Heart and Mind: research unit in behavioural and complementary medicine

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The general research interests of the Heart and Mind: research unit in behavioural and complementary medicine at the Montreal Heart Institute, directed by Dr. Bianca D'Antono, PhD, are mind-body interactions, the evaluation of the psychological and psychophysiological determinants and consequences of cardiovascular disease or related disorders as well as the application of this knowledge in preventing and/or treating the disease.
Team members

Crina Solomon, MSc, Research Coordinator (phone extension 2411)


Current Students

Corinna Antonacci, BSc, Master's Student, Psychology. The benefits of yoga practice in patients with heart failure.

Julie Boisclair-Demarble, BSc, Doctoral Student, Research/Intervention, Psychology. Trauma experience, distress, dissociation, and health.

Stéphanie  Bossé, BSc, Master's Student, Psychology. Childhood trauma experiences, perceived stress, and chronic cortisol elevations in men and women with and without CAD

Élise Dionne, BSc, Doctoral Student, PsyD, Psychology. Sex and age differences in the fatty acid response to interpersonal stress in the laboratory.

Christina Gentile, BSc, Doctoral Student, Research/Intervention, Psychology. Stress reactivity and cardiovascular risk outcomes.

Lisa Pascal, BSc, Doctoral Student, PsyD, Psychology. Do hostility and lack of social support predict non-dipping of blood pressure at night?

Louisia Starnino, BSc, Doctoral Student, Research/Intervention, Psychology. Personality and telomere length in men and women with and without CAD.

Viviane Masciotra, Undergraduate Student (Psychology), Trainee

Previous Graduate Students

Anda Dragomir, MSc, Psychology 2014. Stability of physiological reactivity to and recovery from stress over a three-year period.

France Bédard, PhD, Psychology 2013. Vasovagal and unexplained syncope : concepts, psychological correlates, and treatment.

Marion Gayard, MSc, Pharmaceutical Sciences 2013. Influence of sex hormones on ECG parameters of men and women.

Martin Pelletier, MSc, Biomedical Sciences. Cardiac autonomic control and EEG activity in autism during sleep and waking hours.

Karine Lévesque, PhD, Psychology 2011. Defensiveness, stress reactivity, and metabolic burden.

Karine St-Jean, PhD, Psychology 2007. Quality of life and illness representation among individuals suffering from recurrent vasovagal or unexplained syncope.

Isabelle Guay, PhD, Psychology 2006. Sex differences in the diagnosis of angina and its causal relation with psychological health and quality of life.

 

Research projects

Research projects at the MHI or in collaboration with other centres

MBSR-MS: Stress management in reducing physiological reactivity and metabolic syndrome (study under development).

PYB-IC: A gentle exercise program based on Bali yoga in individuals with heart failure (recruitment ongoing).
Funded by the Montreal Heart Institute Foundation 2015-2017.

Mind the heart: best practices for prevention, early identification and treatment of mood and anxiety disorders in men with heart disease (study in development, co-investigator).
Funded by Movember Canadian Mental Health Initiative.

BEL-ÂGE: Psychological burden and pathological aging in individuals with without cardiovascular disease (recruitment ongoing).
CIHR funded 2010-2016.

CePPORT: eHealth initiative for people suffering from heart failure (co-investigator; recruitment ongoing).
CIHR funded 2013-2017.

GAHR I and II: Associations of psychological and psychophysiologcial factors related to intermediate cardiovascular risk factors in healthy men and women.
CIHR funded 2006-2012.

RETRO: Evaluation of biofeedback and relaxation in people suffering from heart failure (recruitment currently suspended).

Evaluation of a psychosocial intervention in patients with recurrent vasovagal and unexplained syncope.
Funded by Biotronik  2010-2011.

Quality of life and psychological burden in patients with a defibrillator lead under advisory: A pilot study comparing home internet-based monitoring vs. self-monitoring of a defibrillator alarm system.
Funded by Medtronic and the Montreal Heart Institute Foundation 2008-2011.

Impact of autonomic dysfunction on peri-operative morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. 2006-2010.

Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder among men and women following a myocardial arrest or sudden cardiac death (co-investigator).
CIHR funded 2002-2006.

