Frailty and outcomes following revascularization of lower-extremity peripheral artery disease: Insights from the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI)
Al-Damluji MS, Smolderen KG, Meng C, Dai F, Nanna MG, Sumpio B, Henke P, Mena-Hurtado C. Frailty and outcomes following revascularization of lower-extremity peripheral artery disease: Insights from the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI). Vascular Medicine 2022, 27: 251-257. PMID: 35485400, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x221083701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk Analysis IndexVascular Quality InitiativeLower extremity revascularizationFrailty screening toolsMFI-5Lower extremity peripheral artery diseaseScreening toolFrailty detectionAddition of frailtyPAD risk factorsPeripheral artery diseasePAD populationRevascularization typeVascular cohortMajor amputationPerioperative outcomesArtery diseaseFrailty indexFrailty toolsAdjusted analysisUnplanned amputationRisk factorsHigher oddsPredictive valuePatientsAnkle- and Toe-Brachial Index for Peripheral Artery Disease Identification: Unlocking Clinical Data Through Novel Methods
Friberg JE, Qazi AH, Boyle B, Franciscus C, Vaughan-Sarrazin M, Westerman D, Patterson OV, Parr SK, Matheny ME, Arya S, Smolderen KG, Lund BC, Gobbel GT, Girotra S. Ankle- and Toe-Brachial Index for Peripheral Artery Disease Identification: Unlocking Clinical Data Through Novel Methods. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2022, 15: e011092. PMID: 35176872, PMCID: PMC10807980, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.121.011092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseAnkle-brachial indexToe-brachial indexElectronic health recordsABI testingVeterans Affairs electronic health recordsHealth recordsStructured chart reviewVeterans Affairs facilitiesPositive predictive valuePAD patientsChart reviewArtery diseaseClinical dataClinical impactHigh prevalenceBilling codesSeparate cohortPredictive valuePatientsClinical expertsPAD researchRandom sampleLateralityReport