2019
Effect on 30-Day Readmissions after Early Versus Delayed Discharge after Uncomplicated Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (from the Nationwide Readmissions Database)
Omer MA, Smolderen K, Kennedy K, Elgendy IY, Kolte D, Jones PG, Spertus JA, Arnold SV. Effect on 30-Day Readmissions after Early Versus Delayed Discharge after Uncomplicated Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (from the Nationwide Readmissions Database). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 125: 100-106. PMID: 31735327, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.09.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve implantationAortic valve implantationEarly dischargeReadmission ratesValve implantationChronic conditionsUncomplicated Transcatheter Aortic Valve ImplantationNational Readmission DatabasePropensity-matched cohortRisk of readmissionSingle-center studyBroad clinical practiceEarly VersusPatient characteristicsPatient factorsClinical practiceLate dischargeUS hospitalsReadmissionTAVRCohortDischarge strategyHigh rateSimilar ratesImplantation
2017
Prognostic Impact of Subsequent Acute Coronary Syndrome and Unplanned Revascularization on Long‐Term Mortality After an Index Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Report From a Japanese Multicenter Registry
Inohara T, Kohsaka S, Miyata H, Sawano M, Ueda I, Maekawa Y, Fukuda K, Jones PG, Cohen DJ, Zhao Z, Spertus JA, Smolderen KG. Prognostic Impact of Subsequent Acute Coronary Syndrome and Unplanned Revascularization on Long‐Term Mortality After an Index Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Report From a Japanese Multicenter Registry. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2017, 6: e006529. PMID: 29079567, PMCID: PMC5721753, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.006529.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAgedAngina, UnstableChi-Square DistributionFemaleHospitals, TeachingHumansIncidenceJapanLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPropensity ScoreProportional Hazards ModelsRegistriesRetreatmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsSubsequent acute coronary syndromeAcute coronary syndromePercutaneous coronary interventionPropensity-matched cohortUnplanned coronary revascularizationIndex percutaneous coronary interventionComposite end pointUnplanned revascularizationCoronary revascularizationCoronary syndromeCoronary interventionUnstable anginaClinical trialsEnd pointJapanese multicenter registryLong-term mortalityAcute myocardial infarctionRisk of mortalityProportional hazards modelLong-term survivalJapanese teaching hospitalsCause mortalityMulticenter registryPCI patientsSubsequent survival
2016
Health Status Outcomes in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction After Rehospitalization
Shore S, Smolderen KG, Kennedy KF, Jones PG, Arnold SV, Cohen DJ, Stolker JM, Zhao Z, Wang TY, Ho PM, Spertus JA. Health Status Outcomes in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction After Rehospitalization. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2016, 9: 777-784. PMID: 27780850, PMCID: PMC5794496, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.116.002883.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngina, UnstableFemaleHealth StatusHealth Status IndicatorsHumansLinear ModelsLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial RevascularizationPatient ReadmissionPredictive Value of TestsPropensity ScoreProspective StudiesQuality of LifeRegistriesRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionComposite end pointUnplanned revascularizationUnstable anginaMyocardial infarctionHealth statusEuroQol-5D visual analogue scaleVisual analog scale scoreEnd pointUnplanned coronary revascularizationPropensity-matched cohortAnalog scale scoreSeattle Angina QuestionnaireVisual analog scaleHealth status outcomesWorse health statusAngina QuestionnaireCoronary revascularizationRehospitalization ratesAnalog scaleMean ageSuch readmissionsQuestionnaire domainsClinical trialsRehospitalization
2015
One Year Health Status Benefits Following Treatment for New Onset or Exacerbation of Peripheral Arterial Disease Symptoms: The Importance of Patients' Baseline Health Status
van Zitteren M, Denollet J, Heyligers JM, Elshof JW, Nooren MJ, Burger DH, de Fijter WM, Vriens PW, Smolderen KG. One Year Health Status Benefits Following Treatment for New Onset or Exacerbation of Peripheral Arterial Disease Symptoms: The Importance of Patients' Baseline Health Status. European Journal Of Vascular And Endovascular Surgery 2015, 50: 213-222. PMID: 26036809, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2015.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedDisease ProgressionFemaleHealth StatusHealth Status IndicatorsHumansLinear ModelsMaleMental HealthMiddle AgedNetherlandsPeripheral Arterial DiseasePredictive Value of TestsPropensity ScoreProspective StudiesRecovery of FunctionRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, Doppler, DuplexConceptsHealth status scoresPeripheral arterial diseaseHealth status gainsBaseline health statusInvasive treatmentStatus scoreHealth statusPatient's baseline health statusPeripheral arterial disease symptomsHealth status levelsHealth status outcomesNew onsetPAD symptomsVascular clinicArterial diseaseHighest quartilePCS scoresInvasive strategyTreatment strategiesClinical informationStatus outcomesPatientsLinear regression analysisChange scoresExacerbation
2009
Impact of peripheral arterial disease on health status: A comparison with chronic heart failure
Smolderen KG, Pelle AJ, Kupper N, Mols F, Denollet J. Impact of peripheral arterial disease on health status: A comparison with chronic heart failure. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2009, 50: 1391-1398. PMID: 19958988, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.07.109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAmbulatory Care FacilitiesChronic DiseaseCost of IllnessCross-Sectional StudiesEducational StatusFemaleHeart DiseasesHeart FailureHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMarital StatusMental HealthMiddle AgedNetherlandsOdds RatioPeripheral Vascular DiseasesPropensity ScoreRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSickness Impact ProfileConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseChronic heart failurePhysical health statusMental health statusCHF patientsHealth statusPAD patientsCardiac historyDiabetes mellitusHeart failureArterial diseaseMedical recordsMedical conditionsImpact of PADLow ankle-brachial indexPatients' physical health statusYounger ageWorse physical health statusCross-sectional observational studyMental health status scoresComorbid diabetes mellitusAnkle-brachial indexClinical risk factorsHealth status scoresShort Form-12