2020
Physical Activity in Patients with Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease: Insights from the PORTRAIT Registry
Peri-Okonny PA, Gosch K, Patel S, Heyligers JMM, Mena-Hurtado C, Shishebor M, Malik A, Provance J, Hejjaji V, Spertus JA, Smolderen KG. Physical Activity in Patients with Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease: Insights from the PORTRAIT Registry. European Journal Of Vascular And Endovascular Surgery 2020, 60: 889-895. PMID: 32709469, PMCID: PMC7749016, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2020.06.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseSupervised exercisePhysical activityArtery diseaseSedentary behaviorSedentary participantsSymptomatic peripheral artery diseasePeripheral arterial diseasePhysical activity levelsPoisson regression analysisPORTRAIT registryCardiovascular eventsCurrent smokersArterial diseaseLifestyle factorsExercise referralFunctional impairmentPatientsNetherlands cohortActive lifestyleTreatment practicesReferralDiseaseActivity levelsMonths
2014
Determinants of invasive treatment in lower extremity peripheral arterial disease
van Zitteren M, Vriens PW, Burger DH, de Fijter WM, Gerritsen GP, Heyligers JM, Nooren MJ, Smolderen KG. Determinants of invasive treatment in lower extremity peripheral arterial disease. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2014, 59: 400-408.e2. PMID: 24461863, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2013.08.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnkle Brachial IndexChi-Square DistributionDecision Support TechniquesEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHealth StatusHumansLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedNetherlandsOdds RatioPatient SelectionPeripheral Arterial DiseasePredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesReferral and ConsultationRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, Doppler, DuplexVascular Surgical ProceduresConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseLower extremity peripheral arterial diseasePhysical component scaleInvasive treatmentLesion locationHealth statusArterial diseaseTreatment referralSymptomatic lower extremity peripheral arterial diseaseProspective observational cohort studyVascular surgery outpatient clinicProximal lesion locationAnkle-brachial indexObservational cohort studySurgery outpatient clinicShort Form-12Poor health statusPatients' health statusPoisson regression analysisPAD diagnosisCohort studyPAD symptomsIndependent predictorsAmbulatory patientsForm-12