2022
Real‐world VASCADE closure device versus manual compression use and outcomes in patients with severe common femoral artery disease
Nagpal S, Scierka LE, Castro‐Dominguez Y, Kansal D, Kunnirickal S, Hussain Y, Love K, Aboian E, Smolderen KG, Mena‐Hurtado C. Real‐world VASCADE closure device versus manual compression use and outcomes in patients with severe common femoral artery disease. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2022, 100: 776-784. PMID: 36129818, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral vascular interventionsManual compressionClosure deviceCommon femoral artery diseaseVascular Quality Initiative databaseFemoral artery diseasePropensity-matched cohortPseudoaneurysm rateRetroperitoneal bleedingArtery diseaseRetrospective reviewMean ageBaseline variablesInstitutional databaseNonsignificant reductionNonsignificant decreaseVascular interventionsMortality ratePatientsCompression useCollagen plugDiseaseInitiative databaseProcedural metricsDevice useThe shifting care and outcomes for patients with endangered limbs – Critical limb ischemia (SCOPE-CLI) registry overview of study design and rationale
Scierka LE, Mena-Hurtado C, Shishehbor MH, Spertus JA, Nagpal S, Babrowski T, Bunte MC, Politano A, Humphries M, Chung J, Kirksey L, Alabi O, Soukas P, Parikh S, Faizer R, Fitridge R, Provance J, Romain G, McMillan N, Stone N, Scott K, Fuss C, Pacheco CM, Gosch K, Harper-Brooks A, Smolderen KG, Consortium O. The shifting care and outcomes for patients with endangered limbs – Critical limb ischemia (SCOPE-CLI) registry overview of study design and rationale. IJC Heart & Vasculature 2022, 39: 100971. PMID: 35198727, PMCID: PMC8850321, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2022.100971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCritical limb ischemiaTreatment preferencesPeripheral artery diseaseProspective observational registryPatient-centered outcomesPatterns of carePoor wound healingHealth status outcomesProcess of careCLI careObservational registryLimb ischemiaPatient characteristicsArtery diseaseVascular centersVital statusMean agePatient preferencesPatient's perspectiveSevere formPatientsPsychosocial factorsStatus outcomesHealth statusCare experiences
2021
Association of sleep apnea with outcomes in peripheral artery disease: Insights from the PORTRAIT study
Jelani QU, Mena-Hurtado C, Gosch K, Mohammed M, Labrosciano C, Regan C, Scierka LE, Spertus JA, Nagpal S, Smolderen KG. Association of sleep apnea with outcomes in peripheral artery disease: Insights from the PORTRAIT study. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0256933. PMID: 34506511, PMCID: PMC8432750, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseasePeripheral Artery QuestionnaireSleep apneaHealth statusArtery diseaseSummary scoresDisease-specific Peripheral Artery QuestionnaireFive-year survival curvesHigh ankle-brachial indexPAQ summary scoreVascular specialty clinicsAnkle-brachial indexLog-rank testSleep apnea statusHealth status outcomesWorse health statusQuality of lifeBetter health statusCause mortalityMultivariable adjustmentPAD symptomsCoronary diseasePeripheral interventionsUS patientsMean age