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
2011
Social support and coronary heart disease.
Czajkowski S, Arteaga S, Burg M. Social support and coronary heart disease. 2011, 169-195. DOI: 10.1037/13086-007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Enhancing Recovery in Coronary Heart Disease Patients (ENRICHD) Study.
Burg M, Czajkowski S. The Enhancing Recovery in Coronary Heart Disease Patients (ENRICHD) Study. 2011, 381-400. DOI: 10.1037/13086-019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvent-free survivalAcute myocardial infarctionClinical trialsEnhancing RecoveryReduced event-free survivalStrong epidemiologic evidenceRisk of reinfarctionCoronary heart diseaseFuture clinical trialsPatient studiesLow social supportSocial supportCardiologic careEpidemiologic evidenceBlood InstituteMyocardial infarctionNational HeartHeart diseaseSurvival ratePatientsSecondary findingsComparable populationsENRICHDTrialsDepression
2010
Tendency to Angry Rumination Predicts Stress-Provoked Endothelin-1 Increase in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
Fernandez AB, Soufer R, Collins D, Soufer A, Ranjbaran H, Burg MM. Tendency to Angry Rumination Predicts Stress-Provoked Endothelin-1 Increase in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease. Psychosomatic Medicine 2010, 72: 348-353. PMID: 20368479, PMCID: PMC2872076, DOI: 10.1097/psy.0b013e3181d71982.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary heart diseaseET-1 increaseET-1Chronic stable coronary heart diseaseStable coronary heart diseaseMultivariate logistic regression modelET-1 elevationAcute coronary syndromeHistory of diabetesRate-pressure productCoronary artery diseaseEndothelin-1 increaseLogistic regression modelsCoronary syndromeArtery diseaseBeta blockersPotential confoundersPressure productHeart diseasePlaque ruptureBlood samplesPatientsAngry ruminationNitric oxideStress protocol
2006
Depression and CHD: Prevalence, Prognosis, Pathophysiology and Treatment
Maier K, Chatkoff D, Burg M. Depression and CHD: Prevalence, Prognosis, Pathophysiology and Treatment. 2006, 83-98. DOI: 10.1007/978-88-470-0378-1_6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Depression in chronic medical illness: The case of coronary heart disease
Burg M, Abrams D. Depression in chronic medical illness: The case of coronary heart disease. Journal Of Clinical Psychology 2001, 57: 1323-1337. PMID: 11590618, DOI: 10.1002/jclp.1100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary diseasePoor long-term psychosocial outcomesLong-term psychosocial outcomesChronic medical illnessCoronary heart diseasePost-MI patientsPrevious cardiac historyCAD severityCardiac historyMedical illnessMyocardial infarctionHeart diseaseReporting symptomsMinor depressionMajor depressionCase reviewPsychosocial outcomesPatientsDepressionDiseaseImportant predictorMorbidityInfarctionIllnessSymptoms
1987
Psychological correlates of hostility among patients undergoing coronary angiography
Blumenthal J, Barefoot J, Burg M, Williams R. Psychological correlates of hostility among patients undergoing coronary angiography. Psychology And Psychotherapy Theory Research And Practice 1987, 60: 349-355. PMID: 3426973, DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1987.tb02754.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsState-Trait Personality InventoryPerceived Social Support ScaleMinnesota Multiphasic Personality InventoryHo scalePersonality InventoryIneffective coping stylesSelf-Rating InventoryCook-Medley Hostility ScaleSelf-report questionnairesPattern of correlationsSocial Support ScaleHopkins Symptom Check ListCoronary heart diseasePsychological correlatesMultiphasic Personality InventoryCoping stylesPsychological dimensionsSymptom Check ListPsychosocial correlatesSocial maladjustmentBehavioral dimensionsPsychometric instrumentsSupport ScaleHostility ScaleCoronary angiography
1986
Behavioral Approaches to Primary and Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease
Blumenthal J, Burg M, Roark S. Behavioral Approaches to Primary and Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease. 1986, 287-306. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4684-5044-6_13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronary heart diseaseHeart diseaseProgressive diseaseSecondary preventionBlood pressureCigarette smokingSerum cholesterolType A behavior patternMyocardial infarctionRisk factorsFamily historySedentary lifestyleEpidemiological studiesA behavior patternDiseaseIdentification of characteristicsPreventionInfarctionSmokingObesityBehavioral approachCholesterol