Quality of life, stress, and distress in patients with syncope before and after tilt-table testing.
CIHR funded 2002-2005.

Evaluation of sex differences in the perception of angina pain and ischemia profile.
Funded by CIHR and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, Quebec Division 2001-2003.

Awards and distinctions

2013 : Meritorious Student Award – Gentile C & D’Antono B. Society of Behavioral Medicine
2013 : Meritorious Student Award - Dragomir A & D’Antono B. Society of Behavioral Medicine
2011 : Lucien Campeau Award for best oral presentation in clinical research – Fiola-Lachance J, Dupuis G, D'Antono B, Marchand A, White M. 14th Research Day of the Montreal Heart Institute, Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
2008, 2010 : Ranked in the top 10% of manuscript reviewers by the Annals of Internal Medicine. 
2007-2012 : Clinical Research Scholar, Junior 2, FRQS.
2003-2007 : Clinical Research Scholar, Junior 1, FRQS.
2002 : 2nd prize for bnest clinical research poster. Coutu MF, D'Antono B, Dupuis G & Goyer, L. 5th

Publications
  1. D’Antono B. 2015. A holistic approach to health and wellbeing. International Innovation – Issue 185: Catalysts for care.  http://www.internationalinnovation.com/a-holistic-approach-to-health-and...
  2. Fiola-Lachance J, Dupuis G, D'Antono B, Marchand A, White M. Post-traumatic stress disorder after myocardial infarction: Do health care costs matter. International Journal of Victimology 2014; 12(1): 51-60. http://jidv.com/njidv/images/pdf/jidv31-6.pdf
  3. Gentile C*, Dragomir A, Solomon C, Nigam A, D’Antono B. Sex differences in the prediction of metabolic burden from physiological responses to stress. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 2015 Feb;49(1):112-27. doi: 10.1007/s12160-014-9639-2. PMID:25228454
  4. Bédard F*, Marchand A, Kus T, Thibault B, D’Antono B. A Cognitive Behavioural Intervention for the Treatment of Vasovagal and Unexplained Syncope. International Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2014, 5, 584-598, Published Online May 2014 in SciRes. http://www.scirp.org/journal/ijcm   http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ijcm.2014.510080
  5. Boisclair Demarble J*, Moskowitz DS, Tardif JC, D’Antono B.  The relation between hostility and concurrent levels of inflammation is sex, age, and measure dependent. Journal of Psychosomatic Research 2014; 76 : 384–393. DOI : 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2014.02.010
  6. Dragomir A*, Gentile C, Nolan RP, D’Antono B. (2014). Three-Year Stability of Cardiovascular and Autonomic Nervous System Responses to Psychological Stress. Psychophysiology 2014; 51: 921–931. DOI: 10.1111/psyp.12231.
  7. Fortin C2, Dupuis G, Marchand A, D’Antono B. Chronic post traumatic stress following a myocardial infarction: prevalence and detection in hospital setting. Journal of Depression and Anxiety 2013; 2: 132. doi: 10.4172/2167-1044.1000132
  8. Fortin C2, Dupuis G, Marchand A, D’Antono B. Six months post myocardial infarction depression: is acute PTSD a predisposing condition? Journal of Depression and Anxiety 2013; S4: 005. doi: 10.4172/2167-1044.S4-005
  9. Nolan RP, Payne AY, Ross H, White M, D’Antono B, Chan S, Barr S, Gwadry-Sridhar F, Nigam A, Perreault S, Farkouh M, McDonald M, Goodman J, Thomas S, Zieroth S, Isaac D, Oh P, Rajda M, Chen M, Eysenbach G, Liu S, Zbib A. An Internet-Based Counseling Intervention with Email Reminders that Promotes Self-Care in Adults with Chronic Heart Failure: Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol. Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) Research Protocols 2014;3(1):e5. doi:10.2196/resprot.2957
  10. Rappaport LM2, Moskowitz DS, D'Antono B (2013). Naturalistic Interpersonal Behavior Patterns Differentiate Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in the Community. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2014 Apr;61(2):253-63. doi: 10.1037/a0035625. Epub 2014 Mar 24
  11. Juster RP2, Moskowitz DS, Lavoie J, D’Antono B. Sex-specific interaction effects of age, occupational status, and workplace stress on psychiatric symptoms and allostatic load among health Montreal workers. Stress 2013; 16(6): 616-629. doi: 10.3109/10253890.2013.835395.
  12. D’Antono B, Moskowitz DS, Nigam A. The metabolic costs of hostility in healthy adult men and women: cross-sectional and prospective analyses. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 2013; 75(3): 262-269. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2013.05.010.
  13. Lachance Fiola J, Dupuis G, D’Antono B, Marchand A,White M. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Myocardial Infarction: Impact on Cardiovascular Complications. International Journal of Victimology 2013; 11(1):17-30.
  14. Mailloux G2, Bergeron S, Meilleur D, D’Antono B, Dubé I. Examining the associations between overeating with and without loss of control, disinhibition and hunger in a non-clinical sample of college women. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 2014 Apr;21(2):375-84. doi: 10.1007/s12529-013-9306-1.
