2023
Disparities in Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcomes of Peripheral Artery Disease JACC Scientific Statement
McDermott M, Ho K, Alabi O, Criqui M, Goodney P, Hamburg N, McNeal D, Pollak A, Smolderen K, Bonaca M. Disparities in Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcomes of Peripheral Artery Disease JACC Scientific Statement. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2023, 82: 2312-2328. PMID: 38057074, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.09.830.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseRate of amputationAmputation ratePeripheral arterial disease prevalencePrevalence of peripheral arterial diseaseLower extremity peripheral arterial diseasePeripheral arterial disease outcomesHealth policy changesCulturally appropriate messagesHigher amputation rateOptimal medical careHealth carePatient educationDisparity eliminationMobility lossSocioeconomic statusClinician educationMedical careImprove accessLower extremity revascularizationUnited StatesAtypical symptomsOlder ageDisparitiesAmputation
2022
Variability in 30-day major amputation rates following endovascular peripheral vascular intervention for critical limb ischemia
Provance JB, Spertus JA, Jones PG, Hoffman MA, Bunte MC, Vogel TR, Mena-Hurtado C, Smolderen KG. Variability in 30-day major amputation rates following endovascular peripheral vascular intervention for critical limb ischemia. Vascular Medicine 2022, 27: 350-357. PMID: 35603755, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x221098097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral vascular interventionsCritical limb ischemiaMedian risk ratioEndovascular peripheral vascular interventionsMajor amputation ratePatient-level factorsAmputation ratePVI procedureLimb ischemiaRisk ratioVascular interventionsNational electronic health record databaseElectronic health record databasePredictors of amputationRate of amputationMixed effects Poisson regression modelHealth record databaseEffects Poisson regression modelPoisson regression modelsCLI carePrevious amputationClinical factorsCLI treatmentBlack raceDiagnosis codes