2024
Evaluation 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 stratification
2012
Association Between Depression and Peripheral Artery Disease: Insights From the Heart and Soul Study
Grenon SM, Hiramoto J, Smolderen KG, Vittinghoff E, Whooley MA, Cohen BE. Association Between Depression and Peripheral Artery Disease: Insights From the Heart and Soul Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2012, 1: e002667. PMID: 23130170, PMCID: PMC3487348, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.112.002667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevalent peripheral artery diseasePeripheral artery diseaseCoronary artery diseaseArtery diseasePAD eventsDepressive symptomsSoul StudyRisk factorsCox proportional hazards modelIncident PAD eventsModifiable risk factorsCongestive heart failureAssociation of depressionPatient Health QuestionnaireProportional hazards modelHigh-density lipoproteinRace/ethnicityAggressive treatmentProspective cohortSerum creatinineHeart failureTriglyceride levelsExcess riskIndependent associationMedical records