Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Undergoing Peripheral Vascular Intervention
Jelani QU, Llanos-Chea F, Bogra P, Trejo-Paredes C, Huang J, Provance JB, Turner J, Anantha-Narayanan M, Sheikh AB, Smolderen KG, Mena-Hurtado C. Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Undergoing Peripheral Vascular Intervention. American Journal Of Nephrology 2021, 52: 845-853. PMID: 34706363, DOI: 10.1159/000519484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComorbid chronic kidney diseaseGuideline-directed medical therapyPeripheral vascular interventionsCritical limb ischemiaMedian odds ratioMedical therapyPrescription ratesVascular interventionsHigh riskUse of GDMTAdjusted median odds ratioVascular Quality Initiative databaseAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitorAngiotensin receptor blockersChronic kidney diseaseLower prescription ratesPoor clinical outcomeCKD groupCKD statusAntiplatelet therapyReceptor blockersLimb ischemiaLimb outcomesClinical outcomesMedical managementReal-world antithrombotic treatment variability in patients undergoing peripheral vascular intervention: Insights from the VQI registry
Lee M, Ahmed ZV, Huang J, Jelani QU, Aboian E, Peri-Okonny PA, Smolderen KG, Mena-Hurtado C. Real-world antithrombotic treatment variability in patients undergoing peripheral vascular intervention: Insights from the VQI registry. American Heart Journal 2021, 244: 31-35. PMID: 34688650, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.10.186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral vascular interventionsDual antiplatelet therapySingle antiplatelet therapyAntiplatelet therapyVascular interventionsOptimal medical therapyNew trial dataAntithrombotic prescriptionMedical therapyPrescription ratesProvider factorsVQI registryTrial dataTherapyHealth systemPatientsTreatment variabilityPractice levelInterventionHigh levelsRegistryPhysicians