2024
Comparison of mortality and amputation after lower extremity bypass versus peripheral vascular intervention in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia and comorbid chronic kidney disease
Cleman J, Sierra J, Romain G, Capuano B, Scierka L, Callegari S, Jacque F, Peri-Okonny P, Nagpal S, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C. Comparison of mortality and amputation after lower extremity bypass versus peripheral vascular intervention in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia and comorbid chronic kidney disease. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2024, 80: 480-489.e5. PMID: 38608966, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.04.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic limb-threatening ischemiaAll-cause mortalityLower extremity bypassPeripheral vascular interventionsComorbid chronic kidney diseaseLimb-threatening ischemiaComparison of mortalityPreference-sensitive treatment decisionsCox proportional hazards modelsRisk of deathInteraction termsProportional hazards modelLower-extremity bypassChronic kidney diseaseFine-Gray modelMortality riskVascular interventionsAmputationHazards modelOutcome dataFine-GrayAssociated with worse outcomesHigh riskKidney diseasePropensity score
2021
Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Undergoing Peripheral Vascular Intervention
Jelani QU, Llanos-Chea F, Bogra P, Trejo-Paredes C, Huang J, Provance JB, Turner J, Anantha-Narayanan M, Sheikh AB, Smolderen KG, Mena-Hurtado C. Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Undergoing Peripheral Vascular Intervention. American Journal Of Nephrology 2021, 52: 845-853. PMID: 34706363, DOI: 10.1159/000519484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComorbid chronic kidney diseaseGuideline-directed medical therapyPeripheral vascular interventionsCritical limb ischemiaMedian odds ratioMedical therapyPrescription ratesVascular interventionsHigh riskUse of GDMTAdjusted median odds ratioVascular Quality Initiative databaseAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitorAngiotensin receptor blockersChronic kidney diseaseLower prescription ratesPoor clinical outcomeCKD groupCKD statusAntiplatelet therapyReceptor blockersLimb ischemiaLimb outcomesClinical outcomesMedical management