2023
Anatomic patterns in claudicants who fail supervised exercise therapy
Breen T, McGinigle K, Strosberg D, Dardik A, Altin S. Anatomic patterns in claudicants who fail supervised exercise therapy. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2023, 79: 679-684.e1. PMID: 37984757, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.11.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCritical limb-threatening ischemiaSupervised exercise therapyPeripheral arterial diseaseIntermittent claudicationCFA diseaseExercise therapyArterial diseaseAnatomic patternsCommon femoral artery diseaseFemoral artery diseaseAnkle-brachial indexLimb-threatening ischemiaSubset of patientsVeterans Health AdministrationPersistent symptomsProgressive diseaseProgressive symptomsArtery diseaseDisease locationPatientsWest HavenHealth AdministrationMultivariate analysisRevascularizationDisease
2020
Seasonal variation in U.S. hospitalizations for chronic limb‐threatening ischemia
Altin SE, Kim YG, Aronow HD, Armstrong EJ, Goldsweig AM, Dardik A, Lanksy AJ, Mena‐Hurtado C, Abbott JD. Seasonal variation in U.S. hospitalizations for chronic limb‐threatening ischemia. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2020, 96: 1473-1480. PMID: 32902126, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCritical limb-threatening ischemiaLimb-threatening ischemiaNational Inpatient SampleMinor amputationChronic limb-threatening ischemiaUtilization Project National Inpatient SampleProvider education effortsCoronary artery diseaseAmputation rateHospital mortalityImportant comorbidityDiabetic statusOverall cohortSecondary outcomesArtery diseaseHospital admissionPrimary outcomeHospitalization incidenceU.S. hospitalizationsDiagnosis codesInpatient SampleHigher oddsAdmission seasonHealthcare costsMortality rate