2020
Relationship Between Depressive Symptoms and Health Status in Peripheral Artery Disease: Role of Sex Differences
Jelani Q, Mena‐Hurtado C, Burg M, Soufer R, Gosch K, Jones PG, Spertus JA, Safdar B, Smolderen KG. Relationship Between Depressive Symptoms and Health Status in Peripheral Artery Disease: Role of Sex Differences. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e014583. PMID: 32781883, PMCID: PMC7660812, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.014583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseDepressive symptomsHealth statusArtery diseaseEQ-5D visual analog scale scoresEQ-5D visual analog scaleVisual analog scale scoreGeneric health statusPeripheral Artery QuestionnaireVascular specialty clinicsAnalog scale scoreHealth status scoresPatient Health QuestionnaireSevere depressive symptomsVisual analog scaleHealth status outcomesWorse health statusAdjusted general linear modelSex differencesPORTRAIT registryPAD diagnosisPAD symptomsAnalog scaleConclusions WomenMean age
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
2003
Depressive Symptoms and Mortality Two Years After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (CABG) in Men
Burg MM, Benedetto C, Soufer R. Depressive Symptoms and Mortality Two Years After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (CABG) in Men. Psychosomatic Medicine 2003, 65: 508-510. PMID: 12883097, DOI: 10.1097/01.psy.0000077509.39465.79.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryElevated depressive symptomsDepressive symptomsCardiovascular mortalityTwo-year cardiovascular mortalityArtery bypass graft surgeryHistory of CHFBypass graft surgeryHistory of COPDLong-term mortalityCABG patientsPresurgical symptomsCABG surgeryCardiac mortalityGraft surgeryImportant independent contributorMedical morbidityPathophysiological mechanismsMortality riskIndependent contributorsSymptomsMortalitySurgeryBDI-1Multivariate modelPresurgical Depression Predicts Medical Morbidity 6 Months After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Burg MM, Benedetto MC, Rosenberg R, Soufer R. Presurgical Depression Predicts Medical Morbidity 6 Months After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Psychosomatic Medicine 2003, 65: 111-118. PMID: 12554822, DOI: 10.1097/01.psy.0000038940.33335.09.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryBypass graft surgeryPresurgical depressionBeck Depression InventoryGraft surgeryDepression IndexMedical outcomesDepression InventoryShort-term medical outcomesPsychosocial risk indexCoronary artery diseasePoor medical prognosisImpact of depressionPsychosocial risk factorsOutcomes of interestQuality of lifeImportant independent contributorCardiac hospitalizationArtery diseaseSurgical painPsychosocial morbidityMedical recordsRisk factorsStudy population
2002
Brain, behavior, mental stress, and the neurocardiac interaction
Soufer R, Arrighi JA, Burg MM. Brain, behavior, mental stress, and the neurocardiac interaction. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2002, 9: 650-662. PMID: 12466790, DOI: 10.1067/mnc.2002.129884.Peer-Reviewed Original Research