Kristie Walenczyk, PhD
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950 Campbell Avenue, Mail Stop 116B
West Haven, CT 06516
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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
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Psychiatry
Assistant ProfessorPrimaryCardiovascular Medicine
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- Cardiovascular Medicine
- Psychiatry
Education & Training
- PhD
- The Ohio State University, Clinical Psychology
- Predoctoral Internship
- Alpert Medical School of Brown University (2018)
- MS
- Loyola University Maryland, Clinical Psychology
- BS
- Virginia Tech University, Psychology
Research
Research at a Glance
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Frequent collaborators of Kristie Walenczyk's published research.
Publications Timeline
A big-picture view of Kristie Walenczyk's research output by year.
Carlos Mena-Hurtado, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FAHA
Kim Germaine Emiel Smolderen, PhD, MSc
Allison E. Gaffey, PhD
Matthew Burg, PhD
Daniel Jacoby, MD
Lindsey Scierka, MD, MPH
34Publications
176Citations
Publications
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. Psychosomatic Medicine 2024, 86: 740-747. PMID: 39225340, PMCID: PMC11560491, DOI: 10.1097/psy.0000000000001335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-reported sleep durationArterial stiffnessSleep durationAverage sleep durationActigraphy-assessed sleepAmbulatory arterial stiffness indexSex-specific associationsArterial stiffness indexAssessment of ASResting CaiHealth covariatesValid contextsSex-stratifiedQuadratic associationHealthy MenCAIXAssess sleepExploratory analysisYoung adultsStiffness indexHealthy adultsSex-specificMultivariate regressionSleepAssociationFrom 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, zxae183. PMID: 38963826, DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/zxae183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsPatient sociodemographic characteristicsATTR-CASociodemographic characteristicsSpecialty pharmacyPyrophosphate scintigraphyPopulation prevalence ratesEconomically disadvantaged areasTransthyretin cardiac amyloidosisBlack/African American raceReduce disparitiesPotential patient subgroupsPharmacy processesProportion of daysClinical pathwayCompare sociodemographicsDisadvantaged areasEquitable provisionTafamidis therapyCardiac amyloidosisTafamidis treatmentPrevalence ratesClinical programsAmerican racePatient subgroupsPosting manuscriptsExamining 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 ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseMajor adverse cardiac eventsAdverse cardiac eventsMicrovascular diseaseMinor amputationHospital mortalityCardiac eventsArtery diseaseNational Readmission DatabaseFurther prospective researchNumber of patientsCommon risk factorsMultiple logistic regressionMajor amputationBaseline factorsFinal cohortCox regressionAdverse outcomesPAD groupSecondary diagnosisRisk factorsAnnual admissionsObservational studyPrevalent conditionHigh risk
2023
The 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 ResearchCitationsAdvance 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 ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsIncident heart failureVeterans Aging Cohort StudyHeart failureAD screeningDisease severityCox proportional hazards regressionIncident HF diagnosisAging Cohort StudyProportional hazards regressionGreater disease severityAdvance directive completionAssociation of ADFuture quality improvementCare contactsCohort studyHF diagnosisHIV statusScreening ratesHazards regressionPoor prognosisDiagnosis codesCardiology subspecialtiesHaenszel testHealthcare encountersPWHAthletes 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 AC, Magnussen RA, Everhart JS, Milliron E, Emery CF, Schiele SE, Harris KM, Schmitt L, Flanigan DC. 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 2023, 39: 1028-1034. PMID: 36872027, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2022.10.041.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Telehealth 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 ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsTelehealth visitsQuality of careTelehealth useCOVID-19Cross-sectional observational studyHigher visit volumeCOVID-19 surgeLarge health systemSatisfaction surveyMost patientsPatient satisfactionObservational studyTelehealth carePatient's perspectiveVisit volumeHigh satisfaction ratingsPatient portalsPatient experiencePatientsCare deliveryHealth systemVisitsHigh satisfaction levelsCareGood technical qualityThe Yale Roadmap for Health Psychology and Integrated Cardiovascular Care
