2014
Confluence of Depression and Acute Psychological Stress Among Patients With Stable Coronary Heart Disease: Effects on Myocardial Perfusion
Burg MM, Meadows J, Shimbo D, Davidson KW, Schwartz JE, Soufer R. Confluence of Depression and Acute Psychological Stress Among Patients With Stable Coronary Heart Disease: Effects on Myocardial Perfusion. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2014, 3: e000898. PMID: 25359402, PMCID: PMC4338683, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.114.000898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAgedChi-Square DistributionChronic DiseaseConnecticutCoronary CirculationCoronary DiseaseDepressionFemaleHemodynamicsHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial Perfusion ImagingOdds RatioPredictive Value of TestsPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRecurrenceRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexStress, PsychologicalTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsAcute psychological stressMyocardial perfusionPsychological stressDepressed rangeNormal rangeAcute coronary syndrome (ACS) recurrenceSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitor medicationsStable coronary heart diseaseCoronary heart disease patientsSerotonin reuptake inhibitor medicationsImpaired myocardial perfusionTomography myocardial perfusionCoronary heart diseaseMortality risk factorsOptimal medical careHigh normal rangeReuptake inhibitor medicationsHeart disease patientsBeck Depression InventorySingle photon emissionACS recurrenceCHD prognosisInhibitor medicationVascular mechanismsMeasures of depression
2003
Simultaneous assessment of myocardial perfusion and function during mental stress in patients with chronic coronary artery disease
Arrighi JA, Burg M, Cohen IS, Soufer R. Simultaneous assessment of myocardial perfusion and function during mental stress in patients with chronic coronary artery disease. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2003, 10: 267-274. PMID: 12794625, DOI: 10.1016/s1071-3581(02)43235-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial perfusion imagingChronic coronary artery diseaseLeft ventricular dysfunctionVentricular dysfunctionCoronary artery diseaseReversible perfusion defectsPerfusion defectsArtery diseaseVentricular functionMyocardial perfusionNew regional wall motion abnormalitiesSestamibi single-photon emissionPharmacologic stress myocardial perfusion imagingStress myocardial perfusion imagingGlobal left ventricular dysfunctionRegional wall motion abnormalitiesResultsTwenty-eight patientsLeft ventricular functionWall motion abnormalitiesTomography (SPECT) MPIMyocardial perfusion defectsRegional wall motionCircumferential profile analysisSingle photon emissionSimultaneous assessment