  15. Deschamps A, Rochon A, Ayoub C, Lebon JS, Toledano K, Qizilbash B, Cogan J, Pagé P, Denault A, D’Antono B. Evaluation of Autonomic Reserves in Cardiac Surgery Patients J of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 2013; 27(3):485-93. DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2012.07.016. [Epub ahead of print 2012 Oct 1]
  16. D’Antono B, Goldfard M, Solomon C, Sturmer M, Becker G, Essebag V, Hadjis T, Gizicki E, St. Gelais J, Sas G, Côté MC, Kus T. Psychological Impact of  Surveillance in Patients with a Defibrillator Lead Under Advisory :  A prospective Evaluation.  PACE (Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology) 2013;36(2):221-30. DOI: 10.1111/pace.12040. [Epub ahead of print 2012 nov 4]
  17. Gordon J2, Ditto B, D’Antono B. Cognitive depressive symptoms associated with delayed heart rate recovery following interpersonal stress in healthy men and women. Psychophysiology 2012; 49:1082-1089. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2012.01397.x.
  18. Bédard F*, Marchand A, Kus T, D’Antono B.  Vasovagal Syncope and Unexplained Syncope : Concepts, Treatments, and Future Perspectives. Canadian Psychology 2010; 51(4): 257-268. DOI: 10.1037/a0021273
  19. Lévesque K*, Moskowitz DS, Tardif JC, Lavoie  J, Dupuis G, D’Antono B. Physiological Stress Responses in Defensive Individuals: Age and Sex Matter. Psychophysiology 2010; 47:332-341.
  20. Lévesque K*, Kus T, St-Jean K, Dupuis G, Thibault B, Guerra P, Bédard F, D’Antono B. Psychological factors associated with a better quality of life following HUT.  Applied Research in Quality of Life 2010; 5(3): 185-201. DOI 10.1007/s11482-010-9104-8
  21. D’Antono, B, Dupuis G, St-Jean K, Lévesque K, Nadeau R, Guerra P, Thibault B, Kus T. Prospective evaluation of psychological distress and psychiatric morbidity in recurrent vasovagal and unexplained syncope. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 2009 Sep;67(3):213-22. Epub 2009 Apr 25. DOI:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.03.012 
  22. Lévesque K*, Bureau S, Moskowitz, DS, Tardif JC, Lavoie  J, Dupuis G, D’Antono B. Defensiveness and Metabolic Syndrome: Impact of Sex and Age. Biological Psychology 2009;80:354-360.
  23. St-Jean K.*, Kus T, Dupuis G, Lévesque K, Thibault B, Guerra P, Nadeau R, D’Antono B.  Quality of life in patients with recurrent syncope: Influence of sex, syncope type and illness representation. Applied Research in Quality of Life 2009;3 (4):235-249. DOI:10.1007/s11482-009-9058-x.
  24. D’Antono B, Dupuis G, Arsenault A, Burelle D. Silent ischemia: Silent after all? Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2008; 24 (4):285-91.
  25. Ditto B, D’Antono B, Dupuis G, Burelle D. Chest pain is inversely associated with blood pressure during exercise among individuals being assessed for coronary artery disease. Psychophysiology 2007; 44: 183-188.
  26. D’Antono B, Dupuis G, Fortin C, Arsenault A, Burelle D. Angina symptomatology in men and women with stable coronary artery disease and evidence of exercise-induced myocardial perfusion defects.  American Heart Journal 2006; 151 (4):813-9.
  27. D’Antono B, Dupuis G, Fortin C, Arsenault A, Burelle D. Detection of exercise-induced ischemia from symptomatology experienced during testing in men and women. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2006; 22 (5): 411-417.
  28. D’Antono B, Moskowitz DS, Miners C & Archambault J. Gender and communal trait differences in the relations among social behaviour, affect arousal, and cardiac autonomic control. Journal of Behavioral Medicine 2005; 28(3): 267-79.
  29. St-Jean K*, D’Antono B, Dupuis G. Psychological distress and exertional angina in men and women undergoing thallium scintigraphy. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 2005; 28 (6): 527-36. 
  30. Coutu MF2, Dupuis G, D’Antono B, Rochon-Goyer L. Illness representation and adherence to cholesterol-lowering treatment. Journal of Behavioral Medicine 2003; 26: 133-152.
  31. D’Antono B, Dupuis G, Fleet R, Marchand A & Burelle D. Gender Differences in Chest  Pain and Prediction of Exericse-Ischemia. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2003; 19: 515-522.
  32. Coutu MF[1], Dupuis G, D’Antono B. The impact of cholesterol lowering on patients’ moods. Journal of Behavioral Medicine 2001; 24: 517-536.
  33. D'Antono B, Ditto B, Moskowitz DS, Rios N. Interpersonal behaviour and resting blood  pressure in young college women: A daily monitoring study. Journal of Psychosomatic Research 2001; 50: 309-318.
  34. D'Antono B, Ditto B, Sita A, Miller SB. Cardiopulmonary baroreflex stimulation and  blood pressure related hypoalgesia. Biological Psychology 2000; 53: 217-231.
  35. D'Antono B, Ditto B, Rios N, & Moskowitz DS. Risk for hypertension and diminished pain sensitivity in women: Autonomic and daily correlates. International Journal of Psychophysiology 1999;31: 175-187.
  36. Ditto B, Edwards MC, Miller S, D'Antono B & Blum S. The Effects of sodium loading on blood pressure and pain responses to the cold pressor test. Journal of Psychosomatic Research 1993; 37: 1-10.
Contact

