2011
A multidisciplinary stroke clinic for outpatient care of veterans with cerebrovascular disease
Schmid AA, Kapoor JR, Miech EJ, Kuehn D, Dallas MI, Kerns RD, Lo AC, Concato J, Phipps MS, Couch CD, Moran E, Williams LS, Goble LA, Bravata DM. A multidisciplinary stroke clinic for outpatient care of veterans with cerebrovascular disease. Journal Of Multidisciplinary Healthcare 2011, Volume 4: 111-118. PMID: 21594062, PMCID: PMC3093955, DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s17154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCerebrovascular risk factorsCerebrovascular diseaseStroke clinicClinic visitsRisk factorsClinic modelDiastolic blood pressurePost-stroke careClinical care outcomesLow-density lipoproteinQuality of careBlood pressureComplex patientsPatient satisfactionClinical managementOutpatient careProvider satisfactionCare outcomesCare managementPatientsClinicInternal medicineProgram evaluationRehabilitation medicineDisease
1993
Role of behavioral and psychological factors in mental stress-induced silent left ventricular dysfunction in coronary artery disease
Burg M, Jain D, Soufer R, Kerns R, Zaret B. Role of behavioral and psychological factors in mental stress-induced silent left ventricular dysfunction in coronary artery disease. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1993, 22: 440-448. PMID: 8335813, DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(93)90048-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSilent left ventricular dysfunctionLeft ventricular dysfunctionCoronary artery diseaseVentricular dysfunctionArtery diseaseBlood pressureChronic stable coronary artery diseaseStable coronary artery diseaseStress thallium-201 imagingMental stressGroup I patientsSilent myocardial ischemiaThallium-201 imagingAbsence of symptomsSerial radionuclide ventriculographyStructured interviewsNonischemic groupEjection fractionI patientsPsychological factorsVentricular indexRadionuclide ventriculographyClinical indicesMyocardial ischemiaReversible defects
1989
Defensive coping and blood pressure reactivity in medical patients
Warrenburg S, Levine J, Schwartz G, Fontana A, Kerns R, Delaney R, Mattson R. Defensive coping and blood pressure reactivity in medical patients. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 1989, 12: 407-424. PMID: 2614819, DOI: 10.1007/bf00844875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystolic BP reactivityDenial of illnessBlood pressureMedical patientsBP reactivityAnxiety subscaleBlood pressure reactivityIllness ScalePressure reactivityLevine DenialDefensive copingRepressive copingStress interviewPatientsIllnessHigh deniersLow deniersCoping stylesDefensive coping styleCopingAvoidant coping
1986
Social insecurity, the Type A behavior pattern, and sympathetic arousal
Fontana A, Rosenberg R, Kerns R, Marcus J. Social insecurity, the Type A behavior pattern, and sympathetic arousal. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 1986, 9: 79-88. PMID: 3701860, DOI: 10.1007/bf00844646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood pressureCoronary atherosclerosisSympathetic arousalType A patternPsychological distressA-patternSurgical patientsDiastolic pressureType A behavior patternA behavior patternAtherosclerosisDifferential associationsAssociationPresent studyPattern of findingsArousalDistressPrior studiesPrevious studiesSystolicPatients