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Patient-level and external factors in the use of drug-coated balloons and drug-eluting stents in femoropopliteal endovascular interventions
Castro-Dominguez Y, Smolderen KG, Pichert M, Alabi O, Romain G, Huang J, Lee M, Ahmed Z, Peri-Okonny PA, Arham A, Brice A, Chaar CO, Stacy MR, Mena-Hurtado C. Patient-level and external factors in the use of drug-coated balloons and drug-eluting stents in femoropopliteal endovascular interventions. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2022, 76: 1675-1680. PMID: 35868423, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.06.093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-coated balloonsDrug-eluting stentsBare metal stentsDES useFemoropopliteal endovascular interventionEndovascular interventionMedian odds ratioFemoropopliteal diseaseLesion characteristicsPrimary treatmentChronic kidney disease stage 4Adjusted median odds ratioVascular Quality Initiative registryAppropriate use guidelinesPrior anticoagulant usePatient-level factorsPoor functional statusTrans-Atlantic InterPlain balloon angioplastyPatient-level characteristicsFavorable patency ratesHierarchical logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsMeta-analysis publicationsRutherford classificationGuideline-Directed Medical Therapy and Long-Term Mortality and Amputation Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Peripheral Vascular Interventions
Smolderen K, Romain G, Provance J, Scierka L, Mao J, Goodney P, Henke P, Sedrakyan A, Mena-Hurtado C. Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy and Long-Term Mortality and Amputation Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Peripheral Vascular Interventions. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2023, 16: 332-343. PMID: 36792257, PMCID: PMC10359106, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2022.09.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuideline-directed medical therapyPeripheral vascular interventionsMedical therapyVascular interventionsEnzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockersVascular Quality Initiative registryAngiotensin receptor blockersLong-term mortalityRisk of amputationRisk of mortalityNational quality registryQuality improvement effortsAmputation outcomesAmputation riskMajor amputationAntiplatelet therapyCause mortalityReceptor blockersMean ageVascular careQuality registryObservational studyMortality riskHigh riskAmputation dataInter-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
2024
Combining electronic health records data from a clinical research network with registry data to examine long-term outcomes of interventions and devices: an observational cohort study
Mao J, Matheny M, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C, Sedrakyan A, Goodney P. Combining electronic health records data from a clinical research network with registry data to examine long-term outcomes of interventions and devices: an observational cohort study. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e085806. PMID: 39327057, PMCID: PMC11429269, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085806.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health recordsElectronic health record dataClinical Research NetworkAmputation-free survivalPeripheral vascular interventionsResearch NetworkINSIGHT Clinical Research NetworkNew York CityHealth record dataIncreased riskLong-term outcomes of interventionsSecondary outcome measuresOutcomes of interventionsIncreased risk of deathYork CityRisk of deathObservational cohort studyHealth recordsRegistry dataClinical registryVascular Quality Initiative registryCohort studyOutcome assessmentRecord dataLong-term outcomesLong‐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 variables
2023
Representativeness of Peripheral Artery Disease Randomized Clinical Trials Supporting Current Guidelines
Castro-Dominguez Y, Mena-Hurtado C, Algara M, Obas V, Ahmed Z, Romain G, Solaru K, Smolderen K. Representativeness of Peripheral Artery Disease Randomized Clinical Trials Supporting Current Guidelines. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2023, 201: 166-169. PMID: 37385170, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.05.