Gaffey AE, Harris KM, Mena-Hurtado C, Sinha R, Jacoby DL, Smolderen KG. The Yale Roadmap for Health Psychology and Integrated Cardiovascular Care. Health Psychology 2022, 41: 779-791. PMID: 35201804, DOI: 10.1037/hea0001152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCardiovascular careCardiovascular diseaseHealth care systemRisk factorsBehavioural risk factor managementTraditional atherosclerotic risk factorsWagner's Chronic Care ModelCare systemAtherosclerotic risk factorsRisk factor managementChronic Care ModelCause of morbidityMental health burdenBehavioral risk factorsChronic cardiovascular diseaseHigh-intensity careAdverse health outcomesMental health disordersHealth psychologyEvidence-based approachComplex multimorbidityRisk patientsCardiovascular populationFactor managementChronic diseasesThe association of depression with mortality and major adverse limb event outcomes in patients with peripheral artery disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Scierka LE, Mena-Hurtado C, Ahmed ZV, Yousef S, Arham A, Grimshaw AA, Harris KM, Burg M, Vriens PW, Heyligers J, Lee M, Yazgan I, Smolderen KG. The association of depression with mortality and major adverse limb event outcomes in patients with peripheral artery disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2022, 320: 169-177. PMID: 36179780, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.09.098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsMajor adverse limb eventsPeripheral artery diseaseAssociation of depressionCause mortalityArtery diseaseDepressive symptomsSystematic reviewAdverse limb eventsAdverse prognostic outcomeCoronary artery diseaseRisk of biasImportant comorbidityPoor outcomeAdverse outcomesPrognostic outcomesPooled resultsRisk factorsObservational studyTreatment statusLimb eventsDepression severityPatientsLarger sample sizeMortalityRisk estimatesAssociation of depression and anxiety disorders with outcomes after revascularization in chronic limb-threatening ischemia hospitalizations nationwide
Harris KM, Mena-Hurtado C, Burg MM, Vriens PW, Heyligers J, Smolderen KG. Association of depression and anxiety disorders with outcomes after revascularization in chronic limb-threatening ischemia hospitalizations nationwide. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2022, 77: 480-489. PMID: 36115521, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.09.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsLength of stayChronic limb-threatening ischemiaAnxiety disorder diagnosisAssociation of depressionRevascularization cohortMajor amputationDisorder diagnosisSurgical revascularizationEndovascular revascularizationHigher oddsLonger median LOSMedian LOSLonger LOSAnxiety disordersDocumentation of depressionPeripheral artery diseaseLimb-threatening ischemiaRisk of amputationNational Inpatient SamplePatients' sociodemographic dataHigher median costArtery diseaseIllness severityPsychiatric comorbidityComorbid depression
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
activity Psychology & Health
Journal ServiceReviewerDetails2019 - Presentactivity Journal of the American Heart Association
Journal ServiceReviewerDetails2023 - Presentactivity Unheard Voices: The Burden of Ischemia and No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease in Women
Oral PresentationConnecticut Chapter of the American College of CardiologyDetails04/26/2023 - 04/26/2023New Haven, CT, United StatesCollaboratorsactivity The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) as a Measure of Stress: State-Like and Trait-Like Components
Poster PresentationAmerican Psychosomatic SocietyDetails03/09/2023 - 03/09/2023San Juan, San Juan, Puerto RicoCollaboratorsactivity Development of a 30-Day Health Status Prediction Model for High-Risk Transfemoral Carotid Artery Stenting Using a Simple Machine Learning Algorithm
Oral PresentationAmerican Heart AssociationDetails11/05/2022 - 11/05/2022Chicago, IL, United StatesCollaborators
News
News
- July 06, 2022Source: TCTMD
Grieving a Loved One Increases Mortality Risk in HF Patients
- June 07, 2022
Hospitalizations for Severe Peripheral Artery Disease Are Highest and Rising Fastest Among Young, Low-Income Men, Yale Experts Warn
- February 02, 2022Source: Cath Lab Digest
Study: Hospitalizations for Severe Peripheral Artery Disease are Highest and Rising Fastest Among Young, Low-Income Men
- January 26, 2022
American College of Cardiology 71st Annual Scientific Session & Expo sessions announced
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