2010
Common Genes Contribute to Depressive Symptoms and Heart Rate Variability: The Twins Heart Study
Su S, Lampert R, Lee F, Bremner JD, Snieder H, Jones L, Murrah NV, Goldberg J, Vaccarino V. Common Genes Contribute to Depressive Symptoms and Heart Rate Variability: The Twins Heart Study. Twin Research And Human Genetics 2010, 13: 1-9. PMID: 20158303, PMCID: PMC2905576, DOI: 10.1375/twin.13.1.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart rate variabilityCoronary artery diseaseDepressive symptomsHRV indicesReduced heart rate variabilityRate variabilityElectrocardiographic Holter recordingsMeasurements of HRVBeck Depression Inventory-IICurrent depressive symptomsSignificant inverse correlationVietnam Era Twin RegistryFrequency domain variablesBivariate genetic modelingCommon neurobiological dysfunctionArtery diseaseAutonomic dysregulationHolter recordingsHeart StudyMiddle-aged male twinsHRV frequencySymptomsCommon genetic componentInventory-IIHigh frequency
2008
Depressive Symptoms and Heart Rate Variability: Evidence for a Shared Genetic Substrate in a Study of Twins
Vaccarino V, Lampert R, Bremner JD, Lee F, Su S, Maisano C, Murrah NV, Jones L, Jawed F, Afzal N, Ashraf A, Goldberg J. Depressive Symptoms and Heart Rate Variability: Evidence for a Shared Genetic Substrate in a Study of Twins. Psychosomatic Medicine 2008, 70: 628-636. PMID: 18606724, PMCID: PMC5884077, DOI: 10.1097/psy.0b013e31817bcc9e.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Day-to-day reproducibility of mental stress-induced abnormal left ventricular function response in patients with coronary artery disease and its relationship to autonomic activation
Jain D, Joska T, Lee F, Burg M, Lampert R, Zaret B. Day-to-day reproducibility of mental stress-induced abnormal left ventricular function response in patients with coronary artery disease and its relationship to autonomic activation. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2001, 8: 347-355. PMID: 11391305, DOI: 10.1067/mnc.2001.113517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseSystolic blood pressureLV ejection fractionLV dysfunctionRate-pressure productBlood pressureAnger recallMS taskHeart rate variabilityAutonomic activationLVEF responseArtery diseaseMental stressSympathetic activationHeart rateSymptomatic coronary artery diseaseRate variabilityAbnormal LVEF responseVentricular function responseChronic stable anginaExercise-induced ischemiaLeft ventricular dysfunctionAdverse prognostic signLF/HFCardiac medications
1994
Circadian variation of sustained ventricular tachycardia in patients with coronary artery disease and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators.
Lampert R, Rosenfeld L, Batsford W, Lee F, McPherson C. Circadian variation of sustained ventricular tachycardia in patients with coronary artery disease and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. Circulation 1994, 90: 241-247. PMID: 8026004, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.90.1.241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCircadian RhythmCoronary DiseaseDefibrillators, ImplantableFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedTachycardia, VentricularConceptsCoronary artery diseaseSustained ventricular tachycardiaVentricular tachycardiaArtery diseaseCircadian variationVT occurrenceSudden deathMechanism of VTLife-threatening ventricular tachycardiaEpisodes of VTAmbulatory ECG monitoringConsecutive patientsEjection fractionDrug therapyIndividual patientsEpidemiological dataPatientsTachycardiaECG monitoringCircadian patternDiseaseArrhythmiasDeathInfrequent eventEpisodes