2024
Addressing Psychosocial Care Needs in Women with Peripheral Artery Disease
Mubarak E, Cleman J, Romain G, Mena-Hurtado C, Smolderen K. Addressing Psychosocial Care Needs in Women with Peripheral Artery Disease. Current Cardiology Reports 2024, 1-11. PMID: 39073508, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-024-02106-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVascular careIncreased psychosocial riskPsychosocial care needsIntegration of careMental health comorbiditiesBehavioral health careReviewPeripheral artery diseaseManagement of individualsCare integrationIllness perceptionsGender-based factorsCare needsHealthcare accessHealth behaviorsHealth comorbiditiesSubstance use disordersCare strategiesHealth carePeripheral arterial diseasePsychosocial comorbiditiesReimbursement structuresClinician educationCare paradigmUnique sexPsychosocial risksImpact of Early Intervention on Health Status Outcomes in Peripheral Artery Disease Patients with Chronic Total Occlusion Lesions Using the PORTRAIT Registry
Cerrud-Rodriguez R, Romain G, Hussain Y, Cleman J, Callegari S, Scierka L, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C. Impact of Early Intervention on Health Status Outcomes in Peripheral Artery Disease Patients with Chronic Total Occlusion Lesions Using the PORTRAIT Registry. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2024 PMID: 38735596, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.04.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral Artery QuestionnairePeripheral arterial diseaseHealth statusChronic total occlusionChronic total occlusion lesionsPAD-specific health statusEarly invasive treatmentMultilevel generalized linear regression modelsPeripheral arterial disease symptomsLower extremity peripheral arterial diseaseBaseline health statusHealth status outcomesInvasive treatmentHealth status trajectoriesNon-invasive treatmentPatients' health statusImpact of early interventionHigh health statusFollow-upPeripheral arterial disease patientsSymptomatic peripheral arterial diseaseMonths of follow-upPresence of chronic total occlusionNon-invasive treatment strategyStatus outcomesPAIN PROFILES IN PATIENTS WITH PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE: ROLE OF PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS AND FEMALE SEX
Alashi A, Hurtado C, Romain G, Callegari S, Jacque F, Sinusas A, Smolderen K. PAIN PROFILES IN PATIENTS WITH PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE: ROLE OF PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS AND FEMALE SEX. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 83: 2284. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(24)04274-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchASSOCIATION BETWEEN DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AND HEALTH STATUS OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH SYMPTOMATIC PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE
Jacque F, Romain G, Peri-Okonny P, Sinusas A, Callegari S, Cleman J, Scierka L, Mares A, Hurtado C, Smolderen K. ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AND HEALTH STATUS OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH SYMPTOMATIC PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 83: 2308. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(24)04298-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInter-Rater Reliability for the Amputation Endpoint in the National Vascular Quality Initiative
Smolderen K, Romain G, Scierka L, Cleman J, Rahman M, Siddiqui W, Lau F, Mao J, Akhlaghi N, Higaki A, Fowler X, Carroll M, Telma K, Alvermann T, Baribeau V, Goodney P, Mena-Hurtado C. Inter-Rater Reliability for the Amputation Endpoint in the National Vascular Quality Initiative. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2024, 17: 622-631. PMID: 38479964, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2024.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health recordsElectronic health record reviewAmputation dataPeripheral arterial diseaseInterrater reliabilityVQI registryAcademic health systemTrained data collectorsNational quality registryInter-rater reliabilityEvaluate interrater reliabilityNational reporting systemHealth recordsQuality registryHealth systemCurrent Procedural Terminology codesInter-raterVascular Quality Initiative registryVascular Quality InitiativeProcedural Terminology codesNational Vascular Quality InitiativeRegistryQuality InitiativeAmputationSpearman's rImpact of comorbid opioid use disorder and major depressive disorder on healthcare utilization outcomes in patients with peripheral artery disease: A National Readmission Database analysis
Amenyedor K, Lee M, Algara M, Siddiqui W, Hardt M, Romain G, Mena-Hurtado C, Smolderen K. Impact of comorbid opioid use disorder and major depressive disorder on healthcare utilization outcomes in patients with peripheral artery disease: A National Readmission Database analysis. Vascular Medicine 2024, 29: 163-171. PMID: 38391134, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x241228540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComorbid opioid use disorderOpioid use disorderPeripheral arterial diseaseDepressive disorderUse disorderArtery diseaseHealthcare utilization outcomesICD-9/10 diagnosis codesPain management strategiesMultivariate logistic regression modelNational Readmission DatabaseHierarchical multivariable logistic regression modelsLength of stayLogistic regression modelsMDDMedian stayPrimary outcomeHighest median costReadmissions DatabasePatientsMedian costStudy populationUtilization outcomesWeighted admissionsDiagnosis codesPsychosocial and socioeconomic factors are most predictive of health status in patients with claudication
Scierka L, Peri-Okonny P, Romain G, Cleman J, Spertus J, Fitridge R, Secemsky E, Patel M, Gosch K, Mena-Hurtado C, Smolderen K. Psychosocial and socioeconomic factors are most predictive of health status in patients with claudication. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2024, 79: 1473-1482.e5. PMID: 38266885, PMCID: PMC11180544, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.01.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral Artery QuestionnairePeripheral Artery Questionnaire summary scoresPeripheral arterial diseaseHealth statusSummary scoreSymptomatic peripheral arterial diseaseSocial supportInsurance statusPAD-specific health statusHierarchical multivariable linear regression modelSocioeconomic patient characteristicsLow social supportPeripheral artery disease cohortPeripheral artery questionnaire scoresImprove health statusComparative effectiveness researchDiagnosis of depressionPatient characteristicsMultivariate linear regression modelPrediction of health statusDepression scoresLinear regression modelsAge of patientsDuration of symptomsAnxiety scores
2023
Obesity prevalence and variability in management practices for patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease
Scierka L, Peri-Okonny P, Romain G, Mena-Hurtado C, Smolderen K. Obesity prevalence and variability in management practices for patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice 2023, 17: 264-268. PMID: 37225553, DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2023.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseWeight loss medicationsObesity management strategiesMedian odds ratioDietary counselingLower extremity peripheral arterial diseaseSymptomatic peripheral artery diseaseDietary management strategiesSymptomatic PAD patientsPeripheral artery diseaseObesity prevalence ratesPrevalence of obesityPoor disease outcomeModifiable comorbiditiesPORTRAIT registryPAD patientsArtery diseaseArterial diseaseTreatment modalitiesObesity prevalenceOdds ratioDisease outcomePrevalence ratesPAD managementObesity