2023
A state-of-the-art review of quality-of-life assessment in venous disease
Cleman J, Xia K, Haider M, Nikooie R, Scierka L, Romain G, Attaran R, Grimshaw A, Mena-Hurtado C, Smolderen K. A state-of-the-art review of quality-of-life assessment in venous disease. Journal Of Vascular Surgery Venous And Lymphatic Disorders 2023, 12: 101725. PMID: 38128828, PMCID: PMC11523418, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2023.101725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisease-specific patient-reported outcome measurePatient-reported outcome measuresChronic venous diseaseCharing Cross Venous Ulcer QuestionnaireChronic Venous Insufficiency QuestionnaireVenous diseaseHealth statusVenous ulcersEvidence baseRelevant English-language studiesPatients' health statusContent validityEnglish-language studiesFull-text articlesManifestations of diseaseC6 diseaseOvid EmbaseInclusion criteriaOutcome measuresCommon conditionClinical settingDiseaseLiterature searchPatientsUlcers“Zoom”ing to the Kitchen: A Novel Approach to Virtual Nutrition Education for Medical Trainees
Charles J, Wood N, Neary S, Moreno J, Scierka L, Brink B, Zhao X, Gielissen K. “Zoom”ing to the Kitchen: A Novel Approach to Virtual Nutrition Education for Medical Trainees. Nutrients 2023, 15: 4166. PMID: 37836450, PMCID: PMC10574391, DOI: 10.3390/nu15194166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNutrition educationFirst-line therapyCoronary artery diseaseType 2 diabetesNutrition-related knowledgeMedical traineesPlant-based nutritionArtery diseaseNutrition counselingNutritional interventionChronic diseasesCulinary medicineDietary behaviorsKnowledge scoreNutritional issuesDietary changesPhysician assistant studentsTeaching kitchenNutrition curriculumAssistant studentsDiseaseWeeksCounselingPA studentsTrainees
2022
Real‐world VASCADE closure device versus manual compression use and outcomes in patients with severe common femoral artery disease
Nagpal S, Scierka LE, Castro‐Dominguez Y, Kansal D, Kunnirickal S, Hussain Y, Love K, Aboian E, Smolderen KG, Mena‐Hurtado C. Real‐world VASCADE closure device versus manual compression use and outcomes in patients with severe common femoral artery disease. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2022, 100: 776-784. PMID: 36129818, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral vascular interventionsManual compressionClosure deviceCommon femoral artery diseaseVascular Quality Initiative databaseFemoral artery diseasePropensity-matched cohortPseudoaneurysm rateRetroperitoneal bleedingArtery diseaseRetrospective reviewMean ageBaseline variablesInstitutional databaseNonsignificant reductionNonsignificant decreaseVascular interventionsMortality ratePatientsCompression useCollagen plugDiseaseInitiative databaseProcedural metricsDevice use
2021
Patient representativeness of a peripheral artery disease cohort in a randomized control trial versus a real-world cohort: The CLEVER trial versus the PORTRAIT registry
Scierka LE, Jelani QU, Smolderen KG, Gosch K, Spertus JA, Mena-Hurtado C, Jones P, Dreyer RP. Patient representativeness of a peripheral artery disease cohort in a randomized control trial versus a real-world cohort: The CLEVER trial versus the PORTRAIT registry. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2021, 112: 106624. PMID: 34793986, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptimal medical therapyPeripheral artery diseasePatient characteristicsBaseline patient characteristicsPAD cohortPAD populationPORTRAIT registryExercise therapyPAD patientsPAD symptomsArtery diseaseFinal cohortMedical therapyProspective studyBurdensome diseaseControl trialHealth statusPatientsTherapyCohortCLEVER studyDiseaseMulticenterRevascularizationRCTs