2019
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Risk for Early Incident Atrial Fibrillation: A Prospective Cohort Study of 1.1 Million Young Adults
Rosman L, Lampert R, Ramsey CM, Dziura J, Chui PW, Brandt C, Haskell S, Burg MM. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Risk for Early Incident Atrial Fibrillation: A Prospective Cohort Study of 1.1 Million Young Adults. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2019, 8: e013741. PMID: 31564191, PMCID: PMC6806049, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.013741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident atrial fibrillationPosttraumatic stress disorderMiddle-aged veteransAtrial fibrillationRisk factorsMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelIncidence of AFCox proportional hazards modelStress disorderAF risk factorsCardiovascular risk factorsNew atrial fibrillationProspective cohort studyHigher overall incidenceVeterans Health AdministrationProportional hazards modelAcute psychological stressChronic stress syndromeCohort studyOverall incidenceAtrial tachycardiaLifestyle factorsAtrial flutterHealthcare useEffect modificationEffect of β-blockers on triggering of symptomatic atrial fibrillation by anger or stress
Lampert R, Burg MM, Jamner LD, Dziura J, Brandt C, Li F, Donovan T, Soufer R. Effect of β-blockers on triggering of symptomatic atrial fibrillation by anger or stress. Heart Rhythm 2019, 16: 1167-1173. PMID: 31171436, PMCID: PMC6759206, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2019.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial fibrillationΒ-blockersAF episodesHistory of AFControl periodSymptomatic AF episodesSymptomatic atrial fibrillationΒ-blocker useExclusion of patientsPersistent atrial fibrillationHolter monitoringAF symptomsPatientsPatient exposureCase periodFibrillationMood statesEpisodesEvent monitorDeleterious physiological responsesExposurePhysiological responsesDiary dataSotalol
2014
Triggering of Symptomatic Atrial Fibrillation by Negative Emotion
Lampert R, Jamner L, Burg M, Dziura J, Brandt C, Liu H, Li F, Donovan T, Soufer R. Triggering of Symptomatic Atrial Fibrillation by Negative Emotion. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2014, 64: 1533-1534. PMID: 25277622, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.07.959.Peer-Reviewed Original Research