssociated with higher ratesPropensity-matched studyCare systemPatient behaviorRandomized studyRecord dataHealth managementPatientsHealthNonusers
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- December 04, 2024
Integrating Behavioral Health Into Heart Care for a Healthier Heart: A Q&A with Matthew Burg, PhD
- May 20, 2024
Meet Yale Internal Medicine: Allison Gaffey, PhD
- September 19, 2022
Burg co-edits special issue in Health Psychology
- August 17, 2022
AHA Scientific Sessions 2022: Latest updates from Yale Cardiovascular Medicine
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