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Reimagining Cardiovascular Health and Prevention for Women Open

Allison E. Gaffey, Allison J. Carroll, Casey E. Cavanagh, Colleen Doyle, Biswadeep Dhar , et al. · 2025

Blood Pressure Control and Maintenance in U.S. Veterans Open

Allison E. Gaffey, Tiffany Chang, Sanket S. Dhruva, Matthew M. Burg, Sally G. Haskell , et al. · 2025

The first year of hypertension management portends future differences in BP control. Earlier strategies are needed to improve BP control in a population at high-risk for cardiovascular disease.

Integrating Consumer-Grade Wearable Devices and Patient-Generated Health Data into Clinical Care: Perspectives from Healthcare Professionals at a Learning Health System Open

Selene Mak, Rebecca L. Kinney, Anne Bailey, Allison E. Gaffey, Mark Relyea , et al. · 2025

Background The increasing popularity of consumer-grade wearable (CGW) devices for everyday use has prompted discussions within learning healthcare systems (LHSs) about the integration of patient-generated health data (PGHD) into clinical w…

Psychological Interventions for Reducing Distress in Patients with Cardiac Arrhythmias Open

Josefin Särnholm, Allison E. Gaffey, Meghan Reading Turchio, Angelo Biviano, Matthew M. Burg · 2025

Insomnia, sleep apnea, and incidence of hypertension and cardiovascular disease Open

Allison E. Gaffey, Matthew M. Burg, H. Klar Yaggi, Kaicheng Wang, Cynthia Brandt , et al. · 2025

Introduction Comorbid insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA, i.e., COMISA) are associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) among older adults. It is unknown how the comorbidity is related to cardiovascular risk among younger military …

Psychological Knowledge as an Essential Component of Adequate Medical Care: Position Statement for the Integration of Biopsychosocial Components in Modern Cardiology Open

Jürgen Beckmann, Matthew M. Burg, Allison E. Gaffey, Caroline Andonian, Denise Beckmann-Waldenmayer , et al. · 2025

Improving Cardiovascular Clinical Competencies for the Menopausal Transition Open

Lily N Dastmalchi, Martha Gulati, Rebecca C. Thurston, Emily S. Lau, Amy Sarma , et al. · 2025

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in women with an increase in risk after menopause. Over the past 20 years, longitudinal studies have helped differentiate the influence of chronological aging from ovarian aging on…

Depressive Symptoms and Incident Heart Failure in the Jackson Heart Study: Differential Risk Among Black Men and Women Open

Allison E. Gaffey, Lindsey Rosman, Kaicheng Wang, Mario Sims, Emily C. O’Brien , et al. · 2025

Background Associations between depression, incident heart failure (HF), and mortality are well documented in predominately White samples. Yet, there are sparse data from racial minorities, including those who are women, and depression is …

Psychological Distress and Cardiovascular Health in Pregnancy Open

Danish Iltaf Satti, Jeffrey Shi Kai Chan, Faith Metlock, Reed Mszar, Adhya Mehta , et al. · 2025

We observed a strong association between psychological distress and suboptimal CVH during pregnancy, highlighting the need to manage psychological health along with CVH in pregnant individuals.

Optimizing Psychological Health Across the Perinatal Period: An Update on Maternal Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Open

Garima Sharma, Allison E. Gaffey, Afshan Hameed, Nadine A. Kasparian, Rina Mauricio , et al. · 2025

Perinatal psychological health conditions (eg, perinatal depression, anxiety) are some of the leading causes of maternal mortality in the United States and are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, long‐term cardiovascular outcomes, …

Closing the Gap: Digital Innovations to Address Hypertension Disparities Open

Bassel M. Shanab, Allison E. Gaffey, Lee H. Schwamm, Matthew Zawalich, Daniel F. Sarpong , et al. · 2025

To address hypertension disparities, RBPM programs need to integrate digital technology that is accessible to all users as well as multidisciplinary care teams that attend to the medical and social needs of populations experiencing health …

Wearable Devices, Health Care Use, and Psychological Well‐Being in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Open

Lindsey Rosman, Rachel Lampert, Songcheng Zhuo, Quefeng Li, Niraj Varma , et al. · 2024

Background Wearables are increasingly used by patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) for symptom monitoring and health management, but their impact on patient health care use and psychological well‐being is not well understood. Methods and…

Blood Pressure Control and Maintenance in a Prospective Cohort of Younger Veterans: Roles of Sex, Race, Ethnicity, and Social Determinants of Health Open

Allison E. Gaffey, Tiffany Chang, Cynthia Brandt, Sally G. Haskell, Sanket S. Dhruva , et al. · 2024

Background Proactive blood pressure (BP) management is particularly beneficial for younger Veterans, who have a greater prevalence and earlier onset of cardiovascular disease than non-Veterans. It is unknown what proportion of younger Vete…

Strengthening the Pillars of Cardiovascular Health: Psychological Health is a Crucial Component Open

Allison E. Gaffey, Bruce L. Rollman, Matthew M. Burg · 2024

Female adolescents’ early life stress and body mass index: Differential effects of anger and anxiety in response to rejection Open

