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Heiddis B. Valdimarsdottir
Researcher at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Publications - 130
Citations - 6340
Heiddis B. Valdimarsdottir is an academic researcher from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The author has contributed to research in topics: Breast cancer & Genetic counseling. The author has an hindex of 42, co-authored 124 publications receiving 5676 citations. Previous affiliations of Heiddis B. Valdimarsdottir include University of Iceland & Reykjavík University.
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The Group-Based Medical Mistrust Scale: psychometric properties and association with breast cancer screening.
TL;DR: Results support the validity of the GBMMS and its association with breast cancer screening adherence and may be used to further investigate medical mistrust as a barrier to screening for cancers for which ethnic group disparities have been observed.
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Quality-of-life effects of prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy versus gynecologic screening among women at increased risk of hereditary ovarian cancer
Joanna B. Madalinska,Judith Hollenstein,Eveline M. A. Bleiker,Marc van Beurden,Heiddis B. Valdimarsdottir,Leon F.A.G. Massuger,Katja N. Gaarenstroom,Marian J.E. Mourits,René H.M. Verheijen,Eleonora B.L. van Dorst,Hans van der Putten,Ko van der Velden,H. Boonstra,Neil K. Aaronson +13 more
TL;DR: PBSO had no measurable adverse impact on generic QOL of high-risk women, and the favorable effects of PBSO in terms of reduced cancer worries and low perceived cancer risk need to be weighed against the increase in endocrine and sexual symptoms.
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Randomized Noninferiority Trial of Telephone Versus In-Person Genetic Counseling for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer
Marc Schwartz,Heiddis B. Valdimarsdottir,Beth N. Peshkin,Jeanne S. Mandelblatt,Rachel Nusbaum,An Tsun Huang,Yaojen Chang,Kristi D. Graves,Claudine Isaacs,Marie E. Wood,Wendy McKinnon,Judy Garber,Shelley R. McCormick,Anita Y. Kinney,George Luta,Sarah A. Kelleher,Kara Grace Leventhal,Patti Vegella,Angie Tong,Lesley King +19 more
TL;DR: Genetic counseling can be effectively and efficiently delivered via telephone to increase access and decrease costs.
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Evidence that secretory IgA antibody is associated with daily mood.
TL;DR: This study examined the secretory immune system, the body's first line of defense against invading organisms, and its relation to daily fluctuations of mood, and found that antibody response was lower on days with high negative mood relative to days with lower negative mood and conversely, sIgA antibodies response was higher onDays with high positive Mood relative to Days with lower positive mood.
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The Impact of Hormone Replacement Therapy on Menopausal Symptoms in Younger High-Risk Women After Prophylactic Salpingo-Oophorectomy
Joanna B. Madalinska,Marc van Beurden,Eveline M. A. Bleiker,Heiddis B. Valdimarsdottir,Judith Hollenstein,Leon F.A.G. Massuger,Katja N. Gaarenstroom,Marian J.E. Mourits,René H.M. Verheijen,Eleonora B.L. van Dorst,Hans van der Putten,Ko van der Velden,H. Boonstra,Neil K. Aaronson +13 more
TL;DR: Although HRT has a positive impact on surgically induced vasomotor symptoms, it may be less effective than is often assumed and Physicians need to provide younger high-risk women considering PBSO with realistic information about both benefits and drawbacks of this preventive strategy.