2022
Cardiovascular and Limb Events Following Endovascular Revascularization Among Patients ≥65 Years Old: An American College of Cardiology PVI Registry Analysis
Weissler EH, Wang Y, Gales JM, Feldman DN, Arya S, Secemsky EA, Aronow HD, Hawkins BM, Gutierrez JA, Patel MR, Curtis JP, Jones WS, Swaminathan RV. Cardiovascular and Limb Events Following Endovascular Revascularization Among Patients ≥65 Years Old: An American College of Cardiology PVI Registry Analysis. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2022, 11: e024279. PMID: 35723018, PMCID: PMC9238644, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.024279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic limb threatening ischemiaPeripheral vascular interventionsEnd-stage renal diseasePeripheral artery diseasePrimary outcomeRenal diseaseAmerican CollegeLimb eventsNon-modifiable patient factorsOccurrence of MACEPredictors of MACELimb threatening ischemiaCongestive heart failureProportional hazards regressionSevere lung diseaseMedicaid Services dataExperience higher ratesEndovascular revascularizationPrior CABGConclusions PatientsArtery diseaseHeart failurePatient factorsBypass graftResults Patients
2014
Clinical Prediction Model Suitable for Assessing Hospital Quality for Patients Undergoing Carotid Endarterectomy
Wimmer NJ, Spertus JA, Kennedy KF, Anderson HV, Curtis JP, Weintraub WS, Singh M, Rumsfeld JS, Masoudi FA, Yeh RW. Clinical Prediction Model Suitable for Assessing Hospital Quality for Patients Undergoing Carotid Endarterectomy. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2014, 3: e000728. PMID: 24938712, PMCID: PMC4309056, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.113.000728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarotid artery revascularizationCarotid endarterectomyHospital strokeHospital qualityArtery diseaseCEA scoreNew York Heart Association class IIIHospital risk-adjusted outcomesPrimary end-point eventPrior peripheral artery diseaseContralateral carotid occlusionHospital-level clusteringSymptomatic carotid lesionsPeripheral artery diseaseEnd-point eventsCoronary artery diseaseModerate discriminative abilityRisk-adjusted outcomesClinical prediction modelHierarchical logistic regressionArtery revascularizationEndarterectomy (CARE) RegistryAppropriate risk adjustmentCarotid occlusionDiabetes mellitus