2022
Peripheral Artery Disease Screening in the Community and 1-Year Mortality, Cardiovascular Events, and Adverse Limb Events
Smolderen K, Ameli O, Chaisson C, Heath K, Mena-Hurtado C. Peripheral Artery Disease Screening in the Community and 1-Year Mortality, Cardiovascular Events, and Adverse Limb Events. AJPM Focus 2022, 1: 100016. PMID: 37791014, PMCID: PMC10546509, DOI: 10.1016/j.focus.2022.100016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMajor adverse limb eventsPeripheral artery diseaseAdverse limb eventsMajor cardiovascular eventsPeripheral artery disease (PAD) screeningArtery diseaseCardiovascular eventsLimb eventsCause mortalityOne-yearDisease screeningPeripheral vascular interventionsCardiovascular risk managementCause mortality ratesHome health visitsMedicare Advantage beneficiariesCardiovascular medicationsHealth visitsRevascularization proceduresHealthcare utilizationLandmark analysisSimilar riskVascular interventionsClaims dataMortality rate
2021
Contemporary Trends in Hospital Admissions and Outcomes in Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia
Anantha-Narayanan M, Doshi RP, Patel K, Sheikh AB, Llanos-Chea F, Abbott JD, Shishehbor MH, Guzman RJ, Hiatt WR, Duval S, Mena-Hurtado C, Smolderen KG. Contemporary Trends in Hospital Admissions and Outcomes in Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2021, 14: e007539. PMID: 33541110, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.120.007539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayMajor amputationCost of hospitalizationHospital mortalitySurgical interventionEndovascular interventionBlack raceHigh-risk patient profileNational Inpatient Sample dataHigher major amputationMore endovascular interventionsRisk patient profileCritical limb ischemiaOpen surgical interventionMultivariable regression analysisHierarchical multivariable regression analysisCLI cohortHospital admissionLimb ischemiaPrimary outcomeRevascularization proceduresSecondary outcomesAtherosclerotic diseaseMale sexFemale sex
2015
Risk Factors for Rehospitalization for Acute Coronary Syndromes and Unplanned Revascularization Following Acute Myocardial Infarction
Arnold SV, Smolderen KG, Kennedy KF, Li Y, Shore S, Stolker JM, Wang TY, Jones PG, Zhao Z, Spertus JA. Risk Factors for Rehospitalization for Acute Coronary Syndromes and Unplanned Revascularization Following Acute Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2015, 4: e001352. PMID: 25666368, PMCID: PMC4345868, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.114.001352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute coronary syndromeAcute myocardial infarctionCoronary syndromeMyocardial infarctionRisk factorsHospital percutaneous coronary interventionCoronary artery bypass graftSecondary prevention therapiesArtery bypass graftRisk of rehospitalizationMortality risk scorePercutaneous coronary interventionPredictors of rehospitalizationRate of rehospitalizationBare metal stentsStrongest predictorMultivessel diseaseUnplanned revascularizationCause readmissionCoronary revascularizationCoronary interventionSubsequent revascularizationPrevention therapyRevascularization proceduresAMI registry
2010
Vascular Hospitalization Rates and Costs in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease in the United States
Mahoney EM, Wang K, Keo HH, Duval S, Smolderen KG, Cohen DJ, Steg G, Bhatt DL, Hirsch AT. Vascular Hospitalization Rates and Costs in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease in the United States. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2010, 3: 642-651. PMID: 20940249, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.109.930735.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsymptomatic peripheral artery diseasePeripheral artery diseaseAnkle-brachial indexArtery diseaseSymptomatic peripheral artery diseaseAtherothrombotic risk factorsContinued Health (REACH) RegistryCumulative hospitalization costsHistory of claudicationLimb ischemic eventsLower limb revascularizationReduction of AtherothrombosisInternational prospective registryAbsence of symptomsRisk of atherothrombosisLower limb amputationREACH cohortIntermittent claudicationProspective registryIschemic eventsPeripheral interventionsRevascularization proceduresArterial diseaseFirst admissionUS patients