2023
Long-Term Patient Outcomes After Femoropopliteal Peripheral Vascular Intervention in Patients With Intermittent Claudication
Altin S, Parise H, Hess C, Rosenthal N, Creager M, Aronow H, Curtis J. Long-Term Patient Outcomes After Femoropopliteal Peripheral Vascular Intervention in Patients With Intermittent Claudication. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2023, 16: 1668-1678. PMID: 37438035, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral vascular interventionsIndex limb amputationAmputation rateIntermittent claudicationMajor amputationRevascularization ratesVascular interventionsCox proportional hazards regressionLong-term patient outcomesMajor amputation rateProportional hazards regressionKaplan-Meier estimatesFurther risk factorsLimb amputation rateClinical trial dataIndex limbIC patientsSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeHazards regressionRisk factorsPatient outcomesLimb amputationHealthcare databasesPatients
2019
Validating the use of registries and claims data to support randomized trials: Rationale and design of the Extending Trial-Based Evaluations of Medical Therapies Using Novel Sources of Data (EXTEND) Study
Strom JB, Tamez H, Zhao Y, Valsdottir LR, Curtis J, Brennan JM, Shen C, Popma JJ, Mauri L, Yeh RW. Validating the use of registries and claims data to support randomized trials: Rationale and design of the Extending Trial-Based Evaluations of Medical Therapies Using Novel Sources of Data (EXTEND) Study. American Heart Journal 2019, 212: 64-71. PMID: 30953936, PMCID: PMC6535119, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2019.02.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical therapyDual Antiplatelet Therapy StudyEnd pointEnd-point eventsClinical trial programEfficacy of therapyPatient-level dataClinical trial dataHealth system dataUse of registriesNew medical treatmentsProcedural registryRandomized trialsClaims databasePatient populationNational registryAdministrative claimsOutcome dataMedical treatmentTrial programTrial dataRegistryTrial informationTherapy studiesTrial results