2014
Gender Differences in Health Status and Adverse Outcomes Among Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease
Dreyer RP, van Zitteren M, Beltrame JF, Fitridge R, Denollet J, Vriens PW, Spertus JA, Smolderen KG. Gender Differences in Health Status and Adverse Outcomes Among Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2014, 4: e000863. PMID: 25537275, PMCID: PMC4330046, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.114.000863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAmbulatory Care FacilitiesCohort StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth StatusHealth Status IndicatorsHumansMaleMental HealthMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNetherlandsPeripheral Arterial DiseasePhysical FitnessProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsSurvival AnalysisTime FactorsConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseMajor adverse eventsPAD diagnosisAdverse eventsHealth statusMCS scoresLong-term major adverse eventsSelf-reported health statusBaseline clinical dataPeripheral arterial diseaseShort Form-12Time of presentationSubsequent adverse eventsPoor socio-economic statusMental health statusCardiovascular outcomesClinical characteristicsArtery diseaseVascular clinicArterial diseaseForm-12Independent determinantsInitial diagnosisAdverse outcomesPCS scoresDeterminants of invasive treatment in lower extremity peripheral arterial disease
van Zitteren M, Vriens PW, Burger DH, de Fijter WM, Gerritsen GP, Heyligers JM, Nooren MJ, Smolderen KG. Determinants of invasive treatment in lower extremity peripheral arterial disease. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2014, 59: 400-408.e2. PMID: 24461863, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2013.08.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnkle Brachial IndexChi-Square DistributionDecision Support TechniquesEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHealth StatusHumansLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedNetherlandsOdds RatioPatient SelectionPeripheral Arterial DiseasePredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesReferral and ConsultationRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, Doppler, DuplexVascular Surgical ProceduresConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseLower extremity peripheral arterial diseasePhysical component scaleInvasive treatmentLesion locationHealth statusArterial diseaseTreatment referralSymptomatic lower extremity peripheral arterial diseaseProspective observational cohort studyVascular surgery outpatient clinicProximal lesion locationAnkle-brachial indexObservational cohort studySurgery outpatient clinicShort Form-12Poor health statusPatients' health statusPoisson regression analysisPAD diagnosisCohort studyPAD symptomsIndependent predictorsAmbulatory patientsForm-12
2012
Perceived Stress in Myocardial Infarction Long-Term Mortality and Health Status Outcomes
Arnold SV, Smolderen KG, Buchanan DM, Li Y, Spertus JA. Perceived Stress in Myocardial Infarction Long-Term Mortality and Health Status Outcomes. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2012, 60: 1756-1763. PMID: 23040574, PMCID: PMC3601381, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.06.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHealth status outcomesChronic stressHealth statusAMI patientsStatus outcomesAdverse long-term outcomesLong-term adverse outcomesEuroQol visual analogue scaleGeneric health statusPost-AMI outcomesSeattle Angina QuestionnaireLong-term mortalityShort Form-12Long-term outcomesVisual analog scaleImportant confounding factorsRecurrent adverse eventsRevascularization statusAngina QuestionnaireAdverse eventsClinical characteristicsClinical factorsForm-12Analog scale