2021
Contemporary Trends in Hospital Admissions and Outcomes in Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia
Anantha-Narayanan M, Doshi RP, Patel K, Sheikh AB, Llanos-Chea F, Abbott JD, Shishehbor MH, Guzman RJ, Hiatt WR, Duval S, Mena-Hurtado C, Smolderen KG. Contemporary Trends in Hospital Admissions and Outcomes in Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2021, 14: e007539. PMID: 33541110, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.120.007539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayMajor amputationCost of hospitalizationHospital mortalitySurgical interventionEndovascular interventionBlack raceHigh-risk patient profileNational Inpatient Sample dataHigher major amputationMore endovascular interventionsRisk patient profileCritical limb ischemiaOpen surgical interventionMultivariable regression analysisHierarchical multivariable regression analysisCLI cohortHospital admissionLimb ischemiaPrimary outcomeRevascularization proceduresSecondary outcomesAtherosclerotic diseaseMale sexFemale sex
2017
Patterns of statin non-prescription in patients with established coronary artery disease: A report from a contemporary multicenter Japanese PCI registry
Sawano M, Kohsaka S, Abe T, Inohara T, Maekawa Y, Ueda I, Sueyoshi K, Suzuki M, Noma S, Numasawa Y, Miyata H, Fukuda K, Smolderen KG, Spertus JA. Patterns of statin non-prescription in patients with established coronary artery disease: A report from a contemporary multicenter Japanese PCI registry. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0182687. PMID: 28817616, PMCID: PMC5560610, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseCoronary artery diseasePCI patientsStatin therapyArtery diseaseKidney diseaseHierarchical multivariable logistic regression analysisMultivariable logistic regression analysisPercutaneous coronary intervention registryJapanese PCI registryStatin prescription patternsCoronary Intervention RegistryLow-intensity statinsLogistic regression analysisCardiovascular eventsPCI registryIntervention RegistryPatient characteristicsPrescription patternsReal-world practiceStudy registryEffective medicationsHigh riskPatientsHigher age
2010
Health Care Insurance, Financial Concerns in Accessing Care, and Delays to Hospital Presentation in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Smolderen KG, Spertus JA, Nallamothu BK, Krumholz HM, Tang F, Ross JS, Ting HH, Alexander KP, Rathore SS, Chan PS. Health Care Insurance, Financial Concerns in Accessing Care, and Delays to Hospital Presentation in Acute Myocardial Infarction. JAMA 2010, 303: 1392-1400. PMID: 20388895, PMCID: PMC3020978, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.409.Peer-Reviewed Original Research