2023
Comparison of lower extremity bypass and peripheral vascular intervention for chronic limb-threatening ischemia in the Medicare-linked Vascular Quality Initiative
Cleman J, Romain G, Grubman S, Guzman R, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C. Comparison of lower extremity bypass and peripheral vascular intervention for chronic limb-threatening ischemia in the Medicare-linked Vascular Quality Initiative. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2023, 78: 745-753.e6. PMID: 37207790, PMCID: PMC10964324, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.05.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic limb-threatening ischemiaLower extremity bypassPeripheral vascular interventionsVascular Quality InitiativeLimb-threatening ischemiaCause mortalityRisk of deathExtremity bypassVascular interventionsQuality InitiativeCox proportional hazards regressionKaplan-Meier survival curvesProportional hazards regressionOverall mean ageLogistic regression modelsComparative effectiveness researchKnee poplitealMedicare registryInfrapopliteal arteriesHazards regressionMean ageThirty-dayHispanic ethnicityOutcome dataTreatment groups
2022
Major Adverse Limb Events Among Patients with Premature Peripheral Artery Disease Compared with Those at the Common Age Undergoing Revascularization in the Vascular Quality Initiative
Kim TI, Loh S, DeWan A, Murray M, Mojibian H, Mani A, Mena-Hurtado C, Ochoa Chaar CI. Major Adverse Limb Events Among Patients with Premature Peripheral Artery Disease Compared with Those at the Common Age Undergoing Revascularization in the Vascular Quality Initiative. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2022, 87: 188-197. PMID: 35926786, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2022.07.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse limb eventsChronic limb-threatening ischemiaLower extremity revascularizationAdverse limb eventsVascular Quality InitiativePeripheral artery diseaseYears of ageCommon ageLimb eventsArtery diseaseOutcomes of patientsLimb-threatening ischemiaGroup of patientsInsulin-dependent diabetesProportional hazards regressionQuality InitiativeUndergoing revascularizationMedical optimizationCurrent smokersD diseaseExtremity revascularizationPatient agePatients 60Medical therapyHazards regression