2023
Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy and Long-Term Mortality and Amputation Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Peripheral Vascular Interventions
Smolderen K, Romain G, Provance J, Scierka L, Mao J, Goodney P, Henke P, Sedrakyan A, Mena-Hurtado C. Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy and Long-Term Mortality and Amputation Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Peripheral Vascular Interventions. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2023, 16: 332-343. PMID: 36792257, PMCID: PMC10359106, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2022.09.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuideline-directed medical therapyPeripheral vascular interventionsMedical therapyVascular interventionsEnzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockersVascular Quality Initiative registryAngiotensin receptor blockersLong-term mortalityRisk of amputationRisk of mortalityNational quality registryQuality improvement effortsAmputation outcomesAmputation riskMajor amputationAntiplatelet therapyCause mortalityReceptor blockersMean ageVascular careQuality registryObservational studyMortality riskHigh riskAmputation data
2018
Effectiveness of a comprehensive interactive eHealth intervention on patient-reported and clinical outcomes in patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator [ACQUIRE-ICD trial]: study protocol of a national Danish randomised controlled trial
Pedersen SS, Skovbakke SJ, Wiil UK, Schmidt T, dePont Christensen R, Brandt CJ, Sørensen J, Vinther M, Larroudé CE, Melchior TM, Riahi S, Smolderen KGE, Spertus JA, Johansen JB, Nielsen JC. Effectiveness of a comprehensive interactive eHealth intervention on patient-reported and clinical outcomes in patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator [ACQUIRE-ICD trial]: study protocol of a national Danish randomised controlled trial. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2018, 18: 136. PMID: 29969990, PMCID: PMC6029360, DOI: 10.1186/s12872-018-0872-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDefibrillators, ImplantableDenmarkElectric CountershockHealth StatusHeart FailureHumansMental HealthMulticenter Studies as TopicPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRemote Sensing TechnologyRisk FactorsTelemedicineTelemetryTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorQuality of lifeEHealth interventionsUsual careClinical outcomesCardioverter defibrillatorFlorida Patient Acceptance SurveyCardiac synchronization therapyFirst ICD therapyTrial registrationThe trialCare innovationsManagement of patientsPatient-reported outcomesFirst‐time implantable cardioverter defibrillatorsMonitoring of symptomsQuality of carePatient-physician interactionFirst hospitalisationICD therapyPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsMore patientsSuperiority trialDisease management approachClinical effectiveness
2012
Type D Assessment in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure and Peripheral Arterial Disease: Evaluation of the Experimental DS(3) Scale Using Item Response Theory
Emons WH, Mols F, Pelle A, Smolderen KG, Denollet J. Type D Assessment in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure and Peripheral Arterial Disease: Evaluation of the Experimental DS(3) Scale Using Item Response Theory. Journal Of Personality Assessment 2012, 94: 210-219. PMID: 22339314, DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2011.645933.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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