2014
Confluence of Depression and Acute Psychological Stress Among Patients With Stable Coronary Heart Disease: Effects on Myocardial Perfusion
Burg MM, Meadows J, Shimbo D, Davidson KW, Schwartz JE, Soufer R. Confluence of Depression and Acute Psychological Stress Among Patients With Stable Coronary Heart Disease: Effects on Myocardial Perfusion. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2014, 3: e000898. PMID: 25359402, PMCID: PMC4338683, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.114.000898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAgedChi-Square DistributionChronic DiseaseConnecticutCoronary CirculationCoronary DiseaseDepressionFemaleHemodynamicsHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial Perfusion ImagingOdds RatioPredictive Value of TestsPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRecurrenceRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexStress, PsychologicalTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsAcute psychological stressMyocardial perfusionPsychological stressDepressed rangeNormal rangeAcute coronary syndrome (ACS) recurrenceSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitor medicationsStable coronary heart diseaseCoronary heart disease patientsSerotonin reuptake inhibitor medicationsImpaired myocardial perfusionTomography myocardial perfusionCoronary heart diseaseMortality risk factorsOptimal medical careHigh normal rangeReuptake inhibitor medicationsHeart disease patientsBeck Depression InventorySingle photon emissionACS recurrenceCHD prognosisInhibitor medicationVascular mechanismsMeasures of depression
2004
Differential impact of parasympathetic withdrawal to mental stress ischemia as assessed by noninvasive evaluation of myocardial perfusion and/or function
Vashist A, Arrighi J, Lampert R, Burg M, Soufer R. Differential impact of parasympathetic withdrawal to mental stress ischemia as assessed by noninvasive evaluation of myocardial perfusion and/or function. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2004, 11: s21. DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2004.06.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic coronary artery diseaseRegional LV dysfunctionMyocardial ischemiaParasympathetic withdrawalLV dysfunctionChronic chronic coronary artery diseaseMental stress ischemiaRate-pressure productCoronary artery diseaseGreater parasympathetic withdrawalHigh-frequency powerStress ischemiaArtery diseaseNon-invasive imagingMPI defectsSympathovagal balanceIndividual patientsSPECT-MPIIschemiaMyocardial perfusionNoninvasive evaluationPatientsMental arithmetic taskAutonomic responsesSPECT defects
2001
7.44 Simultaneous assessment of myocardial perfusion and function during mental stress in patients with chronic coronary artery disease
Arrighi J, Burg M, Cohen I, Soufer R. 7.44 Simultaneous assessment of myocardial perfusion and function during mental stress in patients with chronic coronary artery disease. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2001, 8: s51. DOI: 10.1016/s1071-3581(01)80621-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research