2014
Determinants of invasive treatment in lower extremity peripheral arterial disease
van Zitteren M, Vriens PW, Burger DH, de Fijter WM, Gerritsen GP, Heyligers JM, Nooren MJ, Smolderen KG. Determinants of invasive treatment in lower extremity peripheral arterial disease. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2014, 59: 400-408.e2. PMID: 24461863, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2013.08.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnkle Brachial IndexChi-Square DistributionDecision Support TechniquesEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHealth StatusHumansLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedNetherlandsOdds RatioPatient SelectionPeripheral Arterial DiseasePredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesReferral and ConsultationRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, Doppler, DuplexVascular Surgical ProceduresConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseLower extremity peripheral arterial diseasePhysical component scaleInvasive treatmentLesion locationHealth statusArterial diseaseTreatment referralSymptomatic lower extremity peripheral arterial diseaseProspective observational cohort studyVascular surgery outpatient clinicProximal lesion locationAnkle-brachial indexObservational cohort studySurgery outpatient clinicShort Form-12Poor health statusPatients' health statusPoisson regression analysisPAD diagnosisCohort studyPAD symptomsIndependent predictorsAmbulatory patientsForm-12
2009
Type D Personality and Mortality in Peripheral Arterial Disease: A Pilot Study
Aquarius AE, Smolderen KG, Hamming JF, De Vries J, Vriens PW, Denollet J. Type D Personality and Mortality in Peripheral Arterial Disease: A Pilot Study. JAMA Surgery 2009, 144: 728-733. PMID: 19687376, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2009.75.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseType D personalityCause mortalityD personalityIndependent predictorsRenal diseaseArterial diseaseSymptomatic peripheral arterial diseasePilot studyAnkle-brachial indexHigh-risk patientsTraditional risk factorsPatients' medical filesMultivariable logistic regressionRisk of deathVascular surgery departmentType D ScaleClinical predictorsDiabetes mellitusPulmonary diseasePilot followMedical filesSurgery departmentRisk factorsTeaching hospital