2011
Cardiac repolarization instability during psychological stress in patients with ventricular arrhythmias
Abisse SS, Lampert R, Burg M, Soufer R, Shusterman V. Cardiac repolarization instability during psychological stress in patients with ventricular arrhythmias. Journal Of Electrocardiology 2011, 44: 678-683. PMID: 21920534, PMCID: PMC3200452, DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2011.07.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubsequent ventricular tachyarrhythmiasVentricular tachyarrhythmiasGroup 2Group 1Life-threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmiasPsychological stressSubsequent arrhythmic eventsAutonomic nervous system activityNervous system activityCardiac repolarization instabilityICD implantationVentricular arrhythmiasArrhythmic eventsQT intervalRepolarization responseCardiac repolarizationHeart ratePatientsT-wave areaPsychological stressorsMental stressRepolarization instabilityCardiac physiologySystem activitySignificant differences
2010
Tendency to Angry Rumination Predicts Stress-Provoked Endothelin-1 Increase in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
Fernandez AB, Soufer R, Collins D, Soufer A, Ranjbaran H, Burg MM. Tendency to Angry Rumination Predicts Stress-Provoked Endothelin-1 Increase in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease. Psychosomatic Medicine 2010, 72: 348-353. PMID: 20368479, PMCID: PMC2872076, DOI: 10.1097/psy.0b013e3181d71982.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary heart diseaseET-1 increaseET-1Chronic stable coronary heart diseaseStable coronary heart diseaseMultivariate logistic regression modelET-1 elevationAcute coronary syndromeHistory of diabetesRate-pressure productCoronary artery diseaseEndothelin-1 increaseLogistic regression modelsCoronary syndromeArtery diseaseBeta blockersPotential confoundersPressure productHeart diseasePlaque ruptureBlood samplesPatientsAngry ruminationNitric oxideStress protocol