2014
Triggering of Symptomatic Atrial Fibrillation by Negative Emotion
Lampert R, Jamner L, Burg M, Dziura J, Brandt C, Liu H, Li F, Donovan T, Soufer R. Triggering of Symptomatic Atrial Fibrillation by Negative Emotion. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2014, 64: 1533-1534. PMID: 25277622, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.07.959.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Depression Predicts Elevated Endothelin-1 in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
Burg MM, Martens EJ, Collins D, Soufer R. Depression Predicts Elevated Endothelin-1 in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease. Psychosomatic Medicine 2010, 73: 2-6. PMID: 20947777, PMCID: PMC3016462, DOI: 10.1097/psy.0b013e3181fdfb25.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseEndothelin-1Beck Depression InventoryBDI scoresLogistic regression modelsArtery diseaseLog-transformed continuous variableRisk thresholdElevated endothelin-1ET-1 elevationET-1 levelsEvent-free survivalMorning blood samplesWorse depression symptomsDepression symptom severityEarly morbidityRegression modelsPoor survivalPlaque ruptureAdjusted modelBlood samplesDepressive symptomsDepression severityDepression symptomsDepression Inventory