2023
Classification of blood pressure during sleep impacts designation of nocturnal nondipping
Mortazavi B, Martinez-Brockman J, Tessier-Sherman B, Burg M, Miller M, Nowroozilarki Z, Adams O, Maharaj R, Nazario C, Nunez M, Nunez-Smith M, Spatz E. Classification of blood pressure during sleep impacts designation of nocturnal nondipping. PLOS Digital Health 2023, 2: e0000267. PMID: 37310958, PMCID: PMC10263317, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0000267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmbulatory blood pressure monitorBlood pressure monitorNocturnal nondippingBlood pressurePressure monitorAmbulatory blood pressure monitoringClinic blood pressure measurementsAmbulatory blood pressureFuture cardiovascular riskBlood pressure monitoringSleep periodBlood pressure measurementsCardiovascular riskHypertension StudyTotal sleep lengthCardiovascular diseaseNondippingSleep qualitySleep efficiencyPressure monitoringSleep patternsSecondary analysisSleep onsetSleep lengthFleiss' kappa
2022
Social Support and Cardiovascular Disease
Czajkowski S, Arteaga S, Burg M. Social Support and Cardiovascular Disease. 2022, 605-630. DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-85960-6_25.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntervention studiesSocial supportOutcomes of CVDCardiovascular disease riskLow social supportCardiovascular eventsProspective studyCVD patientsHeart diseaseCardiovascular diseaseHealthy personsMedical outcomesHealth outcomesDisease riskConsistent associationStudy of individualsOutcomesDiseaseEmotional supportHypertension
Shimbo D, Diaz K, Burg M, Schwartz J. Hypertension. 2022, 771-785. DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-85960-6_32.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCardiovascular diseaseRisk factorsCommon CVD risk factorsEnd-stage renal diseaseCVD risk factorsChronic renal failureHistory of hypertensionDiagnosis of hypertensionCause of morbidityMajor risk factorBlood pressure measurementsBlood pressure phenotypesRenal failureHeart failureRenal diseaseAtrial fibrillationHealthcare burdenMyocardial infarctionHypertensionPopulation agesMorbidityMortalityDiseasePressure measurementsCause
2020
Chapter 4 Intervention research on therapies that aim to treat depression and cardiovascular disease
Cavanagh C, Gaffey A, Rosman L, Burg M. Chapter 4 Intervention research on therapies that aim to treat depression and cardiovascular disease. 2020, 61-84. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-815015-3.00004-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCardiovascular outcomesPharmacotherapy interventionsClinical trialsCardiovascular diseaseFuture clinical trialsTreatment of depressionComplexity of depressionClinical trial literatureDepression remissionShort followClinical syndromeCardiac populationDepression severityTrial literatureMedical consequencesPsychological interventionsDepressionTreatment fidelityTrialsInterventionPatientsDiseaseIntervention researchOutcomesTreatment
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
2016
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Cardiovascular Disease
Burg MM, Soufer R. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Cardiovascular Disease. Current Cardiology Reports 2016, 18: 94. PMID: 27566327, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-016-0770-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderCardiovascular diseaseStress disorderIncident hypertension riskIncident cardiovascular diseaseAcute cardiac eventsEmergency department environmentCardiac eventsCardiovascular mortalityEarly recurrenceMilitary veteran sampleHypertension riskClinical pathwayPatient experiencePTSD treatmentPTSD onsetTrauma exposureVeteran sampleAutomobile accidentsDepartment environmentMortalityDiseaseRiskTraumaDisorders
2006
The Implications of Mental Stress for Cardiovascular Disease
Graeber B, Soufer A, Burg M, Soufer R. The Implications of Mental Stress for Cardiovascular Disease. Contemporary Cardiology 2006, 197-215. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-096-6_11.Peer-Reviewed Original Research