2020
Association of Diabetes Mellitus With Health Status Outcomes in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease: Insights From the PORTRAIT Registry
Patel KK, Alturkmani H, Gosch K, Mena‐Hurtado C, Shishehbor MH, Peri‐Okonny P, Creager MA, Spertus JA, Smolderen KG. Association of Diabetes Mellitus With Health Status Outcomes in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease: Insights From the PORTRAIT Registry. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e017103. PMID: 33153398, PMCID: PMC7763706, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.017103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseasePAQ summary scoreDiabetes mellitusHealth statusArtery diseaseSummary scoresEffect of DMInteraction of DMPAD-specific health statusSymptomatic peripheral artery diseaseAdverse limb eventsHealth status benefitsBaseline health statusHealth status outcomesPoor health statusHealth status gainsComorbidity burdenPAD progressionPAD severityPORTRAIT registryBackground PatientsConclusions PatientsInternational registryRecent exacerbationSpecialty clinic
2019
Psychosocial Factors and Recovery After Acute Myocardial Infarction in Younger Women
Smolderen KG, Brush A, Dreyer RP. Psychosocial Factors and Recovery After Acute Myocardial Infarction in Younger Women. Current Cardiology Reports 2019, 21: 50. PMID: 31020453, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-019-1140-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansIncidenceMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPsychologyRisk FactorsSex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsYoung AdultConceptsYoung womenAMI outcomesAMI carePsychosocial factorsPsychosocial stressorsAcute myocardial infarction riskAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction riskPurpose of ReviewToPotential psychosocial factorsAMI riskMyocardial infarctionCare pathwayOutpatient careWorse outcomesAMI incidenceInfarction riskEquitable careMortality ratePsychosocial interventionsCareWomenOutcomesRiskIncidence
2017
Sex differences in disease-specific health status measures in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease: Data from the PORTRAIT study
Roumia M, Aronow HD, Soukas P, Gosch K, Smolderen KG, Spertus JA, Abbott JD. Sex differences in disease-specific health status measures in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease: Data from the PORTRAIT study. Vascular Medicine 2017, 22: 103-109. PMID: 28429659, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x16686408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnkle Brachial IndexAustraliaChi-Square DistributionCost of IllnessFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHealth Status IndicatorsHumansIntermittent ClaudicationLinear ModelsLogistic ModelsMaleMental HealthMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNetherlandsPatient SatisfactionPeripheral Arterial DiseasePrognosisProspective StudiesQuality of LifeRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsSocial BehaviorSocioeconomic FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsPeripheral artery diseasePeripheral Artery QuestionnaireHealth statusArtery diseaseSymptoms of PADAnkle-brachial index valuesPAD-specific health statusSymptomatic peripheral artery diseaseDisease-specific health status measuresPAQ scoresPeripheral arterial diseaseSex differencesHealth status domainsInternational prospective studyPoor health statusHealth status measuresMultivariable linear regressionLower PAQ scoresBaseline characteristicsClinical characteristicsPAD symptomsTreatment satisfactionArterial diseaseProspective studyFemale sex
2015
Depressive Symptoms in Younger Women and Men With Acute Myocardial Infarction: Insights From the VIRGO Study
Smolderen KG, Strait KM, Dreyer RP, D'Onofrio G, Zhou S, Lichtman JH, Geda M, Bueno H, Beltrame J, Safdar B, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA. Depressive Symptoms in Younger Women and Men With Acute Myocardial Infarction: Insights From the VIRGO Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2015, 4: e001424. PMID: 25836055, PMCID: PMC4579927, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.114.001424.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionDepressive symptomsLifetime historyMyocardial infarctionRisk factorsYoung acute myocardial infarctionYoung AMI Patients (VIRGO) studyMore cardiovascular risk factorsYoung womenCardiovascular risk factorsTime of admissionAdverse medical outcomesMore depressive symptomsLow socioeconomic profileAMI severityVIRGO StudyCardiovascular riskChart abstractionYounger patientsClinical profileRelevant sex differencesPatient profilesAMI admissionsMedical outcomesPatients