2023
Obesity prevalence and variability in management practices for patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease
Scierka L, Peri-Okonny P, Romain G, Mena-Hurtado C, Smolderen K. Obesity prevalence and variability in management practices for patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice 2023, 17: 264-268. PMID: 37225553, DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2023.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseWeight loss medicationsObesity management strategiesMedian odds ratioDietary counselingLower extremity peripheral arterial diseaseSymptomatic peripheral artery diseaseDietary management strategiesSymptomatic PAD patientsPeripheral artery diseaseObesity prevalence ratesPrevalence of obesityPoor disease outcomeModifiable comorbiditiesPORTRAIT registryPAD patientsArtery diseaseArterial diseaseTreatment modalitiesObesity prevalenceOdds ratioDisease outcomePrevalence ratesPAD managementObesity
2018
Depression and long-term prognostic outcomes following peripheral endovascular interventions in the VA Healthcare System
Smolderen KG, Plomondon ME, Armstrong EJ, Hess E, Waldo S, Tsai TT, Maddox TM. Depression and long-term prognostic outcomes following peripheral endovascular interventions in the VA Healthcare System. Vascular Medicine 2018, 23: 454-460. PMID: 29801427, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x18770275.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedChi-Square DistributionComorbidityDepressionEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHumansHypertensionKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPeripheral Arterial DiseaseProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsStrokeTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsNon-fatal cardiovascular eventsPeripheral vascular interventionsCardiovascular eventsDiagnosis of depressionHazard ratioMedical recordsAge-adjusted hazard ratioLong-term prognostic outcomesNon-fatal cardiovascular outcomesPeripheral endovascular interventionsLong-term outcomesPatients' medical recordsVA healthcare systemVeterans Affairs centersCause deathCardiovascular outcomesConsecutive patientsAdditional covariatesEndovascular interventionRecent diagnosisPrognostic outcomesDepressed patientsDisease outcomeVascular interventionsHigh risk