David Sparrow
Biographic Data
| ID | 5460514 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Sparrow |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Sparrow |
| SIGNATURE | SPARROW D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Boston University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Optimism in Relation to Inflammation and Endothelial Dysfunction in Older Men
Background: Recent research suggests that optimism may reduce the risk of incident cardiovascular disease, but the mechanisms have not been determined. This study examines the association of optimism with change in inflammation and endothelial function over time in men. Methods: Longitudinal data were obtained from the Normative Aging Study excluding men with preexisting coronary heart disease or active infection at the time optimism was assessed…
Lipid and endothelium-related genes, ambient particulate matter, and heart rate variability—the VA Normative Aging Study
BACKGROUND: Many studies have shown that exposures to air pollution are associated with cardiovascular events, although the mechanism remains to be clarified. To identify whether exposures to ambient particles act on autonomic function via the lipid/endothelial metabolism pathway, whether effects of particulate matter <2.5 mum in aerodynamic diameter (PM(2.5)) on heart rate variability (HRV) were modified by gene polymorphisms related to those pa…
A Pilot Trial of a Telecommunications System in Sleep Apnea Management
BACKGROUND: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is an effective therapy for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), although many patients have difficulty adhering to this therapy. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of totally automated telephone technology in improving adherence to prescribed CPAP therapy. RESEARCH DESIGN: This pilot study was a randomized clinical trial in 30 patients being started on CPAP th…
Is the Glass Half Empty or Half Full? A Prospective Study of Optimism and Coronary Heart Disease in the Normative Aging Study
OBJECTIVE: A sense of optimism, which derives from the ways individuals explain causes of daily events, has been shown to protect health, whereas pessimism has been linked to poor physical health. We examined prospectively the relationship of an optimistic or pessimistic explanatory style with coronary heart disease incidence in the Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study, an ongoing cohort of older men. METHODS AND RESULTS: In 1986, 1306 men comp…
Gender Differences in Psychophysiological Responses to Speech Stress Among Older Social Phobics
OBJECTIVE: Evidence suggests increased cardiovascular risk and autonomic impairment among individuals with chronic anxiety. Little attention, however, has been paid to the anxiety disorder of social phobia despite its high prevalence. Additionally, gender- and age-related cardiovascular profiles have not been examined in relation to social phobia. This study investigated cardiovascular responses to a socially threatening situation among older men…
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Is the Glass Half Empty or Half Full? A Prospective Study of Optimism and Coronary Heart Disease in the Normative Aging Study
OBJECTIVE: A sense of optimism, which derives from the ways individuals explain causes of daily events, has been shown to protect health, whereas pessimism has been linked to poor physical health. We examined prospectively the relationship of an optimistic or pessimistic explanatory style with coronary heart disease incidence in the Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study, an ongoing cohort of older men. METHODS AND RESULTS: In 1986, 1306 men comp…
Gender Differences in Psychophysiological Responses to Speech Stress Among Older Social Phobics
OBJECTIVE: Evidence suggests increased cardiovascular risk and autonomic impairment among individuals with chronic anxiety. Little attention, however, has been paid to the anxiety disorder of social phobia despite its high prevalence. Additionally, gender- and age-related cardiovascular profiles have not been examined in relation to social phobia. This study investigated cardiovascular responses to a socially threatening situation among older men…
A Pilot Trial of a Telecommunications System in Sleep Apnea Management
BACKGROUND: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is an effective therapy for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), although many patients have difficulty adhering to this therapy. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of totally automated telephone technology in improving adherence to prescribed CPAP therapy. RESEARCH DESIGN: This pilot study was a randomized clinical trial in 30 patients being started on CPAP th…
Lipid and endothelium-related genes, ambient particulate matter, and heart rate variability—the VA Normative Aging Study
BACKGROUND: Many studies have shown that exposures to air pollution are associated with cardiovascular events, although the mechanism remains to be clarified. To identify whether exposures to ambient particles act on autonomic function via the lipid/endothelial metabolism pathway, whether effects of particulate matter <2.5 mum in aerodynamic diameter (PM(2.5)) on heart rate variability (HRV) were modified by gene polymorphisms related to those pa…
Optimism in Relation to Inflammation and Endothelial Dysfunction in Older Men
Background: Recent research suggests that optimism may reduce the risk of incident cardiovascular disease, but the mechanisms have not been determined. This study examines the association of optimism with change in inflammation and endothelial function over time in men. Methods: Longitudinal data were obtained from the Normative Aging Study excluding men with preexisting coronary heart disease or active infection at the time optimism was assessed…
Internal Medicine (5 works) · Internal Medicine (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Blood pressure (2 works) · Cardiology (2 works) · Disease (2 works) · Heart rate (2 works) · Heart rate variability (2 works) · Optimism (2 works)