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Matthew M. Burg

Matthew M. Burg

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Psychology

D-Index
55
Citations
14478
World Ranking
4356
National Ranking
2424

Overview

Matthew M. Burg is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and specializes primarily in the field of Medicine. Their research encompasses a substantial focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, with additional contributions in Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, Surgery, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

Their recent scientific work addresses diverse aspects of cardiovascular health, psychological factors, and related clinical measurements. Notable papers include:

  • Strengthening the Pillars of Cardiovascular Health: Psychological Health is a Crucial Component (2024) published in Circulation
  • Vigorous Exercise in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (2023) published in JAMA Cardiology
  • The Perceived Stress Scale as a Measure of Stress: Decomposing Score Variance in Longitudinal Behavioral Medicine Studies (2023) published in Annals of Behavioral Medicine
  • Reliability of Office, Home, and Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurements and Correlation With Left Ventricular Mass (2020) published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Baseline Characteristics from the Women Veterans Cohort Study: Gender Differences and Similarities in Health and Healthcare Utilization (2021) published in Journal of Women's Health

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include Allison E. Gaffey, Cynthia Brandt, Sally G. Haskell, Lori A. Bastian, and Lindsey Rosman.

Their publication record features frequent contributions to prominent venues such as:

  • Circulation (14 publications)
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology (7 publications)
  • Health Psychology (5 publications)
  • Journal of the American Heart Association (4 publications)
  • Current Cardiology Reports (4 publications)

The scientist's work covers major research topics including:

  • Cardiac Health and Mental Health
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Peripheral Artery Disease Management
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Associated Phenomena

Best Publications

  • Effects of treating depression and low perceived social support on clinical events after myocardial infarction: the Enhancing Recovery in Coronary Heart Disease Patients (ENRICHD) Randomized Trial.

    Lisa F Berkman;James Blumenthal;Matthew Burg;Robert M Carney

  • Social support, type A behavior, and coronary artery disease.

    James A. Blumenthal;Matthew M. Burg;John Barefoot;Redford B. Williams

  • Effects of Antidepressant Medication on Morbidity and Mortality in Depressed Patients After Myocardial Infarction

    C. Barr Taylor;Marston E. Youngblood;Diane Catellier;Richard C. Veith

  • Emotional and Physical Precipitants of Ventricular Arrhythmia

    Rachel Lampert;Tammy Joska;Matthew M. Burg;William P. Batsford

  • Enhanced Depression Care for Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome and Persistent Depressive Symptoms: Coronary Psychosocial Evaluation Studies Randomized Controlled Trial

    Karina W. Davidson;Nina Rieckmann;Lynn Clemow;Joseph E. Schwartz

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder and risk for coronary heart disease: A meta-analytic review

    Donald E. Edmondson;Ian M. Kronish;Jonathan A. Shaffer;Louise Falzon

  • Depression and late mortality after myocardial infarction in the Enhancing Recovery in Coronary Heart Disease (ENRICHD) study

    Robert M. Carney;James A. Blumenthal;Kenneth E. Freedland;Marston Youngblood

  • Presurgical depression predicts medical morbidity 6 months after coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

    Matthew M. Burg;M. Cristina Benedetto;Roberta Rosenberg;Robert Soufer

  • Destabilizing Effects of Mental Stress on Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators

    Rachel Lampert;Diwaker Jain;Matthew M. Burg;William P. Batsford

  • Widowhood and mortality: a meta-analysis and meta-regression.

    Eran Shor;David J. Roelfs;Misty Curreli;Lynn Clemow

  • Role of behavioral and psychological factors in mental stress-induced silent left ventricular dysfunction in coronary artery disease☆

    Matthew M. Burg;Diwakar Jain;Robert Soufer;Robert Soufer;Robert D. Kerns;Robert D. Kerns

  • Families and Health: the Negative Side of Social Ties

    Matthew M. Burg;Teresa E. Seeman

  • Negative Emotion and Coronary Heart Disease A Review

    Brian C. Sirois;Matthew M. Burg

  • Association of Anhedonia With Recurrent Major Adverse Cardiac Events and Mortality 1 Year After Acute Coronary Syndrome

    Karina W. Davidson;Matthew M. Burg;Ian M. Kronish;Daichi Shimbo

  • Centralized, Stepped, Patient Preference–Based Treatment for Patients With Post–Acute Coronary Syndrome Depression: CODIACS Vanguard Randomized Controlled Trial

    Karina W. Davidson;J. Thomas Bigger;Matthew M. Burg;Robert M. Carney

  • Exercise, depression, and mortality after myocardial infarction in the ENRICHD trial.

    James A. Blumenthal;Michael A. Babyak;Robert M. Carney;Marc Huber

  • Prognostic Implications of Mental Stress-Induced Silent Loft Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients With Stable Angina Pectoris

    Diwakar Jain;Matthew Burg;Matthew Burg;Robert Soufer;Robert Soufer;Barry L. Zaret;Barry L. Zaret

  • The misdiagnosis of hypertension: the role of patient anxiety.

    Gbenga Ogedegbe;Thomas G. Pickering;Lynn Clemow;William Chaplin

  • Spirituality, religion, and clinical outcomes in patients recovering from an acute myocardial infarction.

    James A. Blumenthal;Michael A. Babyak;Gail Ironson;Carl Thoresen

  • Social support and prognosis in patients at increased psychosocial risk recovering from myocardial infarction.

    Heather S. Lett;James A. Blumenthal;Michael A. Babyak;Diane J. Catellier

  • Low perceived social support and post-myocardial infarction prognosis in the enhancing recovery in coronary heart disease clinical trial: the effects of treatment.

    Matthew M. Burg;John Barefoot;Lisa Berkman;Diane J. Catellier

  • Type D personality predicts clinical events after myocardial infarction, above and beyond disease severity and depression.

    Elisabeth J. Martens;Floortje Mols;Matthew M. Burg;Johan Denollet

  • Anxiety is a better predictor of platelet reactivity in coronary artery disease patients than depression

    M. Urooj Zafar;Manuel Paz-Yepes;Daichi Shimbo;Gemma Vilahur

Frequent Co-Authors

Karina W. Davidson
Karina W. Davidson Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
William F. Chaplin
William F. Chaplin St. John's University
Kenneth E. Freedland
Kenneth E. Freedland Washington University in St. Louis
Susan M. Czajkowski
Susan M. Czajkowski National Institutes of Health
William Gerin
William Gerin Pennsylvania State University
Donald Edmondson
Donald Edmondson Columbia University Medical Center
Lisa F. Berkman
Lisa F. Berkman Harvard University
Johan Denollet
Johan Denollet Tilburg University
Robert D. Kerns
Robert D. Kerns Yale University
Teresa E. Seeman
Teresa E. Seeman University of California, Los Angeles

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