2016
Cumulative stress and autonomic dysregulation in a community sample
Lampert R, Tuit K, Hong KI, Donovan T, Lee F, Sinha R. Cumulative stress and autonomic dysregulation in a community sample. Stress 2016, 19: 269-279. PMID: 27112063, PMCID: PMC5072401, DOI: 10.1080/10253890.2016.1174847.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart rate variabilityAdverse life eventsChronic stressLife eventsPoor cardiovascular outcomesChronic stressorsCardiac autonomic functionPrimary preventive strategiesAmbulatory ECG monitoringCumulative stress scoreRegression analysisLow-frequency powerNon-invasive measureRecent life eventsCumulative stressCardiovascular outcomesAutonomic functionAutonomic dysregulationPreventive strategiesNN intervalsAutonomic statusHealthy individualsHealth behaviorsECG monitoringRate variability
2005
Depressed autonomic nervous system function in African Americans and individuals of lower social class: A potential mechanism of race- and class-related disparities in health outcomes
Lampert R, Ickovics J, Horwitz R, Lee F. Depressed autonomic nervous system function in African Americans and individuals of lower social class: A potential mechanism of race- and class-related disparities in health outcomes. American Heart Journal 2005, 150: 153-160. PMID: 16084163, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.08.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffects of Psychologic Stress on Repolarization and Relationship to Autonomic and Hemodynamic Factors
LAMPERT R, SHUSTERMAN V, BURG MM, LEE FA, EARLEY C, GOLDBERG A, MCPHERSON CA, BATSFORD WP, SOUFER R. Effects of Psychologic Stress on Repolarization and Relationship to Autonomic and Hemodynamic Factors. Journal Of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 2005, 16: 372-377. PMID: 15828878, DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2005.40580.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT-wave alternansMental stressVentricular arrhythmiasPsychological stressAmbulatory ECG monitoringT-wave amplitudePathophysiologic linkSusceptible patientsSystolic BPRepolarization indicesAlters indicesPsychologic stressRepolarization changesSudden deathPatientsHemodynamic factorsT-wave areaStress protocolECG monitoringArrhythmiasPhysiologic pathwaysRepolarizationMyocardial heterogeneityICDHr