2022
Ankle- and Toe-Brachial Index for Peripheral Artery Disease Identification: Unlocking Clinical Data Through Novel Methods
Friberg JE, Qazi AH, Boyle B, Franciscus C, Vaughan-Sarrazin M, Westerman D, Patterson OV, Parr SK, Matheny ME, Arya S, Smolderen KG, Lund BC, Gobbel GT, Girotra S. Ankle- and Toe-Brachial Index for Peripheral Artery Disease Identification: Unlocking Clinical Data Through Novel Methods. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2022, 15: e011092. PMID: 35176872, PMCID: PMC10807980, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.121.011092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseAnkle-brachial indexToe-brachial indexElectronic health recordsABI testingVeterans Affairs electronic health recordsHealth recordsStructured chart reviewVeterans Affairs facilitiesPositive predictive valuePAD patientsChart reviewArtery diseaseClinical dataClinical impactHigh prevalenceBilling codesSeparate cohortPredictive valuePatientsClinical expertsPAD researchRandom sampleLateralityReport
2014
Peripheral arterial disease, gender, and depression in the Heart and Soul Study
Grenon SM, Cohen BE, Smolderen K, Vittinghoff E, Whooley MA, Hiramoto J. Peripheral arterial disease, gender, and depression in the Heart and Soul Study. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2014, 60: 396-403. PMID: 24661811, PMCID: PMC4199228, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.02.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseRisk factorsArterial diseaseDevelopment of PADStable coronary artery diseaseGender-specific risk factorsNontraditional risk factorsProspective cohort studyWorse lipid profileHistory of smokingTraditional risk factorsCoronary artery diseaseStrongest independent factorRole of depressionLogistic regression modelsSoul StudyCohort studyInflammatory biomarkersArtery diseaseDiabetes mellitusElevated fibrinogenSimilar prevalenceLipid profileHigh prevalenceIndependent factors