Dr. Bianca D’Antono, PhD
Researcher

514-376-3330 #4047

bianca.d.antono@umontreal.ca

 

Team members

Crina Solomon, MSc, Research Coordinator (phone extension 2411)


Current Students

Corinna Antonacci, BSc, Master's Student, Psychology. The benefits of yoga practice in patients with heart failure.

Julie Boisclair-Demarble, BSc, Doctoral Student, Research/Intervention, Psychology. Trauma experience, distress, dissociation, and health.

Stéphanie  Bossé, BSc, Master's Student, Psychology. Childhood trauma experiences, perceived stress, and chronic cortisol elevations in men and women with and without CAD

Élise Dionne, BSc, Doctoral Student, PsyD, Psychology. Sex and age differences in the fatty acid response to interpersonal stress in the laboratory.

Christina Gentile, BSc, Doctoral Student, Research/Intervention, Psychology. Stress reactivity and cardiovascular risk outcomes.

Lisa Pascal, BSc, Doctoral Student, PsyD, Psychology. Do hostility and lack of social support predict non-dipping of blood pressure at night?

Louisia Starnino, BSc, Doctoral Student, Research/Intervention, Psychology. Personality and telomere length in men and women with and without CAD.

Viviane Masciotra, Undergraduate Student (Psychology), Trainee

Previous Graduate Students

Anda Dragomir, MSc, Psychology 2014. Stability of physiological reactivity to and recovery from stress over a three-year period.

France Bédard, PhD, Psychology 2013. Vasovagal and unexplained syncope : concepts, psychological correlates, and treatment.

Marion Gayard, MSc, Pharmaceutical Sciences 2013. Influence of sex hormones on ECG parameters of men and women.

Martin Pelletier, MSc, Biomedical Sciences. Cardiac autonomic control and EEG activity in autism during sleep and waking hours.

Karine Lévesque, PhD, Psychology 2011. Defensiveness, stress reactivity, and metabolic burden.

Karine St-Jean, PhD, Psychology 2007. Quality of life and illness representation among individuals suffering from recurrent vasovagal or unexplained syncope.