Sharon Y. Lee, Nancy C. Jao, Allison E. Gaffey, Brie M. Reid, Chrystal Vergara‐Lopez , et al. · 2024

Introduction Early life stress is linked to childhood obesity. As children enter adolescence, early life stress may be associated with increased rejection sensitivity, resulting in activation of behavioral and physiological changes that co…

Psychological Health and Ischemic Heart Disease in Women: A Review of Current Evidence and Clinical Considerations across the Healthspan Open

Allison E. Gaffey, Erica S. Spatz · 2024

Psychological Risk Factors in Pulmonary Rehabilitation Open

Allison E. Gaffey, Carly M. Goldstein, Sharon Y. Lee, Megan M. Hays, Diann E. Gaalema · 2023

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Intensive Behavioral Counseling in Cardiovascular Care Open

Alyssa Vela, Allison E. Gaffey, Allison J. Carroll, Casey E. Cavanagh, LaPrincess C. Brewer , et al. · 2023

Insomnia and Early Incident Atrial Fibrillation: A 16‐Year Cohort Study of Younger Men and Women Veterans Open

Allison E. Gaffey, Lindsey Rosman, Rachel Lampert, H. Klar Yaggi, Sally G. Haskell , et al. · 2023

Background There is growing consideration of sleep disturbances and disorders in early cardiovascular risk, including atrial fibrillation (AF). Obstructive sleep apnea confers risk for AF but is highly comorbid with insomnia, another commo…

Psychological Risk Factors in Cardiac Rehabilitation Open

Allison E. Gaffey, Carly M. Goldstein, Megan M. Hays, Sharon Y. Lee, Diann E. Gaalema · 2023

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The Perceived Stress Scale as a Measure of Stress: Decomposing Score Variance in Longitudinal Behavioral Medicine Studies Open

Kristie M. Harris, Allison E. Gaffey, Joseph E. Schwartz, David S. Krantz, Matthew M. Burg · 2023

Background The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) is a widely used measure designed to assess perceptions of recent stress. However, it is unclear to what extent the construct assessed by the PSS represents factors that are stable versus variabl…

Insomnia and early incident atrial fibrillation: A 16-year cohort study of younger men and women Veterans Open

Allison E. Gaffey, Lindsey Rosman, Rachel Lampert, H. Klar Yaggi, Sally G. Haskell , et al. · 2023

Background There is growing consideration of sleep disturbances and disorders in early cardiovascular risk, including atrial fibrillation (AF). Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) confers risk for AF but is highly comorbid with insomnia, another…

An Evaluation of the Interactions Between Acute Stress, Cortisol, Oxytocin and Working Memory Performance Open

Allison E. Gaffey · 2022

The peptide hormone oxytocin (OT) may influence human cognition by affecting basic processes such as working memory (WM). To date, those effects have not been examined in healthy humans. A second line of research suggests that OT may reduc…

Adolescent girls’ cardiovascular responses to peer rejection: exploring the impact of early life stress Open

Sharon Y. Lee, Chrystal Vergara‐Lopez, Margaret H. Bublitz, Allison E. Gaffey, Christina D’Angelo , et al. · 2022

Screening for Psychological Distress and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Related Mortality Open

Allison E. Gaffey, Emily C. Gathright, Lauren Fletcher, Carly M. Goldstein · 2022

Background: Psychological distress—elevated symptoms of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or psychosocial stress—has been associated with risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Despite increasing attention to the …

Oxytocin effects on human affect and cognition Open

Allison E. Gaffey · 2022

The hormone oxytocin (OT) has been associated with stress-reduction and social affiliation, and influences cognition and memory. Intranasal OT is used to manipulate OT in the brain to study the hormone's effects. However, extant literature…

Gender Differences in Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease Among Young Veterans Open

Sanket S. Dhruva, James Dziura, Harini Bathulapalli, Lindsey Rosman, Allison E. Gaffey , et al. · 2022

Background There is an increasing burden of cardiovascular disease, including coronary artery disease (CAD) and heart failure (HF), among women Veterans. Clinical practice guidelines recommend multiple pharmacotherapies that can reduce ris…

Exploring the Impact of Maternal and Paternal Acceptance on Adolescent Girls’ Emotion Regulation Open

Chrystal Vergara‐Lopez, Natasha Sokol, Margaret H. Bublitz, Allison E. Gaffey, Andrea Gómez , et al. · 2022

Depression, Insomnia, and Obesity Among Post-9/11 Veterans: Eating Pathology as a Distinct Health Risk Behavior Open

Christine M. Ramsey, Allison E. Gaffey, Cynthia Brandt, Sally G. Haskell, Robin M. Masheb · 2022

Introduction Understanding the interrelationships between co-occurring chronic health conditions and health behaviors is critical to developing interventions to successfully change multiple health behaviors and related comorbidities. The o…

The Yale Roadmap for Health Psychology and Integrated Cardiovascular Care. Open

Allison E. Gaffey, Kristie M. Harris, Carlos Mena‐Hurtado, Rajita Sinha, Daniel Jacoby , et al. · 2022

To lessen the burden and improve outcomes in cardiovascular disease, care must shift away from siloed delivery models that are focused on traditional atherosclerotic risk factors to holistic, integrated approaches that address biological, …

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