
Allison Gaffey, Ph.D.
@drallisongaffey
Assistant Professor @YaleMed | cardiovascular medicine and sex differences researcher | health equity advocate | runner | mama
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10-08-2020 17:12:24
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In our new meta-analysis, patients with high psychological #distress per self-report screeners had a 28% greater risk of developing #heartdisease. More evidence of that #mindbodyconnection. New in JCRP. Allison Gaffey, Ph.D., Brown University Yale School of Medicine The Warren Alpert Medical School

Self-reported psychological distress was associated w/a 28% ⬆️ risk of cardiovascular morbidity & mortality, a meta-analysis finds. "Implementing routine psychological health screenings should be a healthcare priority" Allison Gaffey, Ph.D. Yale Cardiology. medicine.yale.edu/intmed/news-ar…


Post-9/11 women Veterans who deployed during military service had a lower likelihood of #breastcancer vs. those who did not deploy. This may be due to a healthy soldier effect or to differences in breast cancer screening. @VACT_Prime Yale Internal Medicine sciencedirect.com/science/articl…


Countdown to @connectAPS in beautiful San Juan PR! Thanks to Allison Gaffey, Ph.D. dr. Stefanie Duijndam @agusurachman for organizing this exciting panel on multilevel mechanisms for promoting health. Can't wait to see everyone there!

If you’re in Baltimore for #HSRD23 #QUERI23, come hear some exciting research presentations from the women’s health track today at 5p in Carroll A-B! Shane Lamba, MPH @SwimJillRun Allison Gaffey, Ph.D.


Had a great time meeting and round-tabling with Allison Gaffey, Ph.D. Dr. Alyssa Vela and Laura Hayman at this year's AHAMeetings epi/lifestyle conference. Looking forward to more partnerships between American Heart Association and SBM


High levels of stress and chronic sleep deprivation may contribute to high blood pressure. Allison Gaffey, Ph.D. has been awarded a K23 career development award to investigate opportunities to prevent heart disease in younger adults. More: m.yale.edu/bws6 Yale School of Medicine Yale Internal Medicine


New evidence reported in JAHA shows the role of insomnia in early cardiovascular risk heart.org/en/news/2023/1… Lindsey Rosman PhD Klar Yaggi Tony Mazzella HSR&D PRIME Center Yale School of Medicine Yale Cardiology

More evidence in JAHA that sleep problems are harmful to cardiovascular health #AHALifesEssential8 Yale School of Medicine HSR&D PRIME Center ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.11…

In this cohort study by Allison Gaffey, Ph.D. Tony Mazzella et al, #insomnia in younger adults was associated with incident #AFib - future work could assess whether behavioral or pharmacological treatment for insomnia attenuates AFib risk. #AHAJournals ahajrnls.org/3M7hc4q


To improve cardiovascular equity, especially for historically excluded people, intensive behavioral counseling must be expanded within U.S. healthcare. bit.ly/3Q8Hvsk #JACCAdvances #HealthEquity Dr. Alyssa Vela Allison Gaffey, Ph.D.


According to our new JACC Advances Viewpoint, the expansion of intensive behavioral counseling in #CVD care is essential to address CV health equity. Dr. Alyssa Vela Yale Cardiology Yale Internal Medicine jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…

Let's strengthen the pillars of cardiovascular health. Here's a new Perspective on >40 years of research about psychological health and #CVD in Circulation ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CI… Yale School of Medicine Yale Internal Medicine Yale Cardiology Pitt Behavioral Health, Media, & Tech

#Perspective: Psychological health is multi-faceted and essential for cardiovascular health. Depression and anxiety screening, advised by the USPSTF, is a good starting point. @drallisongaffey Yale Internal Medicine Yale Cardiology Pitt Behavioral Health, Media, & Tech #AHAJournals ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CI…


New research from Allison Gaffey, Ph.D. examined (overall & sex-specific) associations of actigraph- & self-reported sleep duration with arterial stiffness assessed in clinic & in ecologically valid contexts. Share widely & read more at this open access link: journals.lww.com/psychosomaticm…