Isabelle Guay, PhD, Psychology 2006. Sex differences in the diagnosis of angina and its causal relation with psychological health and quality of life.

 

Research projects

Research projects at the MHI or in collaboration with other centres

MBSR-MS: Stress management in reducing physiological reactivity and metabolic syndrome (study under development).

PYB-IC: A gentle exercise program based on Bali yoga in individuals with heart failure (recruitment ongoing).
Funded by the Montreal Heart Institute Foundation 2015-2017.

Mind the heart: best practices for prevention, early identification and treatment of mood and anxiety disorders in men with heart disease (study in development, co-investigator).
Funded by Movember Canadian Mental Health Initiative.

BEL-ÂGE: Psychological burden and pathological aging in individuals with without cardiovascular disease (recruitment ongoing).
CIHR funded 2010-2016.

CePPORT: eHealth initiative for people suffering from heart failure (co-investigator; recruitment ongoing).
CIHR funded 2013-2017.

GAHR I and II: Associations of psychological and psychophysiologcial factors related to intermediate cardiovascular risk factors in healthy men and women.
CIHR funded 2006-2012.

RETRO: Evaluation of biofeedback and relaxation in people suffering from heart failure (recruitment currently suspended).

Evaluation of a psychosocial intervention in patients with recurrent vasovagal and unexplained syncope.
Funded by Biotronik  2010-2011.

Quality of life and psychological burden in patients with a defibrillator lead under advisory: A pilot study comparing home internet-based monitoring vs. self-monitoring of a defibrillator alarm system.
Funded by Medtronic and the Montreal Heart Institute Foundation 2008-2011.

Impact of autonomic dysfunction on peri-operative morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. 2006-2010.

Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder among men and women following a myocardial arrest or sudden cardiac death (co-investigator).
CIHR funded 2002-2006.

Quality of life, stress, and distress in patients with syncope before and after tilt-table testing.
CIHR funded 2002-2005.

Evaluation of sex differences in the perception of angina pain and ischemia profile.
Funded by CIHR and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, Quebec Division 2001-2003.

Awards and distinctions

2013 : Meritorious Student Award – Gentile C & D’Antono B. Society of Behavioral Medicine
2013 : Meritorious Student Award - Dragomir A & D’Antono B. Society of Behavioral Medicine
2011 : Lucien Campeau Award for best oral presentation in clinical research – Fiola-Lachance J, Dupuis G, D'Antono B, Marchand A, White M. 14th Research Day of the Montreal Heart Institute, Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
2008, 2010 : Ranked in the top 10% of manuscript reviewers by the Annals of Internal Medicine. 
2007-2012 : Clinical Research Scholar, Junior 2, FRQS.
2003-2007 : Clinical Research Scholar, Junior 1, FRQS.
2002 : 2nd prize for bnest clinical research poster. Coutu MF, D'Antono B, Dupuis G & Goyer, L. 5th

