2025
Psychological Aspects of Wearable Health Technologies in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease: A Literature Review and Call to Action
Gaffey A, Hooker S, Lampert R, Gehi A, Rosman L. Psychological Aspects of Wearable Health Technologies in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease: A Literature Review and Call to Action. Current Cardiology Reports 2025, 27: 92. PMID: 40478308, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-025-02234-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWearable health technologiesMental healthCardiovascular diseaseHealth technologiesCardiovascular disease self-managementPatients' mental healthAdverse psychological reactionsQuality of lifeProvider burdenHealthy behaviorsHealthcare providersHealthcare utilizationSelf-managementWell-designed prospective studiesCVD managementHealth metricsHealthcare systemHigh-risk groupLifestyle modificationConsumer wearablesImplementation of wearablesPatient outcomesHealthcarePsychological reactionsPsychological effectsOptimizing 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmerican Heart AssociationCardiovascular DiseasesFemaleHumansMaternal HealthMental HealthPerinatal CarePregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsRisk FactorsUnited StatesConceptsMaternal 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
Strengthening the Pillars of Cardiovascular Health: Psychological Health is a Crucial Component
Gaffey A, Rollman B, Burg M. Strengthening the Pillars of Cardiovascular Health: Psychological Health is a Crucial Component. Circulation 2024, 149: 641-643. PMID: 38408143, PMCID: PMC10924771, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.123.066132.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Screening for Psychological Distress and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Related Mortality
Gaffey AE, Gathright EC, Fletcher LM, Goldstein CM. Screening for Psychological Distress and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Related Mortality. Journal Of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation And Prevention 2022, 42: 404-415. PMID: 36342683, PMCID: PMC9646240, DOI: 10.1097/hcr.0000000000000751.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnxietyCardiovascular DiseasesFemaleHumansMaleProspective StudiesPsychological DistressStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticStress, PsychologicalConceptsIncident cardiovascular diseasePost-traumatic stress disorderCardiovascular diseasePsychological distressCVD preventionPsychosocial stressGeneral mental health symptomsCVD risk profilePast psychiatric diagnosisMental health servicesMental health symptomsHigh psychological distressCVD onsetProspective evidenceRelated mortalityPsychiatric diagnosisHealth servicesHealth symptomsRisk profileGreater riskStress disorderPractice recommendationsSelf-report instrumentDistressAdditional investigationThe Yale Roadmap for Health Psychology and Integrated Cardiovascular Care
Gaffey AE, Harris KM, Mena-Hurtado C, Sinha R, Jacoby DL, Smolderen KG. The Yale Roadmap for Health Psychology and Integrated Cardiovascular Care. Health Psychology 2022, 41: 779-791. PMID: 35201804, DOI: 10.1037/hea0001152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBehavioral MedicineCardiovascular DiseasesChronic DiseaseDelivery of Health CareHumansMental HealthMultimorbidityPsychologyConceptsCardiovascular careCardiovascular diseaseHealth care systemRisk factorsBehavioural risk factor managementTraditional atherosclerotic risk factorsWagner's Chronic Care ModelCare systemAtherosclerotic risk factorsRisk factor managementChronic Care ModelCause of morbidityMental health burdenBehavioral risk factorsChronic cardiovascular diseaseHigh-intensity careAdverse health outcomesMental health disordersHealth psychologyEvidence-based approachComplex multimorbidityRisk patientsCardiovascular populationFactor managementChronic diseasesGender Differences in Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease Among Young Veterans
Dhruva SS, Dziura J, Bathulapalli H, Rosman L, Gaffey AE, Davis MB, Brandt CA, Haskell SG. Gender Differences in Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease Among Young Veterans. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 37: 806-815. PMID: 36042086, PMCID: PMC9481764, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07595-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuideline-directed medical therapyIncident coronary artery diseaseCoronary artery diseaseHeart failureMedical therapyCardiovascular diseaseWomen veteransDiagnosis of HFAldosterone system inhibitorsIncident heart failureAdverse cardiovascular outcomesClinical practice guidelinesRisk of mortalityLevel of evidenceYounger women veteransHF medicationsMultiple pharmacotherapiesAntiplatelet therapyCardiovascular outcomesYounger average ageArtery diseaseCVD careGuideline recommendationsSystem inhibitorsAdverse outcomes
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