2022
Depression and Perceived Stress After Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection and Comparison With Other Acute Myocardial Infarction (the VIRGO Experience)
Murugiah K, Chen L, Dreyer RP, Bouras G, Safdar B, Lu Y, Spatz ES, Gupta A, Khera R, Ng VG, Bueno H, Tweet MS, Spertus JA, Hayes SN, Lansky A, Krumholz HM. Depression and Perceived Stress After Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection and Comparison With Other Acute Myocardial Infarction (the VIRGO Experience). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2022, 173: 33-38. PMID: 35365290, PMCID: PMC9133198, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous coronary artery dissectionPatient Health Questionnaire-9Coronary artery dissectionPSS-14 scoreArtery dissectionBaseline PHQ-9 scoreAcute myocardial infarction patientsCardiovascular risk factorsPHQ-9 scoresAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction patientsYears of agePerceived Stress Scale scoresStress Scale scoresLinear mixed-effects analysisSCAD casesVIRGO StudyQuestionnaire-9Infarction patientsMixed-effects analysisMyocardial infarctionSubgroup analysisRisk factorsRoutine screeningClinical acuityHealth status outcomes after spontaneous coronary artery dissection and comparison with other acute myocardial infarction: The VIRGO experience
Murugiah K, Chen L, Dreyer RP, Bouras G, Safdar B, Khera R, Lu Y, Spatz ES, Ng VG, Gupta A, Bueno H, Tweet MS, Spertus JA, Hayes SN, Lansky A, Krumholz HM. Health status outcomes after spontaneous coronary artery dissection and comparison with other acute myocardial infarction: The VIRGO experience. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0265624. PMID: 35320296, PMCID: PMC8942215, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous coronary artery dissectionAcute myocardial infarctionAMI patientsCoronary artery dissectionYoung AMI patientsHealth status outcomesHealth status instrumentsSCAD patientsArtery dissectionMyocardial infarctionStatus outcomesPatientsOutcomesHousehold incomeCollege educationInfarction
2016
Women and Chest Pain: Recognizing the Different Faces of Angina in the Emergency Department.
Safdar B, D'Onofrio G. Women and Chest Pain: Recognizing the Different Faces of Angina in the Emergency Department. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2016, 89: 227-38. PMID: 27354848, PMCID: PMC4918863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseAcute coronary syndromeChest painEmergency departmentMicrovascular dysfunctionED patientsCoronary artery endothelial dysfunctionCause of anginaCoronary artery dissectionCoronary artery spasmPersistent chest painRecurrent chest painSex-specific causesQuality of lifeArtery spasmArtery dissectionCoronary syndromeEndothelial dysfunctionMyocardial bridgingArtery diseasePoor functionCardinal symptomsAnginaPainPatients
2014
Gender‐specific Research for Emergency Diagnosis and Management of Ischemic Heart Disease: Proceedings from the 2014 Academic Emergency Medicine Consensus Conference Cardiovascular Research Workgroup
Safdar B, Nagurney JT, Anise A, DeVon HA, D'Onofrio G, Hess EP, Hollander JE, Legato MJ, McGregor AJ, Scott J, Tewelde S, Diercks DB. Gender‐specific Research for Emergency Diagnosis and Management of Ischemic Heart Disease: Proceedings from the 2014 Academic Emergency Medicine Consensus Conference Cardiovascular Research Workgroup. Academic Emergency Medicine 2014, 21: 1350-1360. PMID: 25413468, PMCID: PMC6402042, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseIschemic heart diseaseHeart diseaseCardiac ischemiaSymptomatic coronary artery diseaseObstructive coronary artery diseaseSex-specific pathophysiologyCoronary artery dissectionAge-matched menSex-specific riskPatient-centered outcomesPatient-provider communicationHealth care practitionersEmergency medical servicesGender-specific researchAcademic Emergency Medicine consensus conferencePerson meetingsBasic science researchArtery dissectionCardiovascular outcomesMonthly conference callsMicrovascular dysfunctionArtery diseasePatient outcomesCardiac biomarkers