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseasePAD guidelinesArtery diseaseRecent American Heart Association/American CollegeAmerican Heart Association/American CollegeLower extremity peripheral artery diseaseOlder adult patientsRace/ethnicity distributionAdult patientsPooled proportionMean ageClinical trialsCurrent guidelinesEpidemiologic studiesAmerican CollegeTrial participantsRCTsEthnicity distributionOlder adultsTrialsWomenPatientsDiseaseGuidelinesEthnic groupsHealth Disparities in Peripheral Artery Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Allison M, Armstrong D, Goodney P, Hamburg N, Kirksey L, Lancaster K, Mena-Hurtado C, Misra S, Treat-Jacobson D, Solaru K, Health O. Health Disparities in Peripheral Artery Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2023, 148: 286-296. PMID: 37317860, PMCID: PMC11520198, DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000001153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseArtery diseaseClinical effectsAmerican Heart AssociationMajor limb amputationCerebrovascular eventsHeart AssociationHigh prevalenceLimb amputationHealth disparitiesInequitable deliveryInequitable burdenScientific statementHigh rateCertain demographic groupsDiseasePotential novel solutionIndividual disabilityOverview statementDemographic groupsAmputationDisparitiesPrevalenceCareStructural inequitiesComparison of lower extremity bypass and peripheral vascular intervention for chronic limb-threatening ischemia in the Medicare-linked Vascular Quality Initiative
Cleman J, Romain G, Grubman S, Guzman R, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C. Comparison of lower extremity bypass and peripheral vascular intervention for chronic limb-threatening ischemia in the Medicare-linked Vascular Quality Initiative. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2023, 78: 745-753.e6. PMID: 37207790, PMCID: PMC10964324, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.05.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic limb-threatening ischemiaLower extremity bypassPeripheral vascular interventionsVascular Quality InitiativeLimb-threatening ischemiaCause mortalityRisk of deathExtremity bypassVascular interventionsQuality InitiativeCox proportional hazards regressionKaplan-Meier survival curvesProportional hazards regressionOverall mean ageLogistic regression modelsComparative effectiveness researchKnee poplitealMedicare registryInfrapopliteal arteriesHazards regressionMean ageThirty-dayHispanic ethnicityOutcome dataTreatment groupsIn-home Visits and Subsequent Health Outcomes in Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries With Coronary Artery Disease, Diabetes, Hypertension, and Depression
Smolderen K, Heath K, Ameli O, Spencer D, Natwick T, Musich S, Miedico T, Mena-Hurtado C. In-home Visits and Subsequent Health Outcomes in Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries With Coronary Artery Disease, Diabetes, Hypertension, and Depression. Medical Care 2023, 61: 366-376. PMID: 37167558, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001850.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care visitsCoronary artery diseaseMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsFirst primary care visitAdverse cardiovascular eventsCare visitsWait-list control groupHome visitsArtery diseaseList control groupControl groupCardiovascular eventsCare metricsOptum Labs Data WarehouseHigh-morbidity conditionsMedicare Advantage populationInpatient care episodesMedicare Advantage beneficiariesRetrospective data analysisSubsequent health outcomesIndex dateSecondary outcomesEmergency visitsPrimary outcomeInpatient stayDrug‐Coated Balloon and Drug‐Eluting Stent Safety in Patients With Femoropopliteal and Severe Chronic Kidney Disease
Hanna J, Smolderen K, Castro‐Dominguez Y, Romain G, Lee M, Turner J, Mena‐Hurtado C. Drug‐Coated Balloon and Drug‐Eluting Stent Safety in Patients With Femoropopliteal and Severe Chronic Kidney Disease. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2023, 12: e028622. PMID: 36974774, PMCID: PMC10122876, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.122.028622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-stage chronic kidney diseaseChronic kidney diseaseBare metal stentsDrug-eluting stentsDrug-coated balloonsMortality riskAmputation riskKidney diseaseSevere chronic kidney diseaseMajor amputation riskPlain balloon angioplastyDrug-Coated BalloonAmputation outcomesCKD statusAmputation rateCause mortalityBackground PatientsAdjusted analysisBalloon angioplastyFemoropopliteal interventionsDES useBMS useRegistry dataDisease trialsPatientsCommunity distress and risk of adverse outcomes after peripheral vascular intervention
Schenck C, Strand E, Smolderen K, Romain G, Nagpal S, Cleman J, Blume P, Mena-Hurtado C. Community distress and risk of adverse outcomes after peripheral vascular intervention. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2023, 78: 166-174.e3. PMID: 36944389, PMCID: PMC11146282, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.03.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral vascular interventionsDistressed Communities IndexMajor amputationRisk of mortalityAdverse outcomesVascular interventionsVascular Quality Initiative databaseDCI scoresCommunity distressCox regression modelTime-dependent receiverCharacteristic curve analysisClinical characteristicsFinal cohortPrimary outcomeClinical outcomesCardiovascular diseasePatientsAmputationZip code dataMortalityRisk categoriesCurve analysisInitiative databaseOutcomes
2022
Real-world abdominal aorta aneurysm screening patterns among patients with new or worsening of symptomatic peripheral artery disease
