SHARI WALDSTEIN

Summary

Affiliation: University of Maryland
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Interactive relations of blood pressure and age to subclinical cerebrovascular disease
    Shari R Waldstein
    Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland 21250, USA
    J Hypertens 30:2352-6. 2012
  2. ncbi Nonlinear relations of blood pressure to cognitive function: the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging
    Shari R Waldstein
    Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Cir, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
    Hypertension 45:374-9. 2005
  3. ncbi Stress-induced blood pressure reactivity and cognitive function
    Shari R Waldstein
    Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
    Neurology 64:1746-9. 2005
  4. ncbi Diagnosis of hypertension and high blood pressure levels negatively affect cognitive function in older adults
    Shari R Waldstein
    Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
    Ann Behav Med 29:174-80. 2005
  5. ncbi Interactive relations of central versus total obesity and blood pressure to cognitive function
    S R Waldstein
    Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, 21250, USA
    Int J Obes (Lond) 30:201-7. 2006
  6. ncbi Pulse pressure and pulse wave velocity are related to cognitive decline in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging
    Shari R Waldstein
    Department of Psychology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
    Hypertension 51:99-104. 2008
  7. ncbi Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, aspirin, and cognitive function in the Baltimore longitudinal study of aging
    Shari R Waldstein
    Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 58:38-43. 2010
  8. ncbi Reduced cerebral blood flow in older men with higher levels of blood pressure
    Shari R Waldstein
    Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
    J Hypertens 28:993-8. 2010
  9. ncbi Neurocognitive function and cardiovascular disease
    Shari R Waldstein
    Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
    J Alzheimers Dis 20:833-42. 2010
  10. ncbi Stress-induced blood pressure reactivity and silent cerebrovascular disease
    Shari R Waldstein
    Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
    Stroke 35:1294-8. 2004

Research Grants

  1. HANDLS Scan Substudy: Race, Socioeconomic status, and the Brain
    SHARI WALDSTEIN; Fiscal Year: 2009
  2. HYPERTENSION, COGNITION, AND THE BRAIN IN OLDER ADULTS
    SHARI WALDSTEIN; Fiscal Year: 2007
  3. HANDLS Scan Substudy: Race, Socioeconomic status, and the Brain
    SHARI WALDSTEIN; Fiscal Year: 2010

