2023
Insomnia and Early Incident Atrial Fibrillation: A 16‐Year Cohort Study of Younger Men and Women Veterans
Gaffey A, Rosman L, Lampert R, Yaggi H, Haskell S, Brandt C, Enriquez A, Mazzella A, Skanderson M, Burg M. Insomnia and Early Incident Atrial Fibrillation: A 16‐Year Cohort Study of Younger Men and Women Veterans. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2023, 12: e030331. PMID: 37791503, PMCID: PMC10757545, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.030331.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive sleep apneaIncident atrial fibrillationAtrial fibrillationHealth care utilizationSleep apneaAF onsetCohort studyCare utilizationAF riskMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelVeterans Health Administration (VHA) careRisk of AFCox proportional hazards modelCases of AFEarly cardiovascular riskIncident AF riskAssociation of insomniaProportional hazards modelCommon sleep disorderPost-9/11 veteransElectronic health recordsAF incidenceCardiovascular riskClinical comorbiditiesLifestyle factors
2022
Post-9/11 deployment history and the incidence of breast cancer among women veterans
Gaffey A, Han L, Ramsey C, Skanderson M, Dziura J, Driscoll M, Burg M, Brandt C, Bastian L, Haskell S. Post-9/11 deployment history and the incidence of breast cancer among women veterans. Annals Of Epidemiology 2022, 77: 98-102. PMID: 36470323, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2022.11.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfghan Campaign 2001-Breast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansIncidenceIraq War, 2003-2011MaleMilitary PersonnelRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesVeteransConceptsOEF/OIF deploymentBreast cancerWomen veteransHealthcare utilizationHormone replacement therapy useRetrospective cohort studyVeterans Affairs (VA) careHealthy soldier effectOEF/OIFCohort studyTherapy useBC incidenceHormonal contraceptivesLifestyle factorsPrimary careBC diagnosisLower incidenceOperations Enduring Freedom/Iraqi FreedomWomenIncidenceGreater likelihoodIraqi FreedomVeteransCancerCare
2015
Ambulatory Medical Follow-Up in the Year After Surgery and Subsequent Survival in a National Cohort of Veterans Health Administration Surgical Patients
Schonberger RB, Dai F, Brandt C, Burg MM. Ambulatory Medical Follow-Up in the Year After Surgery and Subsequent Survival in a National Cohort of Veterans Health Administration Surgical Patients. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2015, 30: 671-679. PMID: 27021176, PMCID: PMC5499041, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2015.12.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAmbulatory CareCohort StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSurgical Procedures, OperativeVeterans HealthConceptsFirst postoperative yearPostoperative yearNational cohortPostsurgical yearSurgical patientsLong-term postoperative survivalVeterans Health Administration facilitiesFirst postsurgical yearRetrospective cohort studyPostoperative year 1Day of surgeryAmbulatory medical careHazard of deathPostoperative year 2Medical Follow-UpYear 2US veterans' hospitalsYear 1Cause mortalityPostoperative survivalCohort studyPatient subgroupsCare coordinationFollow-upUS veterans
2000
Destabilizing Effects of Mental Stress on Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
Lampert R, Jain D, Burg M, Batsford W, McPherson C. Destabilizing Effects of Mental Stress on Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators. Circulation 2000, 101: 158-164. PMID: 10637203, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.101.2.158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvidence of ischemiaVentricular tachycardiaVentricular arrhythmiasMental stressAntitachycardia pacingSudden deathSudden cardiac death increasesInduced ventricular tachycardiaEase of inductionVT cycle lengthLethal ventricular arrhythmiasImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorUnderwent repeat testingCardioverter defibrillatorPatientsRepeat testingArrhythmiasDeath increasesMental arousalPsychological stressSympathetic arousalIschemiaCycle lengthStress altersPacing