2024
Prediction of Health Status in Patients Undergoing Lower Extremity Intervention for Claudication
Peri-Okonny P, Romain G, Callegari S, Cleman J, Vashist A, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C. Prediction of Health Status in Patients Undergoing Lower Extremity Intervention for Claudication. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2024, 110: 314-322. PMID: 39395588, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2024.08.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth statusPeripheral arterial diseaseEQ-5D VASPeripheral vascular interventionsPredictor of future health statusPredictor of health statusDrug-coated balloonLower extremity peripheral arterial diseaseHealth status outcomesFuture health statusEQ-5D-3LHistory of deep venous thrombosisImprove patient outcomesStatus outcomesPrediction of health statusChronic lung diseaseDeep venous thrombosisPlain balloon angioplastyPatient outcomesDisease managementExtremity interventionsApproach to treatmentSD ageVenous thrombosisBaseline characteristicsCompeting risk analysis to estimate amputation incidence and risk in lower-extremity peripheral artery disease
Callegari S, Smolderen K, Cleman J, Mena-Hurtado C, Romain G. Competing risk analysis to estimate amputation incidence and risk in lower-extremity peripheral artery disease. Vascular Medicine 2024, 29: 496-506. PMID: 39219174, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x241268727.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic limb-threatening ischemiaAmputation riskTime-to-event analysisPeripheral arterial diseaseLower-extremity peripheral arterial diseaseCumulative incidence functionCompeting risk analysisAmputation incidenceAmputation dataMedicare claimsLimb-threatening ischemiaVascular Quality Initiative registryMortality riskOutcomes researchPeripheral vascular interventionsArtery diseaseAmputationVascular outcomesCox regressionRiskMortalityCohortVascular interventionsTime-to-event methodsPatientsTwelve-Month Health Status Response Following Peripheral Vascular Intervention for Femoropopliteal Lesions Using Zilver PTX Databases Focusing on the Role of Preprocedural Health Status, Comorbid Risks, and Global Setting
Smolderen K, Romain G, Cleman J, Callegari S, Peri-Okonny P, Mena-Hurtado C. Twelve-Month Health Status Response Following Peripheral Vascular Intervention for Femoropopliteal Lesions Using Zilver PTX Databases Focusing on the Role of Preprocedural Health Status, Comorbid Risks, and Global Setting. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2024 PMID: 39214426, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.08.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMinimal clinically important differenceEQ-5D indexHealth statusPeripheral vascular interventionsPeripheral arterial diseaseEQ-5DNon-respondersValue-based careEuroQol-5D-3LClinically important differenceSecondary data analysisFemoropopliteal peripheral vascular interventionsStable health statusLogistic regression modelsArtery diseaseSymptomatic peripheral arterial diseaseStatus responseTailored resourcesVascular interventionsSingle-arm studyImportant differenceCarotid artery diseaseComorbidity riskEnrolling centersPatient characteristicsFactors associated with sustained improvement after peripheral vascular intervention in patients with claudication.
Peri-Okonny P, Romain G, Rambhujun V, Callegari S, Vashist A, Cleman J, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C. Factors associated with sustained improvement after peripheral vascular intervention in patients with claudication. Vascular Medicine 2024, 1358863x241261369. PMID: 39087625, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x241261369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong‐Term Mortality Predictors Using a Machine‐Learning Approach in Patients With Chronic Limb‐Threatening Ischemia After Peripheral Vascular Intervention
Callegari S, Romain G, Cleman J, Scierka L, Jacque F, Smolderen K, Mena‐Hurtado C. Long‐Term Mortality Predictors Using a Machine‐Learning Approach in Patients With Chronic Limb‐Threatening Ischemia After Peripheral Vascular Intervention. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2024, 13: e034477. PMID: 38761075, PMCID: PMC11179837, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.124.034477.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic limb-threatening ischemiaPeripheral vascular interventionsHealth careLimb-threatening ischemiaMortality predictorsLong-term mortality riskMultidimensional risk factorsBody mass indexLong-term mortality predictorsImprove individualized careVascular interventionsIndividualized careAssisted careBiopsychosocial modelMortality riskCareMass indexRisk factorsMedical comorbiditiesRisk profileInterventionMortality rateChronic kidney diseaseMortalityPredictive variablesComparison 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 scoreASSOCIATION BETWEEN CHRONIC PAIN DISORDERS IN CHRONIC LIMB THREATENING ISCHEMIA AND 30-DAY, 90-DAY AMPUTATION RISK FOLLOWING PERIPHERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTIONS
Nandigam M, Romain G, Callegari S, Cuppen S, Mares A, Hurtado C, Smolderen K. ASSOCIATION BETWEEN CHRONIC PAIN DISORDERS IN CHRONIC LIMB THREATENING ISCHEMIA AND 30-DAY, 90-DAY AMPUTATION RISK FOLLOWING PERIPHERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTIONS. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 83: 2307. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(24)04297-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchINSTITUTIONAL AND OPERATOR VARIABILITY OF IMAGING SURVEILLANCE WITHIN ONE YEAR FOLLOWING PERIPHERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTIONS FOR CHRONIC LIMB-THREATENING ISCHEMIA