Detail Information

Publications33

  1. ncbi Interactive relations of blood pressure and age to subclinical cerebrovascular disease
    Shari R Waldstein
    Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland 21250, USA
    J Hypertens 30:2352-6. 2012
    ..To examine interactive relations of blood pressure (BP) and age to MRI indices of subclinical cerebrovascular disease in middle-aged to older adults...
  2. ncbi Nonlinear relations of blood pressure to cognitive function: the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging
    Shari R Waldstein
    Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Cir, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
    Hypertension 45:374-9. 2005
    ..Careful monitoring and treatment of both high and low BP levels may be critical to the preservation of cognitive function...
  3. ncbi Stress-induced blood pressure reactivity and cognitive function
    Shari R Waldstein
    Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
    Neurology 64:1746-9. 2005
    ..To examine the relation of stress-induced blood pressure (BP) reactivity to cognitive function...
  4. ncbi Diagnosis of hypertension and high blood pressure levels negatively affect cognitive function in older adults
    Shari R Waldstein
    Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
    Ann Behav Med 29:174-80. 2005
    ..Persons with hypertension and poorly controlled BP are likely to display the worst performance on cognitive tests...
  5. ncbi Interactive relations of central versus total obesity and blood pressure to cognitive function
    S R Waldstein
    Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, 21250, USA
    Int J Obes (Lond) 30:201-7. 2006
    ..To examine the potential interactive relations of central versus total obesity and blood pressure (BP) to cognitive function...
  6. ncbi Pulse pressure and pulse wave velocity are related to cognitive decline in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging
    Shari R Waldstein
    Department of Psychology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
    Hypertension 51:99-104. 2008
    ..Aggressive treatment of risk factors associated with greater arterial stiffness may help preserve cognitive function with individuals' increasing age...
  7. ncbi Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, aspirin, and cognitive function in the Baltimore longitudinal study of aging
    Shari R Waldstein
    Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 58:38-43. 2010
    ..To examine the relations between the use of nonaspirin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and aspirin and age-related change in multiple domains of cognitive function in community-dwelling individuals without dementia...
  8. ncbi Reduced cerebral blood flow in older men with higher levels of blood pressure
    Shari R Waldstein
    Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
    J Hypertens 28:993-8. 2010
    ..To examine relations of blood pressure (BP) with single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)-derived estimates of cerebral blood flow in older men and women...
  9. ncbi Neurocognitive function and cardiovascular disease
    Shari R Waldstein
    Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
    J Alzheimers Dis 20:833-42. 2010
    ..Aggressive efforts at prevention and early intervention with CV risk may play a critical role in the prevention of MCI or dementia...
  10. ncbi Stress-induced blood pressure reactivity and silent cerebrovascular disease
    Shari R Waldstein
    Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
    Stroke 35:1294-8. 2004
    ..This study examined cross-sectional relations of stress-induced BP reactivity to silent cerebrovascular disease assessed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in healthy older adults...
  11. ncbi Introduction to the special section on health and cognitive function
    Shari R Waldstein
    Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and Geriatric Research Educational and Clinical Center, Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
    Health Psychol 22:555-8. 2003
    ..Included in this special section are 6 empirical articles that examine the relation of health or disease to cognitive function...
  12. ncbi Teaching psychosomatic (biopsychosocial) medicine in United States medical schools: survey findings
    S R Waldstein
    Depatment of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore 21250, USA
    Psychosom Med 63:335-43. 2001
    ..The perceived importance and success of this curriculum, barriers to teaching psychosomatic medicine, and curricular needs were also assessed...
  13. ncbi Frontal electrocortical and cardiovascular reactivity during happiness and anger
    S R Waldstein
    Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
    Biol Psychol 55:3-23. 2000
    ..03). These findings suggest that asymmetric frontal EEG responses to emotional arousal may elicit different patterns of cardiovascular reactivity in healthy adults...
  14. ncbi Interactive relation of insulin and gender to cardiovascular reactivity in healthy young adults
    Shari R Waldstein
    Department of Psyhology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland 21250, USA
    Ann Behav Med 25:163-71. 2003
    ..Enhanced cardiovascular reactivity may constitute a biobehavioral dimension of the metabolic syndrome...
  15. ncbi Peripheral arterial disease and cognitive function
    Shari R Waldstein
    Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
    Psychosom Med 65:757-63. 2003
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  16. ncbi Blood pressure reactivity and cognitive function in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging
    Jessica P Brown
    Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 655 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
    Health Psychol 28:641-6. 2009
    ..Several blood pressure indexes of autonomic dysregulation, including stress-induced blood pressure responses (i.e., reactivity), have been associated previously with stroke, silent cerebrovascular disease, and decreased cognitive function...
  17. ncbi Carotid intimal medial thickness predicts cognitive decline among adults without clinical vascular disease
    Carrington Rice Wendell
    Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
    Stroke 40:3180-5. 2009
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  18. ncbi Relation of cognitive appraisal to cardiovascular reactivity, affect, and task engagement
    Karl J Maier
    Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, 21250, USA
    Ann Behav Med 26:32-41. 2003
    ..002). Results suggest that primary cognitive appraisals are more potent predictors of affect and task engagement than cardiovascular reactivity...
