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
2010
Letter by Smolderen and Pelle Regarding Article, “Efficacy and Safety of Varenicline for Smoking Cessation in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: A Randomized Trial”
Smolderen KG, Pelle AJ. Letter by Smolderen and Pelle Regarding Article, “Efficacy and Safety of Varenicline for Smoking Cessation in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: A Randomized Trial”. Circulation 2010, 122: e445; author reply e446. PMID: 20805437, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.110.942086.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Personality, psychological stress, and self-reported influenza symptomatology
Smolderen K, Vingerhoets A, Croon MA, Denollet J. Personality, psychological stress, and self-reported influenza symptomatology. BMC Public Health 2007, 7: 339. PMID: 18036207, PMCID: PMC2241613, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-339.Peer-Reviewed Original Research