Kristie Walenczyk, PhD
Assistant Professor of PsychiatryCards
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2026
Sex Differences in the Bidirectional Associations of Psychological Distress and Acute Coronary Syndrome
Magin Z, Walenczyk K, Gaffey A. Sex Differences in the Bidirectional Associations of Psychological Distress and Acute Coronary Syndrome. Cardiology Clinics 2026, 44: 147-157. PMID: 41903951, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2025.11.006.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2025
Advance directives prior to COVID-19 diagnosis in a United States national healthcare system
Schwartz A, Tate J, Lehmann L, King J, Walenczyk K, Levin W, Feder S, Justice A, Akgün K. Advance directives prior to COVID-19 diagnosis in a United States national healthcare system. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0338825. PMID: 41417841, PMCID: PMC12716786, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0338825.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Ecologically Assessed Sleep Duration and Arterial Stiffness in Healthy Men and Women
Gaffey A, Walenczyk K, Schwartz J, Hall M, Burg M. Ecologically Assessed Sleep Duration and Arterial Stiffness in Healthy Men and Women. Biopsychosocial Science And Medicine 2024, 86: 740-747. PMID: 39225340, PMCID: PMC11560491, DOI: 10.1097/psy.0000000000001335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFrom transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis diagnosis to tafamidis treatment: Association of drop-off with patient sociodemographic characteristics
Walenczyk K, Singh A, Tong K, Burg M, Miller E. From transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis diagnosis to tafamidis treatment: Association of drop-off with patient sociodemographic characteristics. American Journal Of Health-System Pharmacy 2024, 81: 1245-1251. PMID: 38963826, DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/zxae183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExamining Outcomes in Patients Admitted With Comorbid Peripheral Artery Disease and Microvascular Disease
Grubman S, Algara M, Smolderen K, Luna P, Walenczyk K, Scierka L, Cleman J, Siddiqui W, Romain G, Mena‐Hurtado C. Examining Outcomes in Patients Admitted With Comorbid Peripheral Artery Disease and Microvascular Disease. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2024, 13: e030710. PMID: 38166496, PMCID: PMC10863818, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.030710.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Cardiovascular Effects of Long-Term Cannabis Use: More Questions Than Answers
Harris K. Cardiovascular Effects of Long-Term Cannabis Use: More Questions Than Answers. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2023, 206: 370-371. PMID: 37690937, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.08.086.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersThe Perceived Stress Scale as a Measure of Stress: Decomposing Score Variance in Longitudinal Behavioral Medicine Studies
Harris K, Gaffey A, Schwartz J, Krantz D, Burg M. The Perceived Stress Scale as a Measure of Stress: Decomposing Score Variance in Longitudinal Behavioral Medicine Studies. Annals Of Behavioral Medicine 2023, 57: 846-854. PMID: 37084792, PMCID: PMC10498818, DOI: 10.1093/abm/kaad015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvance directive screening among veterans with incident heart failure: Comparisons among people aging with and without HIV
Walenczyk K, Cavanagh C, Skanderson M, Feder S, Soliman A, Justice A, Burg M, Akgün K. Advance directive screening among veterans with incident heart failure: Comparisons among people aging with and without HIV. Heart & Lung 2023, 61: 1-7. PMID: 37023581, PMCID: PMC10524135, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2023.03.018.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Athletes and Nonathletes Show No Difference in Symptoms or Function Prior to Knee Surgery, but Those With Chronic Symptoms Show Increased Pain Catastrophizing and Kinesiophobia
DiBartola A, Magnussen R, Everhart J, Milliron E, Emery C, Schiele S, Harris K, Schmitt L, Flanigan D. Athletes and Nonathletes Show No Difference in Symptoms or Function Prior to Knee Surgery, but Those With Chronic Symptoms Show Increased Pain Catastrophizing and Kinesiophobia. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2022, 39: 1028-1034. PMID: 36872027, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2022.10.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTelehealth care before and during COVID-19: trends and quality in a large health system
Luna P, Lee M, Greeno R, DeLucia N, London Y, Hoffman P, Burg M, Harris K, Spatz ES, Mena-Hurtado C, Smolderen KG. Telehealth care before and during COVID-19: trends and quality in a large health system. JAMIA Open 2022, 5: ooac079. PMID: 36204596, PMCID: PMC9531686, DOI: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooac079.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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