Depression and long-term prognostic outcomes following peripheral endovascular interventions in the VA Healthcare System
Smolderen KG, Plomondon ME, Armstrong EJ, Hess E, Waldo S, Tsai TT, Maddox TM. Depression and long-term prognostic outcomes following peripheral endovascular interventions in the VA Healthcare System. Vascular Medicine 2018, 23: 454-460. PMID: 29801427, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x18770275.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedChi-Square DistributionComorbidityDepressionEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHumansHypertensionKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPeripheral Arterial DiseaseProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsStrokeTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsNon-fatal cardiovascular eventsPeripheral vascular interventionsCardiovascular eventsDiagnosis of depressionHazard ratioMedical recordsAge-adjusted hazard ratioLong-term prognostic outcomesNon-fatal cardiovascular outcomesPeripheral endovascular interventionsLong-term outcomesPatients' medical recordsVA healthcare systemVeterans Affairs centersCause deathCardiovascular outcomesConsecutive patientsAdditional covariatesEndovascular interventionRecent diagnosisPrognostic outcomesDepressed patientsDisease outcomeVascular interventionsHigh riskPORTRAIT (Patient-Centered Outcomes Related to Treatment Practices in Peripheral Arterial Disease
Smolderen KG, Gosch K, Patel M, Jones WS, Hirsch AT, Beltrame J, Fitridge R, Shishehbor MH, Denollet J, Vriens P, Heyligers J, Stone MEd N, Aronow H, Abbott JD, Labrosciano C, Tutein-Nolthenius R, A Spertus J. PORTRAIT (Patient-Centered Outcomes Related to Treatment Practices in Peripheral Arterial Disease. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2018, 11: e003860. PMID: 29440123, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.117.003860.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAustraliaCardiovascular AgentsExercise TherapyFemaleHealth StatusHealth Status IndicatorsHealthcare DisparitiesHumansIntermittent ClaudicationLife StyleMaleMiddle AgedMulticenter Studies as TopicNetherlandsPatient Outcome AssessmentPeripheral Arterial DiseaseProspective StudiesQuality of LifeRegistriesResearch DesignRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVascular Surgical ProceduresConceptsHealth status outcomesHealth statusMedical historyMedical recordsStatus outcomesAbnormal ankle-brachial indexPAD-related hospitalizationAnkle-brachial indexCardiovascular risk factorsMajor cardiovascular eventsPatients' medical recordsComparative effectiveness studiesHealth status dataPatient's medical historyPatients' health statusQuality of lifeClaudication symptomsEligible patientsCardiovascular eventsPAD symptomsPatient characteristicsClinician adherenceRisk stratificationLifestyle factorsFunctional status