Knight D, Romain G, Cleman J, Peri-Okonny P, Callegari S, Jacque F, Smolderen K, Hurtado C. INSTITUTIONAL AND OPERATOR VARIABILITY OF IMAGING SURVEILLANCE WITHIN ONE YEAR FOLLOWING PERIPHERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTIONS FOR CHRONIC LIMB-THREATENING ISCHEMIA. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 83: 960. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(24)02950-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPATIENT'S CHARACTERISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH AN IMPROVEMENT OF HEALTH STATUS QUALITY OF LIFE-RELATED AT 1 YEAR FOLLOWING PERIPHERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTIONS
Romain G, Peri-Okonny P, Cleman J, Callegari S, Jacque F, Smolderen K, Hurtado C. PATIENT'S CHARACTERISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH AN IMPROVEMENT OF HEALTH STATUS QUALITY OF LIFE-RELATED AT 1 YEAR FOLLOWING PERIPHERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTIONS. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 83: 2306. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(24)04296-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral vascular interventionsCharacteristic associationsLife-relatedVascular interventionsHealthInterventionAssociationEvaluation of short-term mortality in patients with Medicare undergoing endovascular interventions for chronic limb-threatening ischemia
Cleman J, Romain G, Callegari S, Scierka L, Jacque F, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C. Evaluation of short-term mortality in patients with Medicare undergoing endovascular interventions for chronic limb-threatening ischemia. Vascular Medicine 2024, 29: 172-181. PMID: 38334045, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x231224335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic limb-threatening ischemiaPeripheral vascular interventionsAssisted careLimb-threatening ischemiaCongestive heart failureFunctional status variablesCrude mortality ratePredictive variablesMortality rateStatus variablesRandom survival forest modelShort-term mortalityStage 5 chronic kidney diseaseQuality InitiativeRandom survival forestTreatment conversionMedical comorbiditiesShort-term outcomesHarrell's C-indexVascular Quality InitiativeCareDementiaInterventionMortalityRisk stratificationVariability in guideline-directed medical therapy across sites and operators and long-term mortality and amputation outcomes risk in patients undergoing peripheral vascular interventions
Smolderen K, Romain G, Cleman J, Scierka L, Mena-Hurtado C. Variability in guideline-directed medical therapy across sites and operators and long-term mortality and amputation outcomes risk in patients undergoing peripheral vascular interventions. American Heart Journal 2024, 270: 75-85. PMID: 38307364, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2024.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedian odds ratioGuideline-directed medical therapy prescriptionGuideline-directed medical therapy ratesPeripheral vascular interventionsGuideline-directed medical therapyIntraclass correlationHealth system levelDecrease hospital readmissionsPatient-level factorsGuideline-directed medical therapy useAssociated with higher riskAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin receptor blockerRisk of deathParametric survival modelsInhibitor/angiotensin receptor blockerProportion of riskHospital readmissionVascular Quality Initiative registryLong-term mortalityOdds ratioReadmission riskVascular interventionsLogistic regressionDose-response relationshipAmputation
2023
Comparison of lower extremity bypass and peripheral vascular intervention for chronic limb-threatening ischemia in the Medicare-linked Vascular Quality Initiative
Cleman J, Romain G, Grubman S, Guzman R, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C. Comparison of lower extremity bypass and peripheral vascular intervention for chronic limb-threatening ischemia in the Medicare-linked Vascular Quality Initiative. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2023, 78: 745-753.e6. PMID: 37207790, PMCID: PMC10964324, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.05.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic limb-threatening ischemiaLower extremity bypassPeripheral vascular interventionsVascular Quality InitiativeLimb-threatening ischemiaCause mortalityRisk of deathExtremity bypassVascular interventionsQuality InitiativeCox proportional hazards regressionKaplan-Meier survival curvesProportional hazards regressionOverall mean ageLogistic regression modelsComparative effectiveness researchKnee poplitealMedicare registryInfrapopliteal arteriesHazards regressionMean ageThirty-dayHispanic ethnicityOutcome dataTreatment groupsCommunity distress and risk of adverse outcomes after peripheral vascular intervention
Schenck C, Strand E, Smolderen K, Romain G, Nagpal S, Cleman J, Blume P, Mena-Hurtado C. Community distress and risk of adverse outcomes after peripheral vascular intervention. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2023, 78: 166-174.e3. PMID: 36944389, PMCID: PMC11146282, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.03.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral vascular interventionsDistressed Communities IndexMajor amputationRisk of mortalityAdverse outcomesVascular interventionsVascular Quality Initiative databaseDCI scoresCommunity distressCox regression modelTime-dependent receiverCharacteristic curve analysisClinical characteristicsFinal cohortPrimary outcomeClinical outcomesCardiovascular diseasePatientsAmputationZip code dataMortalityRisk categoriesCurve analysisInitiative databaseOutcomesGuideline-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