2024
Lack of diversity in patients undergoing carotid artery stenting: Implications for the Distressed Community Index.
Pajarillo C, Romain G, Cleman J, Scierka L, Grubman S, Schenck C, Kluger J, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C. Lack of diversity in patients undergoing carotid artery stenting: Implications for the Distressed Community Index. Vascular Medicine 2024, 1358863x241292545. PMID: 39526556, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x241292545.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDistressed Communities IndexCommunity distressDistress groupCarotid artery stentingDistressed Communities Index scoreHierarchical Cox regressionCumulative incidence function curvesSocial determinantsNon-Hispanic/LatinoStroke incidenceAccess barriersFine-Gray modelArtery stentingDistressKaplan-Meier survival curvesVascular Quality Initiative databaseZip-codeFine-GrayMortality incidenceCox regressionAssociationAnalyzed patientsNo significant differenceMortalityLack of diversityPrediction 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 characteristicsTCT-702 Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy in Calcified Common Femoral Lesions in Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease: 30-Day Health Status Outcomes From CRUSH-PAD Trial
Rahman, Romain G, Cleman J, Aggarwal A, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C. TCT-702 Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy in Calcified Common Femoral Lesions in Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease: 30-Day Health Status Outcomes From CRUSH-PAD Trial. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 84: b276-b277. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.09.839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation of health status and hospitalization risk for peripheral artery disease in the PORTRAIT registry.
Cleman J, Romain G, Scierka L, Labrosciano C, Bradley B, Fitridge R, Beltrame J, Shishehbor M, Spertus J, Mena-Hurtado C, Smolderen K. Association of health status and hospitalization risk for peripheral artery disease in the PORTRAIT registry. Vascular Medicine 2024, 1358863x241274758. PMID: 39319857, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x241274758.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral Artery QuestionnairePeripheral arterial diseaseED visitsHealth statusHospital admissionHealthcare utilizationPAD-specific health statusEmergency departmentCause-specific hospital admissionsAssociation of health statusPatient-reported outcome measuresPatient's risk of hospitalizationBaseline health statusAll-cause hospital admissionsCox proportional hazards modelsRisk of hospitalizationOverall summary scorePAQ scoresProportional hazards modelSummary scoreOutcome measuresHospitalization riskArtery diseaseVisitsHazards modelCompeting 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 methodsPatientsVariability and Factors Associated With the Use of Embolic Protection Devices in Carotid Artery Stenting
Callegari S, Romain G, Pajarillo C, Cleman J, Scierka L, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C. Variability and Factors Associated With the Use of Embolic Protection Devices in Carotid Artery Stenting. Journal Of The Society For Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions 2024, 3: 102170. DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2024.102170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTwelve-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 characteristicsAssociation of Social Support and Health Status Outcomes in Peripheral Artery Disease
Callegari S, Romain G, Cleman J, Scierka L, Peri-Okonny P, Spertus J, Labrosciano C, Beltrame J, Abbott J, Fitridge R, Mena-Hurtado C, Smolderen K. Association of Social Support and Health Status Outcomes in Peripheral Artery Disease. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2024 PMID: 39151740, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchENRICHD Social Support InventoryLow social supportLow perceived social supportGeneric health statusHealth status outcomesPeripheral arterial diseaseSocial supportHealth statusBiopsychosocial variablesStatus outcomesAssociation with health status outcomesAssociated with lower health statusDisease-specific health statusBaseline perceived social supportImprove social supportLower health statusSocial Support InventoryImprove health statusPerceived social supportDisease-specificEQ-5D-3LCare of patientsQuality of lifeEQ-5D-3L indexBiopsychosocial factorsFactors 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 ResearchAddressing 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, 26: 1085-1095. 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 risksReply Errors and Misinterpretation of Society for Vascular Surgery’s Vascular Quality Initiative Registry Data
Smolderen K, Romain G, Mao J, Goodney P, Mena-Hurtado C. Reply Errors and Misinterpretation of Society for Vascular Surgery’s Vascular Quality Initiative Registry Data. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2024, 17: 1513. PMID: 38925757, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2024.05.006.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 variablesImpact 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, 80: 780-790.e10. 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 outcomesVariability in short-term mortality following repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms across centers and physicians
Romain G, Wang K, Scierka L, Cleman J, Callegari S, Aboian E, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C. Variability in short-term mortality following repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms across centers and physicians. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2024, 80: 737-745.e14. PMID: 38729585, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysician variablesPhysician volumeRuptured infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysmMortality riskPhysician levelAbdominal aortic aneurysmShort-term mortalityProcedure volumeMortality outcomesQuality of careAortic aneurysmMedian odds ratioShort-term mortality outcomesRepair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysmMedicare claims dataInfrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysmRuptured abdominal aortic aneurysmVascular Quality Initiative databaseAssociated with short-term mortalityLogistic regression modelsMortality rateCenter-level factorsCare managementClaims dataOdds ratioComparison 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 scorePAIN 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 ResearchA LONG-TERM PREDICTIVE MODEL FOR MAJOR AMPUTATION AT 3 YEARS FOLLOWING PERIPHERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION
Cheung T, Cleman J, Callegari S, Vyce S, Blume P, Romain G, Hurtado C, Smolderen K. A LONG-TERM PREDICTIVE MODEL FOR MAJOR AMPUTATION AT 3 YEARS FOLLOWING PERIPHERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 83: 2264. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(24)04254-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPREDICTION OF SHORT-TERM MAJOR AMPUTATION AT 30 AND 90 DAYS FOLLOWING PERIPHERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION
Cheung T, Cleman J, Callegari S, Vyce S, Blume P, Romain G, Hurtado C, Smolderen K. PREDICTION OF SHORT-TERM MAJOR AMPUTATION AT 30 AND 90 DAYS FOLLOWING PERIPHERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 83: 2235. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(24)04225-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchASSOCIATION 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 Research