2009
Anger-Induced T-Wave Alternans Predicts Future Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
Lampert R, Shusterman V, Burg M, McPherson C, Batsford W, Goldberg A, Soufer R. Anger-Induced T-Wave Alternans Predicts Future Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2009, 53: 774-778. PMID: 19245968, PMCID: PMC3979284, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.10.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillationFuture ventricular arrhythmiasT-wave alternansVentricular arrhythmiasVentricular fibrillationSpontaneous ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillationHigher TWAImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorEjection fractionHighest quartileTWA testingWide QRSClinical arrhythmiaAmbulatory electrocardiographyLowest quartileFuture arrhythmiasSudden deathCardioverter defibrillatorClinical roleMultivariable regressionPatientsArrhythmiasRepolarization instabilityStress protocolSignificant predictors
1999
Neural correlates of exposure to traumatic pictures and sound in Vietnam combat veterans with and without posttraumatic stress disorder: a positron emission tomography study
Bremner J, Staib L, Kaloupek D, Southwick S, Soufer R, Charney D. Neural correlates of exposure to traumatic pictures and sound in Vietnam combat veterans with and without posttraumatic stress disorder: a positron emission tomography study. Biological Psychiatry 1999, 45: 806-816. PMID: 10202567, PMCID: PMC3233761, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(98)00297-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderNon-PTSD subjectsBlood flowVietnam combat veteransCerebral blood flow responseStress disorderBlood flow responsePositron emission tomography studySymptoms of patientsCerebral blood flowSubcortical brain areasEmission tomography studiesCombat veteransMedial prefrontal cortexPositron emission tomographyInferior parietal cortexNeural correlatesVisuospatial processingPTSD subjectsPTSD patientsBrain areasLingual gyrusAnterior cingulatePosterior cingulateParietal cortex