Lee M, Pichert M, Tran A, Farooq A, Heyligers J, de Vries J, Spertus J, Guzman R, Thomas M, Mena-Hurtado C, Smolderen K. Real-world abdominal aorta aneurysm screening patterns among patients with new or worsening of symptomatic peripheral artery disease. International Journal Of Cardiology 2022, 375: 94-97. PMID: 36577485, PMCID: PMC10371801, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2022.12.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseAbdominal aortic aneurysmScreening ratesArtery diseaseSpecialty centersAdjusted median odds ratioSymptomatic peripheral artery diseaseInternational prospective registryHigh-risk populationMedian odds ratioAbdominal aorta aneurysmAAA positivityMulticenter registryPAD symptomsProspective registryGuideline implementationAortic aneurysmAAA screeningAorta aneurysmOdds ratioPAD managementDisease RegistryPatientsMedian oddsClinical sitesUse of linked registry claims data for long term surveillance of devices after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: observational surveillance study
Goodney P, Mao J, Columbo J, Suckow B, Schermerhorn M, Malas M, Brooke B, Hoel A, Scali S, Arya S, Spangler E, Alabi O, Beck A, Gladders B, Moore K, Zheng X, Eldrup-Jorgensen J, Sedrakyan A, Organization S, Giles K, Beach J, Clouse W, Stone D, Randall M, Mansukhani N, Wang G, Woo K, Mureebe L, Dalsing M, Maijub J, Chaar C, Duwayri Y, Bertges D, Mena-Hurtado C, Smolderen K, Berman S, Osborne N, Henke P, Cronenwett J. Use of linked registry claims data for long term surveillance of devices after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: observational surveillance study. The BMJ 2022, 379: e071452. PMID: 36283705, PMCID: PMC9593227, DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2022-071452.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repairAbdominal aortic aneurysm repairObservational surveillance studyRisk of reinterventionAortic aneurysm repairLong-term outcomesAFX deviceReal-world practiceAneurysm repairTerm outcomesClaims dataCox modelSurveillance studyVascular Quality Initiative registrySurveillance dataLong-term reinterventionAbdominal aortic aneurysmLong-term surveillanceUnited States MedicareReintervention rateMedian agePost-EVARAortic aneurysmAortic endograftsReinterventionAdvancing Peripheral Artery Disease Quality of Care and Outcomes Through Patient-Reported Health Status Assessment: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Smolderen KG, Alabi O, Collins TC, Dennis B, Goodney PP, Mena-Hurtado C, Spertus JA, Decker C, Health O. Advancing Peripheral Artery Disease Quality of Care and Outcomes Through Patient-Reported Health Status Assessment: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2022, 146: e286-e297. PMID: 36252117, DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000001105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPAD carePeripheral artery diseasePatient-reported outcomesClinical practiceAmerican Heart AssociationChronic disease managementHealth system perspectiveClinical trial contextPatient engagement strategiesScientific statementHealth status assessmentDisease QualityArtery diseaseHeart AssociationPRO measuresClinical phenotypeBiomedical variablesHealth equityTrial contextRisk adjustmentCareDisease managementStatus assessmentOutcomesPotential benefitsThe Nevada peripheral artery disease screening effort in a Medicare Advantage population and subsequent mortality and major adverse cardiovascular event risk
Smolderen KG, Heath K, Scherr T, Bauzon SR, Howell AN, Mena-Hurtado C. The Nevada peripheral artery disease screening effort in a Medicare Advantage population and subsequent mortality and major adverse cardiovascular event risk. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2022, 75: 2054-2064.e3. PMID: 35181520, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.01.134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsPeripheral artery diseaseUnadjusted hazard ratioLower extremity peripheral artery diseaseHazard ratioMedicare Advantage beneficiariesCause mortalityElectronic medical recordsArtery diseaseMajor adverse cardiovascular event riskAdverse cardiovascular eventsAtherosclerotic risk factorsMedicare Advantage populationCardiovascular event riskAnnual health assessmentPrimary care providersPatients' electronic medical recordsRisk of mortalityScreening resultsPositive screening resultsMACE ratePAD screeningCardiovascular eventsMultivariable adjustmentScreening status
2021
Association of sleep apnea with outcomes in peripheral artery disease: Insights from the PORTRAIT study