  19. ncbi Depressive symptoms are associated with subclinical cerebrovascular disease among healthy older women, not men
    Carrington Rice Wendell
    Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 18:940-7. 2010
    ..This study examined whether depressive symptoms were disproportionately related to subclinical cerebrovascular disease (SCD) in women versus men...
  20. ncbi Sex-specific associations of depressive symptoms and cardiovascular risk factors in older adults
    Melissa C Rice
    Program in Gerontology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Aging Ment Health 14:405-10. 2010
    ..To examine sex-specific associations between depressive symptoms and cardiovascular risk factors in older men and women...
  21. ncbi Gender differences in the relation of hypertension to cognitive function in older adults
    Shari R Waldstein
    Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore MD 21250, USA
    Neurol Res 26:502-6. 2004
    ..The results also highlight the need for increased attention to blood pressure control in older adults for the preservation of cognitive function...
  22. ncbi Absence of relation between depressive symptoms and carotid intimal medial thickness in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging
    S Carrington Rice
    Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
    Psychosom Med 71:70-6. 2009
    ..Prior literature has identified inconsistent cross-sectional associations between depressive symptoms and carotid IMT in healthy persons, and existing longitudinal work has relied on depression assessment at a single time point...
  23. ncbi Renal function and cardiovascular response to mental stress
    Stephen L Seliger
    University of Maryland School of Medicine, Maryland VA Healthcare System, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
    Am J Nephrol 28:304-10. 2008
    ..Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is also associated with sympathetic hyperactivity and vascular risk, but its relationship with CVR is unknown...
  24. ncbi White matter abnormalities and cognition in a community sample
    Tracy D Vannorsdall
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Arch Clin Neuropsychol 24:209-17. 2009
    ..Results point to both age-related and age-independent effects of WMH on cognition in later life and suggest that the accumulation of WMH might partially explain normal age-related declines in cognition...
  25. ncbi Type C coping, alexithymia, and heart rate reactivity are associated independently and differentially with specific immune mechanisms linked to HIV progression
    Lydia R Temoshok
    Institute of Human Virology, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 725 West Lombard Street, N 146, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
    Brain Behav Immun 22:781-92. 2008
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  26. ncbi Silent myocardial ischemia and cardiovascular responses to anger provocation in older adults
    Jessica P Brown
    Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Int J Behav Med 14:134-40. 2007
    ..This suggests minimally enhanced cardiovascular reactivity among older SI patients that may nonetheless increase risk for cardiac events...
  27. ncbi Hostility and distraction have differential influences on cardiovascular recovery from anger recall in women
    Senna A Neumann
    Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Catonsville, MD 21250, USA
    Health Psychol 23:631-40. 2004
    ..The findings also show beneficial effects of distraction in expediting cardiovascular recovery, possibly through reducing rumination and anger...
  28. ncbi Cerebral blood flow and anxiety in older men: an analysis of resting anterior asymmetry and prefrontal regions
    Carol F Tankard
    Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
    Brain Cogn 52:70-8. 2003
    ..However, this association was attenuated by age and systolic blood pressure. Resting perfusion in the dorsolateral region may represent a more reliable biological marker for state anxiety than trait anxiety in older men...
  29. ncbi Central and autonomic nervous system integration in emotion
    Dirk Hagemann
    Laboratory of Personality and Cognition, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Gerontology Research Center, 5600 Nathan Shock Drive, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
    Brain Cogn 52:79-87. 2003
    ..These observations are interpreted in terms of a model of neurovisceral integration in emotion, and directions for future research are presented...
  30. ncbi Hostility differentially predicts cardiovascular risk factors in African American and White young adults
    Denise C Cooper
    Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
    J Psychosom Res 57:491-9. 2004
    ..Conversely, hostility was negatively associated with TPR and PBF among Whites. CONCLUSION: Hostility may confer greater cardiovascular risk among young African Americans than Whites...
  31. ncbi Depression and lipoprotein lipids in healthy, postmenopausal women; the moderating effects of hormone replacement therapy
    Raymonde A Brown
    School of Nursing, The Pennsylvania State University, 209 HHD E, University Park, PA 16802, USA
    J Psychosom Res 57:171-6. 2004
    ..We therefore examined the potential interactive relation of depressive symptoms and HRT status to lipoprotein lipids among postmenopausal women...
  32. ncbi Effects of six anti-hypertensive medications on cognitive performance
    Matthew F Muldoon
    Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA
    J Hypertens 20:1643-52. 2002
    ..To describe and compare the effects of six different antihypertensive medications on cognitive performance...
  33. ncbi Cardiovascular risk factors and cognitive function in African Americans
    Anna Maria Izquierdo-Porrera
    Department of Medicine, Division of Gerontology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA
    J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 57:P377-80. 2002
    ..In addition, greater levels of HbA1c were positively related to attention. These results suggest that cardiovascular risk factors are important predictors of cognitive function among middle-aged and older African Americans...

Research Grants7

  1. HANDLS Scan Substudy: Race, Socioeconomic status, and the Brain
    SHARI WALDSTEIN; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ....
  2. HYPERTENSION, COGNITION, AND THE BRAIN IN OLDER ADULTS
    SHARI WALDSTEIN; Fiscal Year: 2007
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  3. HANDLS Scan Substudy: Race, Socioeconomic status, and the Brain
    SHARI WALDSTEIN; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ....