2023
Opioid prescription and risk of atrial fibrillation in younger veterans
Chui P, Khokhar A, Gordon K, Dziura J, Burg M, Brandt C, Haskell S, Malm B, Bastian L, Gandhi P. Opioid prescription and risk of atrial fibrillation in younger veterans. American Heart Journal 2023, 268: 61-67. PMID: 37949420, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2023.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTime-updated Cox regressionIncident atrial fibrillationAtrial fibrillationOpioid exposureVeterans Health AdministrationOpioid typeCox regressionOpioid prescriptionsICD-9-CM diagnostic codesIncidence of AFDevelopment of AFPrescription opioid exposureModifiable risk factorsPrimary care visitsPrescribed opioidsCare visitsOpioid useRisk factorsDiagnostic codesTime-dependent variablesOpioidsHealth AdministrationYounger veteransBaseline periodStudy sample
2022
Hypertension
Shimbo D, Diaz K, Burg M, Schwartz J. Hypertension. 2022, 771-785. DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-85960-6_32.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCardiovascular diseaseRisk factorsCommon CVD risk factorsEnd-stage renal diseaseCVD risk factorsChronic renal failureHistory of hypertensionDiagnosis of hypertensionCause of morbidityMajor risk factorBlood pressure measurementsBlood pressure phenotypesRenal failureHeart failureRenal diseaseAtrial fibrillationHealthcare burdenMyocardial infarctionHypertensionPopulation agesMorbidityMortalityDiseasePressure measurementsCause
2006
The Implications of Mental Stress for Cardiovascular Disease
Graeber B, Soufer A, Burg M, Soufer R. The Implications of Mental Stress for Cardiovascular Disease. Contemporary Cardiology 2006, 197-215. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-096-6_11.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Health Risk Behaviors and Their Relationships to Health Care Utilization Among Veterans Receiving Primary Medical Care
Benedetto M, Kerns R, Rosenberg R, Burg M, Westgate K. Health Risk Behaviors and Their Relationships to Health Care Utilization Among Veterans Receiving Primary Medical Care. Journal Of Clinical Psychology In Medical Settings 1998, 5: 441-447. DOI: 10.1023/a:1026258911757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth care utilizationCare utilizationHealth risk behaviorsAffective distressRisk factorsRisk behaviorsBehavioral health risk factorsPrimary care providersPrimary care settingBehavioral risk factorsCurrent tobacco usePrimary medical careHealth risk factorsBehavioral health risksHealth care systemBrief self-report questionnaireBehaviour change interventionsRisk drinkingCare settingsTobacco useSelf-report questionnairesCare providersPatterns of useMedical careMild range
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