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Inter-Rater Reliability for the Amputation Endpoint in the National Vascular Quality Initiative
Smolderen K, Romain G, Scierka L, Cleman J, Rahman M, Siddiqui W, Lau F, Mao J, Akhlaghi N, Higaki A, Fowler X, Carroll M, Telma K, Alvermann T, Baribeau V, Goodney P, Mena-Hurtado C. Inter-Rater Reliability for the Amputation Endpoint in the National Vascular Quality Initiative. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2024, 17: 622-631. PMID: 38479964, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2024.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health recordsElectronic health record reviewAmputation dataPeripheral arterial diseaseInterrater reliabilityVQI registryAcademic health systemTrained data collectorsNational quality registryInter-rater reliabilityEvaluate interrater reliabilityNational reporting systemHealth recordsQuality registryHealth systemCurrent Procedural Terminology codesInter-raterVascular Quality Initiative registryVascular Quality InitiativeProcedural Terminology codesNational Vascular Quality InitiativeRegistryQuality InitiativeAmputationSpearman's r
2021
Real-world antithrombotic treatment variability in patients undergoing peripheral vascular intervention: Insights from the VQI registry
Lee M, Ahmed ZV, Huang J, Jelani QU, Aboian E, Peri-Okonny PA, Smolderen KG, Mena-Hurtado C. Real-world antithrombotic treatment variability in patients undergoing peripheral vascular intervention: Insights from the VQI registry. American Heart Journal 2021, 244: 31-35. PMID: 34688650, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.10.186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral vascular interventionsDual antiplatelet therapySingle antiplatelet therapyAntiplatelet therapyVascular interventionsOptimal medical therapyNew trial dataAntithrombotic prescriptionMedical therapyPrescription ratesProvider factorsVQI registryTrial dataTherapyHealth systemPatientsTreatment variabilityPractice levelInterventionHigh levelsRegistryPhysiciansPeripheral Artery Disease and COVID-19 Outcomes: Insights from the Yale DOM-CovX Registry
Smolderen KG, Lee M, Arora T, Simonov M, Mena-Hurtado C. Peripheral Artery Disease and COVID-19 Outcomes: Insights from the Yale DOM-CovX Registry. Current Problems In Cardiology 2021, 47: 101007. PMID: 34627824, PMCID: PMC8496926, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2021.101007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseSARS-CoV-2Myocardial infarctionMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsAdverse cardiovascular eventsPeripheral artery diseaseOdds of mortalityCOVID-19 infectionCOVID-19 outcomesLogistic regression modelsCardiovascular eventsArtery diseaseArterial diseaseMean ageRisk factorsWorse outcomesPatientsMinority raceMortalityRegistryStrokeDiseaseMACERegression modelsOutcomes
2020
Adherence to Guideline-Recommended Therapy Including Supervised Exercise Therapy Referral Across Peripheral Artery Disease Specialty Clinics: Insights From the International PORTRAIT Registry
Saxon J, Safley D, Mena-Hurtado C, Heyligers J, Fitridge R, Shishehbor M. Adherence to Guideline-Recommended Therapy Including Supervised Exercise Therapy Referral Across Peripheral Artery Disease Specialty Clinics: Insights From the International PORTRAIT Registry. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2020, 71: 1813-1814. DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2020.02.007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
PATTERNS AND PREDICTORS OF REFERRAL FOR INVASIVE MANAGEMENT OF PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE IN THE UNITED STATES: INSIGHTS FROM THE PORTRAIT REGISTRY
Jelani Q, Shah S, Yuanyuan T, Spertus J, Smolderen K, Aronow H, Paredes M, Attaran R, Regan C, Mena-Hurtado C. PATTERNS AND PREDICTORS OF REFERRAL FOR INVASIVE MANAGEMENT OF PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE IN THE UNITED STATES: INSIGHTS FROM THE PORTRAIT REGISTRY. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2019, 73: 2044. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(19)32650-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research