2014
Determinants 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
Self-reported symptoms on questionnaires and anatomic lesions on duplex ultrasound examinations in patients with peripheral arterial disease
van Zitteren M, Vriens PW, Heyligers JM, Burger DH, Nooren MJ, de Fijter WM, Denollet J, Smolderen KG. Self-reported symptoms on questionnaires and anatomic lesions on duplex ultrasound examinations in patients with peripheral arterial disease. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2012, 55: 1025-1034.e2. PMID: 22244858, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.10.115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIntermittent ClaudicationLogistic ModelsLower ExtremityMaleMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPain MeasurementPeripheral Arterial DiseaseRisk FactorsSelf ReportSeverity of Illness IndexSurveys and QuestionnairesUltrasonography, Doppler, DuplexConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseCardiovascular risk factorsDuplex ultrasound examinationDistal lesionsProximal lesionsLesion locationLeg symptomsPatient characteristicsSelf-reported symptomsArterial diseaseRisk factorsUltrasound examinationLower extremity peripheral arterial diseaseVascular surgery outpatient clinicMultivariable logistic regression analysisExertional leg symptomsNew-onset symptomsCardiovascular risk profileSurgery outpatient clinicMain outcome measuresCross-sectional studyFurther diagnostic imagingLogistic regression analysisTailor-made managementPAD subgroups