2023
Patient knowledge and preferences for peripheral artery disease treatment
Smolderen K, Romain G, Gosch K, Arham A, Provance J, Spertus J, Poosala A, Shishehbor M, Safley D, Scott K, Stone N, Mena-Hurtado C. Patient knowledge and preferences for peripheral artery disease treatment. Vascular Medicine 2023, 28: 397-403. PMID: 37638882, PMCID: PMC10591804, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x231181613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral artery diseaseTreatment goalsPatient knowledgeTreatment optionsTreatment preferencesHeart attack/strokeSymptomatic peripheral artery diseasePeripheral artery disease treatmentImportant treatment goalQuality of lifeCost of treatmentSpecific treatment goalsMulticenter registryPAD symptomsPain reliefSecondary preventionArtery diseaseTreatment choiceTreatment benefitPatient understandingPatientsMedical decision makingDisease managementClaudicationDisease treatment
2021
Endovascular aneurysm repair with inferior mesenteric artery chimney in a high-risk patient with abdominal aortic aneurysm and iliac occlusion
Kostiuk V, Mena C, Sumpio B, Guzman RJ, Chaar C. Endovascular aneurysm repair with inferior mesenteric artery chimney in a high-risk patient with abdominal aortic aneurysm and iliac occlusion. Journal Of Vascular Surgery Cases And Innovative Techniques 2021, 8: 28-31. PMID: 35036669, PMCID: PMC8743168, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2021.10.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInferior mesenteric arteryEndovascular aneurysm repairLeft leg claudicationHigh-risk patientsAbdominal aortic aneurysmAneurysm repairLeg claudicationAortic aneurysmPeripheral arterial disease treatmentFemorofemoral bypassIMA graftingIMA reimplantationUneventful recoverySurgical repairArtery compromiseIliac occlusionMesenteric arteryTomography angiogramCoronary arteryPerfusion preservationAneurysm sacReasonable alternativeClaudicationDisease treatmentPatientsTreatment decisions for patients with peripheral artery disease and symptoms of claudication: Development process and alpha testing of the SHOW-ME PAD decision aid
Smolderen KG, Pacheco C, Provance J, Stone N, Fuss C, Decker C, Bunte M, Jelani QU, Safley DM, Secemsky E, Sepucha KR, Spatz ES, Mena-Hurtado C, Spertus JA. Treatment decisions for patients with peripheral artery disease and symptoms of claudication: Development process and alpha testing of the SHOW-ME PAD decision aid. Vascular Medicine 2021, 26: 273-280. PMID: 33627058, PMCID: PMC8169642, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x20988780.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseArtery diseaseTreatment optionsSymptoms of claudicationInvasive treatment optionNon-invasive treatmentQuality of lifeClaudication symptomsClaudication treatmentPatient knowledgeSpecialty careTreatment decisionsDecision aidPatientsCliniciansDecisional needsInternational Patient Decision Aid Standards criteriaStandard criteriaPrototype decision aidImplementation logisticsSymptomsDecisional qualityDiseaseTreatmentClaudication
2020
Physical Activity After Treatment for Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease
Peri-Okonny PA, Patel S, Spertus JA, Jackson EA, Malik AO, Provance J, Mena-Hurtado C, Shishehbor MH, Hijjaji V, Gosch KL, Smolderen K. Physical Activity After Treatment for Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2020, 138: 107-113. PMID: 33065083, PMCID: PMC7736254, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.10.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnkle Brachial IndexConservative TreatmentEndovascular ProceduresExerciseExercise TherapyFemaleHealth StatusHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsIntermittent ClaudicationLeisure ActivitiesLinear ModelsLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPatient SatisfactionPeripheral Arterial DiseasePlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsQuality of LifeSedentary BehaviorSmoking CessationSocial InteractionVascular Surgical ProceduresWorkConceptsPhysical activity levelsPhysical activityInvasive treatmentSymptomatic peripheral artery diseasePeripheral artery diseaseMultivariable logistic regressionAssociation of treatmentActivity levelsMultivariable linear regressionHealth status changesHealth status gainsPAD outcomesArtery diseaseVascular clinicInvasive groupNoninvasive treatmentHealth statusLogistic regressionActivity statusLTPAClaudicationTreatmentPatientsStatus changesAssociation