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R B Williams Jr

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Brummett B, Barefoot J, Siegler I, Lytle B, Bosworth H, Williams Jr R, et al.
Psychosom Med . 2001 Apr; 63(2):267-72. PMID: 11292274
Objectives: Social isolation has been linked to poor survival in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Few studies have closely examined the psychosocial characteristics of CAD patients who lack social...
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Brummett B, Babyak M, Barefoot J, Bosworth H, Siegler I, Williams Jr R, et al.
Psychosom Med . 1998 Dec; 60(6):707-13. PMID: 9847029
Objective: Hospitalization for cardiac disease is associated with an increased risk for depression, which itself confers a poorer prognosis. Few prospective studies have examined the determinants of depression after hospitalization...
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Suarez E, Kuhn C, Schanberg S, Williams Jr R, Zimmermann E
Psychosom Med . 1998 Mar; 60(1):78-88. PMID: 9492244
Objective: We examined the effects of hostility and harassment on neuroendocrine, cardiovascular, and emotional responses in 52 healthy white men. Methods: Subjects were preselected on the basis of scores in...
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Suarez E, Shiller A, Kuhn C, Schanberg S, Williams Jr R, Zimmermann E
Psychosom Med . 1997 Oct; 59(5):481-7. PMID: 9316180
Objective: We examined the relationship between hostility and mononuclear leukocyte (MNL) beta-adrenergic receptor function in a sample of young healthy males. Method: Thirty subjects were selected for having scored above...
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Suarez E, Bartolome J, Kuhn C, Schanberg S, Williams Jr R, Zimmermann E
Int J Behav Med . 1997 Jan; 4(2):179-88. PMID: 16250738
We examined the effects of dietary cholesterol on cardiac and hepatic beta-adrenergic receptor functioning. Age-matched adult desert rodents (Psammomys obesus) were randomized to either a 5% cholesterol diet (CD, n...
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Lane J, Pieper C, Barefoot J, Williams Jr R, Siegler I
Psychosom Med . 1994 May; 56(3):260-6. PMID: 8084973
The consumption of caffeinated beverages has been linked to elevated serum cholesterol and an increased risk of coronary disease, although the relationships are inconsistent across studies and remain controversial. The...
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Suarez E, Harlan E, Peoples M, Williams Jr R
Health Psychol . 1993 Nov; 12(6):459-68. PMID: 8293729
The relation of hostility and harassment to cardiovascular and emotional responses was examined by having 51 women (ages 18-26) high and low in hostility complete a task with or without...
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Siegler I, Peterson B, Barefoot J, Harvin S, Dahlstrom W, Kaplan B, et al.
J Clin Epidemiol . 1992 Nov; 45(11):1243-50. PMID: 1432005
The UNC Alumni Heart Study (UNCAHS) is a prospective study of the role of psychosocial factors, in particular hostility, in the development of coronary heart disease. The target population is...
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Fukudo S, Lane J, Anderson N, Kuhn C, Schanberg S, McCown N, et al.
Circulation . 1992 Jun; 85(6):2045-53. PMID: 1317272
Background: Prior research has suggested a weaker parasympathetic antagonism of sympathetic effects on the heart in type A (coronary-prone) men. To confirm this phenomenon and extend our understanding of it,...
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Barefoot J, Beckham J, Peterson B, Haney T, Williams Jr R
J Consult Clin Psychol . 1992 Feb; 60(1):127-32. PMID: 1556275
A high percentage of patients who undergo diagnostic angiography because they have chest pain are found to be free of significant coronary artery disease. To examine the psychological characteristics of...