1998
Effects of Mental Stress on Left Ventricular and Peripheral Vascular Performance in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
Jain D, Shaker M, Burg M, Wackers F, Soufer R, Zaret B. Effects of Mental Stress on Left Ventricular and Peripheral Vascular Performance in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1998, 31: 1314-1322. PMID: 9581726, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(98)00092-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular ejection fractionPeripheral vascular resistanceCoronary artery diseaseRate-pressure productStress-induced fallSystolic blood pressureArtery diseaseBlood pressureCardiac outputHeart rateMental stressGroup IHemodynamic variablesAnger recallGroup IIMental stressorsEnd-systolic ventricular elastanceMental stress-induced changesSemisupine bicycle exerciseGroup II patientsComparable increaseDiastolic blood pressureVentricular ejection fractionExercise-induced changesVascular resistance
1989
Differing responses in right and left ventricular filling, loading and volumes during positive end-expiratory pressure
Schulman D, Biondi J, Matthay R, Zaret B, Soufer R. Differing responses in right and left ventricular filling, loading and volumes during positive end-expiratory pressure. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1989, 64: 772-777. PMID: 2679024, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(89)90763-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeak filling rateEnd-diastolic volumeLV end-diastolic volumeEjection fractionLeft ventricularCardiac outputRV volumesLV volumesPositive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) applicationRight ventricular ejection fractionRV end-diastolic volumePositive end-expiratory pressureGroup 1 patientsLow cardiac outputSystemic vascular resistanceVentricular ejection fractionCoronary artery diseaseLV ejection fractionRV ejection fractionEnd-expiratory pressureFilling rateVascular resistanceArtery diseaseBlood pressureVentricular function