2020
Association of Health Status Scores With Cardiovascular and Limb Outcomes in Patients With Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease: Insights From the EUCLID (Examining Use of Ticagrelor in Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease) Trial
Rymer JA, Mulder H, Smolderen KG, Hiatt WR, Conte MS, Berger JS, Norgren L, Mahaffey KW, Baumgartner I, Fowkes FG, Katona BG, Rockhold F, Jones WS, Patel MR. Association of Health Status Scores With Cardiovascular and Limb Outcomes in Patients With Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease: Insights From the EUCLID (Examining Use of Ticagrelor in Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease) Trial. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e016573. PMID: 32924754, PMCID: PMC7792388, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.016573.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCardiovascular DiseasesDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHealth Status IndicatorsHumansLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CarePeripheral Arterial DiseasePlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsQuality of LifeSurveys and QuestionnairesSymptom AssessmentTicagrelorVascular Surgical ProceduresVisual Analog ScaleConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsMajor adverse limb eventsAdverse cardiovascular eventsAdverse limb eventsLower extremity revascularizationPeripheral artery diseaseCardiovascular eventsHealth status instrumentsLimb eventsEUCLID trialVAS scoresArtery diseaseEQ-5DQuestionnaire scoresSubsequent major adverse cardiovascular eventsLow ankle-brachial indexSymptomatic peripheral artery diseaseLower extremity revascularization proceduresBaseline EQ-5DAnkle-brachial indexHealth status scoresEQ-5D scoresHealth status measurementHealth status changesSubsequent end pointsRelationship Between Depressive Symptoms and Health Status in Peripheral Artery Disease: Role of Sex Differences
Jelani Q, Mena‐Hurtado C, Burg M, Soufer R, Gosch K, Jones PG, Spertus JA, Safdar B, Smolderen KG. Relationship Between Depressive Symptoms and Health Status in Peripheral Artery Disease: Role of Sex Differences. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e014583. PMID: 32781883, PMCID: PMC7660812, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.014583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseDepressive symptomsHealth statusArtery diseaseEQ-5D visual analog scale scoresEQ-5D visual analog scaleVisual analog scale scoreGeneric health statusPeripheral Artery QuestionnaireVascular specialty clinicsAnalog scale scoreHealth status scoresPatient Health QuestionnaireSevere depressive symptomsVisual analog scaleHealth status outcomesWorse health statusAdjusted general linear modelSex differencesPORTRAIT registryPAD diagnosisPAD symptomsAnalog scaleConclusions WomenMean agePatient profiles and health status outcomes for peripheral artery disease in high-income countries: a comparison between the USA and The Netherlands
Jelani QU, Smolderen KG, Halpin D, Gosch K, Spertus JA, Chaar C, Nolthenius R, Heyligers J, De Vries JP, Mena-Hurtado C. Patient profiles and health status outcomes for peripheral artery disease in high-income countries: a comparison between the USA and The Netherlands. European Heart Journal - Quality Of Care And Clinical Outcomes 2020, 7: 505-512. PMID: 32539108, DOI: 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcaa052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseHealth status scoresHealth status outcomesStatus scoreStatus outcomesArtery diseaseUS patientsHigh-income countriesPatient profilesCardiovascular risk factor burdenPAD-specific health statusPeripheral Artery QuestionnaireRisk factor burdenVascular specialty clinicsPeripheral arterial diseasePatient-centered outcomesLow referral ratesMore financial barriersPAD carePAD outcomesNew onsetPAD symptomsArterial diseaseExercise treatmentReferral rates
2015
One Year Health Status Benefits Following Treatment for New Onset or Exacerbation of Peripheral Arterial Disease Symptoms: The Importance of Patients' Baseline Health Status
van Zitteren M, Denollet J, Heyligers JM, Elshof JW, Nooren MJ, Burger DH, de Fijter WM, Vriens PW, Smolderen KG. One Year Health Status Benefits Following Treatment for New Onset or Exacerbation of Peripheral Arterial Disease Symptoms: The Importance of Patients' Baseline Health Status. European Journal Of Vascular And Endovascular Surgery 2015, 50: 213-222. PMID: 26036809, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2015.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedDisease ProgressionFemaleHealth StatusHealth Status IndicatorsHumansLinear ModelsMaleMental HealthMiddle AgedNetherlandsPeripheral Arterial DiseasePredictive Value of TestsPropensity ScoreProspective StudiesRecovery of FunctionRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, Doppler, DuplexConceptsHealth status scoresPeripheral arterial diseaseHealth status gainsBaseline health statusInvasive treatmentStatus scoreHealth statusPatient's baseline health statusPeripheral arterial disease symptomsHealth status levelsHealth status outcomesNew onsetPAD symptomsVascular clinicArterial diseaseHighest quartilePCS scoresInvasive strategyTreatment strategiesClinical informationStatus outcomesPatientsLinear regression analysisChange scoresExacerbation
2009
Impact of peripheral arterial disease on health status: A comparison with chronic heart failure
Smolderen KG, Pelle AJ, Kupper N, Mols F, Denollet J. Impact of peripheral arterial disease on health status: A comparison with chronic heart failure. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2009, 50: 1391-1398. PMID: 19958988, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.07.109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAmbulatory Care FacilitiesChronic DiseaseCost of IllnessCross-Sectional StudiesEducational StatusFemaleHeart DiseasesHeart FailureHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMarital StatusMental HealthMiddle AgedNetherlandsOdds RatioPeripheral Vascular DiseasesPropensity ScoreRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSickness Impact ProfileConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseChronic heart failurePhysical health statusMental health statusCHF patientsHealth statusPAD patientsCardiac historyDiabetes mellitusHeart failureArterial diseaseMedical recordsMedical conditionsImpact of PADLow ankle-brachial indexPatients' physical health statusYounger ageWorse physical health statusCross-sectional observational studyMental health status scoresComorbid diabetes mellitusAnkle-brachial indexClinical risk factorsHealth status scoresShort Form-12