2025
Psychological Interventions for Reducing Distress in Patients with Cardiac Arrhythmias
Särnholm J, Gaffey A, Turchio M, Biviano A, Burg M. Psychological Interventions for Reducing Distress in Patients with Cardiac Arrhythmias. Current Cardiology Reports 2025, 27: 102. PMID: 40560300, PMCID: PMC12198271, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-025-02253-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyPsychological healthPsychological interventionsAssociated with anxietyBehavioral therapyAvoidance behaviorReduce distressArrhythmia careReduce anxietyPoor quality of lifeAnxietyDepressionQuality of lifeCare CollaborativeCare systemImprove QoLInterventionCareSummaryFurther researchHealthPoor qualityDistressQoLAvoidanceFearPsychological Distress and Cardiovascular Health in Pregnancy Findings From the U.S. National Health Interview Survey
Satti D, Chan J, Metlock F, Mszar R, Mehta A, Chan R, Chang R, Spitz J, Saad A, Gaffey A, Javed Z, Dastmalchi L, Mehta A, Powell-Wiley T, Sharma G. Psychological Distress and Cardiovascular Health in Pregnancy Findings From the U.S. National Health Interview Survey. JACC Advances 2025, 4: 101683. PMID: 40286355, PMCID: PMC12102523, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.101683.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchU.S. National Health Interview SurveySevere psychological distressNational Health Interview SurveyHealth Interview SurveyModerate psychological distressPsychological distressCardiovascular healthPsychological healthPregnant individualsInterview SurveyCardiovascular health scoreSeverity of psychological distressSuboptimal cardiovascular healthLife's Essential 8Multivariable Poisson regressionCross-sectional analysisKessler scaleDietary dataPoisson regressionPotential confoundersPregnant participantsEducation levelFamily incomeHealthDistressOptimizing Psychological Health Across the Perinatal Period: An Update on Maternal Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Sharma G, Gaffey A, Hameed A, Kasparian N, Mauricio R, Marsh E, Beck D, Skowronski J, Wolfe D, Levine G, Research T. Optimizing Psychological Health Across the Perinatal Period: An Update on Maternal Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2025, 14: e041369. PMID: 39996493, PMCID: PMC12132617, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.125.041369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal cardiovascular healthPsychological healthCardiovascular healthAmerican Heart AssociationPerinatal periodCare delivery modelsMaternal psychological healthScientific statementPsychological health carePostpartum follow-upHeart AssociationPsychological health conditionsAssociated with adverse pregnancy outcomesCardiovascular outcomesMaternal mortalityAdverse pregnancy outcomesHealth careDelivery modelsHealth conditionsLong-term cardiovascular outcomesHealthStakeholder partnersOffspring neurodevelopmentPregnancy outcomesCare
2024
Psychological Health and Ischemic Heart Disease in Women: A Review of Current Evidence and Clinical Considerations across the Healthspan
Gaffey A, Spatz E. Psychological Health and Ischemic Heart Disease in Women: A Review of Current Evidence and Clinical Considerations across the Healthspan. Current Atherosclerosis Reports 2024, 26: 45-58. PMID: 38240928, PMCID: PMC11219074, DOI: 10.1007/s11883-023-01185-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic heart disease riskPsychological healthIschemic heart diseasePsychosocial stressRisk of ischemic heart diseaseIschemic heart disease diagnosisPsychological factorsStudy of psychological factorsPositive psychological factorsOptimal psychological healthHeart diseaseSignificant life eventsIHD riskPsychosocial factorsSense of purposeWoman's riskPsychological screeningPsychological assessmentPsychological interventionsLife eventsSex-specific factorsSocial isolationHealthVulnerable groupsNarrative review
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