2011
Two-year Vascular Hospitalisation Rates and Associated Costs in Patients at Risk of Atherothrombosis in France and Germany: Highest Burden for Peripheral Arterial Disease
Smolderen KG, Wang K, de Pouvourville G, Brüggenjürgen B, Röther J, Zeymer U, Parhofer KG, Steg PG, Bhatt DL, Magnuson EA, Investigators R. Two-year Vascular Hospitalisation Rates and Associated Costs in Patients at Risk of Atherothrombosis in France and Germany: Highest Burden for Peripheral Arterial Disease. European Journal Of Vascular And Endovascular Surgery 2011, 43: 198-207. PMID: 22001145, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2011.09.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseCoronary artery diseaseHospitalisation ratesCerebrovascular diseaseArterial diseaseMultiple risk factorsRisk of atherothrombosisMRF groupPAD subgroupsREACH RegistryCardiovascular eventsPeripheral revascularizationArtery diseaseHospitalisation costsAtherothrombotic diseasePeripheral proceduresRisk factorsRisk groupsHigh burdenEconomic burdenPatientsDiseaseAtherothrombosisEvaluated groupAssociated costs
2010
One-year costs associated with cardiovascular disease in Canada: Insights from the REduction of Atherothrombosis for Continued Health (REACH) registry
Smolderen KG, Bell A, Lei Y, Cohen EA, Steg PG, Bhatt DL, Mahoney EM, investigators O. One-year costs associated with cardiovascular disease in Canada: Insights from the REduction of Atherothrombosis for Continued Health (REACH) registry. Canadian Journal Of Cardiology 2010, 26: e297-e305. PMID: 20931098, PMCID: PMC2954538, DOI: 10.1016/s0828-282x(10)70437-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseContinued Health (REACH) RegistryReduction of AtherothrombosisCardiovascular risk factorsCoronary artery diseaseArterial bedMedication useHospitalization costsAtherothrombotic diseaseArtery diseaseMedication costsCerebrovascular diseaseHealth registriesRisk factorsEconomic burdenMore cardiovascular risk factorsAnnual hospitalization costsCardiovascular-related hospitalizationsMean hospitalization costOne-year followOne-year costsCardiovascular eventsPolyvascular diseaseAnnual hospitalizationsClinical factors
2009
Preoperative Cardiac Risk Index Predicts Long-term Mortality and Health Status
Hoeks SE, Reimer W, van Gestel YR, Smolderen KG, Verhagen H, van Domburg RT, van Urk H, Poldermans D. Preoperative Cardiac Risk Index Predicts Long-term Mortality and Health Status. The American Journal Of Medicine 2009, 122: 559-565. PMID: 19376487, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.10.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiovascular DiseasesCerebrovascular DisordersConfidence IntervalsData CollectionDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1FemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth StatusHealth SurveysHumansMaleMiddle AgedNetherlandsOdds RatioPerioperative CarePeripheral Vascular DiseasesPredictive Value of TestsPreoperative CarePrognosisRegression AnalysisRenal InsufficiencyRisk AdjustmentRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesSurvival AnalysisVascular Surgical ProceduresConceptsPeripheral Artery QuestionnaireImpaired health statusPeripheral arterial disease patientsArterial disease patientsInsulin-dependent diabetesLate mortalityPrognostic factorsHealth statusVascular surgeryRenal insufficiencyCerebrovascular diseaseDisease patientsDisease-specific Peripheral Artery QuestionnaireLong-term health statusPAQ summary scorePerioperative cardiac riskCardiac risk factorsCardiac Risk IndexLong-term mortalityPeripheral arterial diseaseImportant prognostic factorIndependent prognostic factorIschemic heart diseaseMultivariable regression analysisRisk index score