Publications

  1. D’Antono B. 2015. A holistic approach to health and wellbeing. International Innovation – Issue 185: Catalysts for care.  http://www.internationalinnovation.com/a-holistic-approach-to-health-and...
  2. Fiola-Lachance J, Dupuis G, D'Antono B, Marchand A, White M. Post-traumatic stress disorder after myocardial infarction: Do health care costs matter. International Journal of Victimology 2014; 12(1): 51-60. http://jidv.com/njidv/images/pdf/jidv31-6.pdf
  3. Gentile C*, Dragomir A, Solomon C, Nigam A, D’Antono B. Sex differences in the prediction of metabolic burden from physiological responses to stress. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 2015 Feb;49(1):112-27. doi: 10.1007/s12160-014-9639-2. PMID:25228454
  4. Bédard F*, Marchand A, Kus T, Thibault B, D’Antono B. A Cognitive Behavioural Intervention for the Treatment of Vasovagal and Unexplained Syncope. International Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2014, 5, 584-598, Published Online May 2014 in SciRes. http://www.scirp.org/journal/ijcm   http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ijcm.2014.510080
  5. Boisclair Demarble J*, Moskowitz DS, Tardif JC, D’Antono B.  The relation between hostility and concurrent levels of inflammation is sex, age, and measure dependent. Journal of Psychosomatic Research 2014; 76 : 384–393. DOI : 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2014.02.010
  6. Dragomir A*, Gentile C, Nolan RP, D’Antono B. (2014). Three-Year Stability of Cardiovascular and Autonomic Nervous System Responses to Psychological Stress. Psychophysiology 2014; 51: 921–931. DOI: 10.1111/psyp.12231.
  7. Fortin C2, Dupuis G, Marchand A, D’Antono B. Chronic post traumatic stress following a myocardial infarction: prevalence and detection in hospital setting. Journal of Depression and Anxiety 2013; 2: 132. doi: 10.4172/2167-1044.1000132
  8. Fortin C2, Dupuis G, Marchand A, D’Antono B. Six months post myocardial infarction depression: is acute PTSD a predisposing condition? Journal of Depression and Anxiety 2013; S4: 005. doi: 10.4172/2167-1044.S4-005
  9. Nolan RP, Payne AY, Ross H, White M, D’Antono B, Chan S, Barr S, Gwadry-Sridhar F, Nigam A, Perreault S, Farkouh M, McDonald M, Goodman J, Thomas S, Zieroth S, Isaac D, Oh P, Rajda M, Chen M, Eysenbach G, Liu S, Zbib A. An Internet-Based Counseling Intervention with Email Reminders that Promotes Self-Care in Adults with Chronic Heart Failure: Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol. Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) Research Protocols 2014;3(1):e5. doi:10.2196/resprot.2957
  10. Rappaport LM2, Moskowitz DS, D'Antono B (2013). Naturalistic Interpersonal Behavior Patterns Differentiate Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in the Community. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2014 Apr;61(2):253-63. doi: 10.1037/a0035625. Epub 2014 Mar 24
  11. Juster RP2, Moskowitz DS, Lavoie J, D’Antono B. Sex-specific interaction effects of age, occupational status, and workplace stress on psychiatric symptoms and allostatic load among health Montreal workers. Stress 2013; 16(6): 616-629. doi: 10.3109/10253890.2013.835395.
  12. D’Antono B, Moskowitz DS, Nigam A. The metabolic costs of hostility in healthy adult men and women: cross-sectional and prospective analyses. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 2013; 75(3): 262-269. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2013.05.010.
  13. Lachance Fiola J, Dupuis G, D’Antono B, Marchand A,White M. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Myocardial Infarction: Impact on Cardiovascular Complications. International Journal of Victimology 2013; 11(1):17-30.
  14. Mailloux G2, Bergeron S, Meilleur D, D’Antono B, Dubé I. Examining the associations between overeating with and without loss of control, disinhibition and hunger in a non-clinical sample of college women. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 2014 Apr;21(2):375-84. doi: 10.1007/s12529-013-9306-1.
  15. Deschamps A, Rochon A, Ayoub C, Lebon JS, Toledano K, Qizilbash B, Cogan J, Pagé P, Denault A, D’Antono B. Evaluation of Autonomic Reserves in Cardiac Surgery Patients J of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 2013; 27(3):485-93. DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2012.07.016. [Epub ahead of print 2012 Oct 1]
  16. D’Antono B, Goldfard M, Solomon C, Sturmer M, Becker G, Essebag V, Hadjis T, Gizicki E, St. Gelais J, Sas G, Côté MC, Kus T. Psychological Impact of  Surveillance in Patients with a Defibrillator Lead Under Advisory :  A prospective Evaluation.  PACE (Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology) 2013;36(2):221-30. DOI: 10.1111/pace.12040. [Epub ahead of print 2012 nov 4]
