2024
Co-Morbidity Differences Associated With Long-Term Amputation and Repeat Revascularization Rates After Femoropopliteal Artery Intervention for Intermittent Claudication by Sex, Race, and Ethnicity
Altin S, Parise H, Hess C, Rosenthal N, Julien H, Curtis J. Co-Morbidity Differences Associated With Long-Term Amputation and Repeat Revascularization Rates After Femoropopliteal Artery Intervention for Intermittent Claudication by Sex, Race, and Ethnicity. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2024, 226: 40-49. PMID: 38834142, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.05.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-Hispanic patientsHispanic patientsIntermittent claudicationPeripheral vascular interventionsBlack patientsWhite patientsAmputation rateIndex limb amputationHazard ratioCox proportional hazards regression modelsDisease-specific issuesProportional hazards regression modelsHazards regression modelsBaseline characteristicsLimb amputationMajor amputationUnadjusted ratesAssociated with higher ratesHealthcare databasesBlack raceSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeAmputationRevascularization ratesComparison group
2023
Racial Differences in Presentation and Outcomes After Peripheral Arterial Interventions: Insights From the NCDR-PVI Registry
Julien H, Wang Y, Curtis J, Johnston-Cox H, Eberly L, Wang G, Nathan A, Fanaroff A, Khatana S, Groeneveld P, Secemsky E, Eneanya N, Vora A, Kobayashi T, Barbery C, Chery G, Kohi M, Kirksey L, Armstrong E, Jaff M, Giri J. Racial Differences in Presentation and Outcomes After Peripheral Arterial Interventions: Insights From the NCDR-PVI Registry. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2023, 16: e011485. PMID: 37339237, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.121.011485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistressed Communities Index scorePeripheral arterial interventionsBlack patientsDrug-eluting technologiesWhite patientsArterial interventionsIndex scoreAcute kidney injuryRate of amputationSocioeconomic statusMultivariable logistic regressionPatient's zip codeZip codesMedicaid Services dataLow socioeconomic statusHigh ratePVI procedureKidney injuryMajor amputationIntervention RegistryHigh prevalenceAmerican CollegePatientsRevascularizationLogistic regression
2008
Ethnic and racial disparities in cardiac resynchronization therapy
Farmer SA, Kirkpatrick JN, Heidenreich PA, Curtis JP, Wang Y, Groeneveld PW. Ethnic and racial disparities in cardiac resynchronization therapy. Heart Rhythm 2008, 6: 325-331. PMID: 19251206, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.12.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac resynchronization therapyHispanic patientsResynchronization therapyWhite patientsNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryMultivariate logistic regression modelAdvanced heart failureTreatment of patientsEthnic differencesLogistic regression modelsICD RegistryHeart failureRegistry participantsGuideline useInclusion criteriaUse of CRTEligibility criteriaPatientsMultivariate analysisRacial disparitiesTherapyOutcome variablesSubstantial proportionRacial differencesRegression models