Jelani QU, Mena-Hurtado C, Gosch K, Mohammed M, Labrosciano C, Regan C, Scierka LE, Spertus JA, Nagpal S, Smolderen KG. Association of sleep apnea with outcomes in peripheral artery disease: Insights from the PORTRAIT study. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0256933. PMID: 34506511, PMCID: PMC8432750, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseasePeripheral Artery QuestionnaireSleep apneaHealth statusArtery diseaseSummary scoresDisease-specific Peripheral Artery QuestionnaireFive-year survival curvesHigh ankle-brachial indexPAQ summary scoreVascular specialty clinicsAnkle-brachial indexLog-rank testSleep apnea statusHealth status outcomesWorse health statusQuality of lifeBetter health statusCause mortalityMultivariable adjustmentPAD symptomsCoronary diseasePeripheral interventionsUS patientsMean age
2020
Paclitaxel-coated devices in the treatment of femoropopliteal stenosis among patients ≥65 years old: An ACC PVI Registry Analysis
Weissler EH, Annapureddy A, Wang Y, Secemsky EA, Shishehbor MH, Mena-Hurtado C, Jelani QU, Aronow HD, Tsai TT, Patel MR, Curtis JP, Jones WS. Paclitaxel-coated devices in the treatment of femoropopliteal stenosis among patients ≥65 years old: An ACC PVI Registry Analysis. American Heart Journal 2020, 233: 59-67. PMID: 33321119, PMCID: PMC8078180, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2020.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral vascular interventionsPCD usePaclitaxel-coated devicesChronic total occlusionSignificant differencesCause mortalityAnalytic cohortFemoropopliteal lesionsOverall cohortPopliteal arteryPrimary outcomeRegistry analysisTotal occlusionUnadjusted ratesFemoropopliteal stenosesInverse probability weightingVascular interventionsAmerican CollegePatientsPractice settingsMortalityReal-world useClaim outcomesDevice useOutcomesSeasonal variation in U.S. hospitalizations for chronic limb‐threatening ischemia
Altin SE, Kim YG, Aronow HD, Armstrong EJ, Goldsweig AM, Dardik A, Lanksy AJ, Mena‐Hurtado C, Abbott JD. Seasonal variation in U.S. hospitalizations for chronic limb‐threatening ischemia. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2020, 96: 1473-1480. PMID: 32902126, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCritical limb-threatening ischemiaLimb-threatening ischemiaNational Inpatient SampleMinor amputationChronic limb-threatening ischemiaUtilization Project National Inpatient SampleProvider education effortsCoronary artery diseaseAmputation rateHospital mortalityImportant comorbidityDiabetic statusOverall cohortSecondary outcomesArtery diseaseHospital admissionPrimary outcomeHospitalization incidenceU.S. hospitalizationsDiagnosis codesInpatient SampleHigher oddsAdmission seasonHealthcare costsMortality ratePhysical Activity in Patients with Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease: Insights from the PORTRAIT Registry
Peri-Okonny PA, Gosch K, Patel S, Heyligers JMM, Mena-Hurtado C, Shishebor M, Malik A, Provance J, Hejjaji V, Spertus JA, Smolderen KG. Physical Activity in Patients with Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease: Insights from the PORTRAIT Registry. European Journal Of Vascular And Endovascular Surgery 2020, 60: 889-895. PMID: 32709469, PMCID: PMC7749016, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2020.06.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseSupervised exercisePhysical activityArtery diseaseSedentary behaviorSedentary participantsSymptomatic peripheral artery diseasePeripheral arterial diseasePhysical activity levelsPoisson regression analysisPORTRAIT registryCardiovascular eventsCurrent smokersArterial diseaseLifestyle factorsExercise referralFunctional impairmentPatientsNetherlands cohortActive lifestyleTreatment practicesReferralDiseaseActivity levelsMonthsAdherence to Guideline‐Recommended Therapy—Including Supervised Exercise Therapy Referral—Across Peripheral Artery Disease Specialty Clinics: Insights From the International PORTRAIT Registry
Saxon JT, Safley DM, Mena‐Hurtado C, Heyligers J, Fitridge R, Shishehbor M, Spertus JA, Gosch K, Patel MR, Smolderen KG. Adherence to Guideline‐Recommended Therapy—Including Supervised Exercise Therapy Referral—Across Peripheral Artery Disease Specialty Clinics: Insights From the International PORTRAIT Registry. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e012541. PMID: 31973609, PMCID: PMC7033887, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.012541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAmbulatory Care FacilitiesAustraliaCardiovascular AgentsExercise TherapyFemaleGuideline AdherenceHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedNetherlandsPeripheral Arterial DiseasePractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Prospective StudiesQuality Indicators, Health CareReferral and ConsultationRegistriesUnited StatesConceptsSupervised exercise therapyPeripheral artery diseaseGuideline-recommended therapiesMedian odds ratioPORTRAIT registryAntiplatelet medicationsPAD symptomsOdds ratioSpecialty clinicSpecialty care facilityEvidence-based careCessation counselingExercise therapyCurrent smokersArtery diseaseCare facilitiesPatientsTherapy/counselingUS sitesReferralTherapyStatinsProcedural databaseQuality measuresMedications