2023
In-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 stay
2018
Blood pressure management in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease: insights from the PORTRAIT registry
Ya’qoub L, Peri-Okonny P, Wang J, Patel KK, Stone N, Smolderen K. Blood pressure management in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease: insights from the PORTRAIT registry. European Heart Journal - Quality Of Care And Clinical Outcomes 2018, 5: 79-81. PMID: 30020425, PMCID: PMC6307328, DOI: 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcy035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDepression 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
2014
Peripheral arterial disease, gender, and depression in the Heart and Soul Study
Grenon SM, Cohen BE, Smolderen K, Vittinghoff E, Whooley MA, Hiramoto J. Peripheral arterial disease, gender, and depression in the Heart and Soul Study. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2014, 60: 396-403. PMID: 24661811, PMCID: PMC4199228, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.02.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseRisk factorsArterial diseaseDevelopment of PADStable coronary artery diseaseGender-specific risk factorsNontraditional risk factorsProspective cohort studyWorse lipid profileHistory of smokingTraditional risk factorsCoronary artery diseaseStrongest independent factorRole of depressionLogistic regression modelsSoul StudyCohort studyInflammatory biomarkersArtery diseaseDiabetes mellitusElevated fibrinogenSimilar prevalenceLipid profileHigh prevalenceIndependent factors