  17. Gordon J2, Ditto B, D’Antono B. Cognitive depressive symptoms associated with delayed heart rate recovery following interpersonal stress in healthy men and women. Psychophysiology 2012; 49:1082-1089. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2012.01397.x.
  18. Bédard F*, Marchand A, Kus T, D’Antono B.  Vasovagal Syncope and Unexplained Syncope : Concepts, Treatments, and Future Perspectives. Canadian Psychology 2010; 51(4): 257-268. DOI: 10.1037/a0021273
  19. Lévesque K*, Moskowitz DS, Tardif JC, Lavoie  J, Dupuis G, D’Antono B. Physiological Stress Responses in Defensive Individuals: Age and Sex Matter. Psychophysiology 2010; 47:332-341.
  20. Lévesque K*, Kus T, St-Jean K, Dupuis G, Thibault B, Guerra P, Bédard F, D’Antono B. Psychological factors associated with a better quality of life following HUT.  Applied Research in Quality of Life 2010; 5(3): 185-201. DOI 10.1007/s11482-010-9104-8
  21. D’Antono, B, Dupuis G, St-Jean K, Lévesque K, Nadeau R, Guerra P, Thibault B, Kus T. Prospective evaluation of psychological distress and psychiatric morbidity in recurrent vasovagal and unexplained syncope. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 2009 Sep;67(3):213-22. Epub 2009 Apr 25. DOI:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.03.012 
  22. Lévesque K*, Bureau S, Moskowitz, DS, Tardif JC, Lavoie  J, Dupuis G, D’Antono B. Defensiveness and Metabolic Syndrome: Impact of Sex and Age. Biological Psychology 2009;80:354-360.
  23. St-Jean K.*, Kus T, Dupuis G, Lévesque K, Thibault B, Guerra P, Nadeau R, D’Antono B.  Quality of life in patients with recurrent syncope: Influence of sex, syncope type and illness representation. Applied Research in Quality of Life 2009;3 (4):235-249. DOI:10.1007/s11482-009-9058-x.
  24. D’Antono B, Dupuis G, Arsenault A, Burelle D. Silent ischemia: Silent after all? Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2008; 24 (4):285-91.
  25. Ditto B, D’Antono B, Dupuis G, Burelle D. Chest pain is inversely associated with blood pressure during exercise among individuals being assessed for coronary artery disease. Psychophysiology 2007; 44: 183-188.
  26. D’Antono B, Dupuis G, Fortin C, Arsenault A, Burelle D. Angina symptomatology in men and women with stable coronary artery disease and evidence of exercise-induced myocardial perfusion defects.  American Heart Journal 2006; 151 (4):813-9.
  27. D’Antono B, Dupuis G, Fortin C, Arsenault A, Burelle D. Detection of exercise-induced ischemia from symptomatology experienced during testing in men and women. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2006; 22 (5): 411-417.
  28. D’Antono B, Moskowitz DS, Miners C & Archambault J. Gender and communal trait differences in the relations among social behaviour, affect arousal, and cardiac autonomic control. Journal of Behavioral Medicine 2005; 28(3): 267-79.
  29. St-Jean K*, D’Antono B, Dupuis G. Psychological distress and exertional angina in men and women undergoing thallium scintigraphy. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 2005; 28 (6): 527-36. 
  30. Coutu MF2, Dupuis G, D’Antono B, Rochon-Goyer L. Illness representation and adherence to cholesterol-lowering treatment. Journal of Behavioral Medicine 2003; 26: 133-152.
  31. D’Antono B, Dupuis G, Fleet R, Marchand A & Burelle D. Gender Differences in Chest  Pain and Prediction of Exericse-Ischemia. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2003; 19: 515-522.
  32. Coutu MF[1], Dupuis G, D’Antono B. The impact of cholesterol lowering on patients’ moods. Journal of Behavioral Medicine 2001; 24: 517-536.
  33. D'Antono B, Ditto B, Moskowitz DS, Rios N. Interpersonal behaviour and resting blood  pressure in young college women: A daily monitoring study. Journal of Psychosomatic Research 2001; 50: 309-318.
  34. D'Antono B, Ditto B, Sita A, Miller SB. Cardiopulmonary baroreflex stimulation and  blood pressure related hypoalgesia. Biological Psychology 2000; 53: 217-231.
  35. D'Antono B, Ditto B, Rios N, & Moskowitz DS. Risk for hypertension and diminished pain sensitivity in women: Autonomic and daily correlates. International Journal of Psychophysiology 1999;31: 175-187.
  36. Ditto B, Edwards MC, Miller S, D'Antono B & Blum S. The Effects of sodium loading on blood pressure and pain responses to the cold pressor test. Journal of Psychosomatic Research 1993; 37: 1-10.

Links

Contact

Dr. Bianca D’Antono, PhD
Researcher

514-376-3330 #4047

bianca.d.antono@umontreal.ca