2022
Risk profiles, access to care, and outcomes in Hispanics hospitalized for lower extremity peripheral artery disease
Luna P, Harris K, Castro-Dominguez Y, Algara M, Severiche-Mena C, Smolderen KG, Mena-Hurtado C. Risk profiles, access to care, and outcomes in Hispanics hospitalized for lower extremity peripheral artery disease. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2022, 77: 216-224.e15. PMID: 36037965, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.08.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHealth Services AccessibilityHispanic or LatinoHumansLower ExtremityPeripheral Arterial DiseaseRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseLower extremity peripheral artery diseaseNon-Hispanic whitesEmergency departmentPAD careArtery diseaseRisk factorsSevere peripheral artery diseaseChronic limb-threatening ischemiaRisk profileNational Inpatient Sample dataCardiovascular risk factorsLimb-threatening ischemiaPatients' sociodemographic characteristicsWorse clinical outcomesMultivariable logistic regressionAssociation of ethnicityLength of stayHealth care consumptionHealth care coveragePAD hospitalizationsPrior amputationEndovascular revascularizationED admissionRenal failure
2020
Awareness for Anxiety in Women: A Great Start.
Smolderen KG, Burg MM. Awareness for Anxiety in Women: A Great Start. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2020, 173: 67-68. PMID: 32510991, DOI: 10.7326/m20-3116.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Financial barriers in accessing medical care for peripheral artery disease are associated with delay of presentation and adverse health status outcomes in the United States
Jelani QU, Jhamnani S, Spatz ES, Spertus J, Smolderen KG, Wang J, Desai NR, Jones P, Gosch K, Shah S, Attaran R, Mena-Hurtado C. Financial barriers in accessing medical care for peripheral artery disease are associated with delay of presentation and adverse health status outcomes in the United States. Vascular Medicine 2019, 25: 13-24. PMID: 31603393, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x19872542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedFemaleHealth Care CostsHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Status DisparitiesHealthcare DisparitiesHumansInsurance, HealthMaleMedically UninsuredMiddle AgedPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresPeripheral Arterial DiseaseProspective StudiesQuality of LifeRisk FactorsTime FactorsTime-to-TreatmentUnited StatesConceptsPeripheral artery diseasePeripheral Artery QuestionnaireHealth status outcomesHealth statusArtery diseaseStatus outcomesFinancial barriersGeneral health-related qualityDisease-specific health statusPatient-reported health statusDelay of presentationPatient-reported difficultyVascular specialty clinicsPeripheral arterial diseaseEuroQol-5 DimensionsHealth-related qualityPoor health statusUnited States patientsMulticenter registryMultivariable adjustmentPAD symptomsArterial diseaseTreatment patternsUS patientsLate presentation
2018
Underutilization of Evidence‐Based Smoking Cessation Support Strategies Despite High Smoking Addiction Burden in Peripheral Artery Disease Specialty Care: Insights from the International PORTRAIT Registry
Patel KK, Jones PG, Ellerbeck EF, Buchanan DM, Chan PS, Pacheco CM, Moneta G, Spertus JA, Smolderen KG. Underutilization of Evidence‐Based Smoking Cessation Support Strategies Despite High Smoking Addiction Burden in Peripheral Artery Disease Specialty Care: Insights from the International PORTRAIT Registry. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2018, 7: e010076. PMID: 30371269, PMCID: PMC6474973, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.010076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular specialty clinicsPeripheral artery diseaseCessation interventionsActive smokersSpecialty clinicEvidence-based cessation interventionsThird of patientsProbability of relapseImportant risk factorBackground SmokingInitial quittersPORTRAIT registryCessation counselingPharmacologic treatmentArtery diseaseInitial visitSmoking statusCessation supportSmoking cessationTreatment courseSpecialty careRisk factorsSmoking ratesPAD managementPatients