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Real‐world VASCADE closure device versus manual compression use and outcomes in patients with severe common femoral artery disease
Nagpal S, Scierka LE, Castro‐Dominguez Y, Kansal D, Kunnirickal S, Hussain Y, Love K, Aboian E, Smolderen KG, Mena‐Hurtado C. Real‐world VASCADE closure device versus manual compression use and outcomes in patients with severe common femoral artery disease. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2022, 100: 776-784. PMID: 36129818, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral vascular interventionsManual compressionClosure deviceCommon femoral artery diseaseVascular Quality Initiative databaseFemoral artery diseasePropensity-matched cohortPseudoaneurysm rateRetroperitoneal bleedingArtery diseaseRetrospective reviewMean ageBaseline variablesInstitutional databaseNonsignificant reductionNonsignificant decreaseVascular interventionsMortality ratePatientsCompression useCollagen plugDiseaseInitiative databaseProcedural metricsDevice usePeripheral Artery Disease Screening in the Community and 1-Year Mortality, Cardiovascular Events, and Adverse Limb Events
Smolderen K, Ameli O, Chaisson C, Heath K, Mena-Hurtado C. Peripheral Artery Disease Screening in the Community and 1-Year Mortality, Cardiovascular Events, and Adverse Limb Events. AJPM Focus 2022, 1: 100016. PMID: 37791014, PMCID: PMC10546509, DOI: 10.1016/j.focus.2022.100016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMajor adverse limb eventsPeripheral artery diseaseAdverse limb eventsMajor cardiovascular eventsPeripheral artery disease (PAD) screeningArtery diseaseCardiovascular eventsLimb eventsCause mortalityOne-yearDisease screeningPeripheral vascular interventionsCardiovascular risk managementCause mortality ratesHome health visitsMedicare Advantage beneficiariesCardiovascular medicationsHealth visitsRevascularization proceduresHealthcare utilizationLandmark analysisSimilar riskVascular interventionsClaims dataMortality rateRisk 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 ResearchConceptsPeripheral 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 failureFrailty and outcomes following revascularization of lower-extremity peripheral artery disease: Insights from the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI)
Al-Damluji MS, Smolderen KG, Meng C, Dai F, Nanna MG, Sumpio B, Henke P, Mena-Hurtado C. Frailty and outcomes following revascularization of lower-extremity peripheral artery disease: Insights from the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI). Vascular Medicine 2022, 27: 251-257. PMID: 35485400, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x221083701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk Analysis IndexVascular Quality InitiativeLower extremity revascularizationFrailty screening toolsMFI-5Lower extremity peripheral artery diseaseScreening toolFrailty detectionAddition of frailtyPAD risk factorsPeripheral artery diseasePAD populationRevascularization typeVascular cohortMajor amputationPerioperative outcomesArtery diseaseFrailty indexFrailty toolsAdjusted analysisUnplanned amputationRisk factorsHigher oddsPredictive valuePatientsThe Nevada peripheral artery disease screening effort in a Medicare Advantage population and subsequent mortality and major adverse cardiovascular event risk
Smolderen K, Heath K, Scherr T, Bauzon S, Howell A, Mena-Hurtado C. The Nevada peripheral artery disease screening effort in a Medicare Advantage population and subsequent mortality and major adverse cardiovascular event risk. European Journal Of Vascular And Endovascular Surgery 2022, 63: e98. DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2022.06.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUse of drug-coated balloons and stents in patients with femoropopliteal artery disease and severe chronic kidney disease
Castro-Dominguez Y, Smolderen K, Romain G, Turner J, Mena-Hurtado C. Use of drug-coated balloons and stents in patients with femoropopliteal artery disease and severe chronic kidney disease. Vascular Medicine 2023, 28: 150-152. PMID: 36710497, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x221148521.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth status and cognitive function for risk stratification in chronic coronary and peripheral artery disease.
Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C, Eikelboom J, Bosch J, Xie F, Ramasundarahettige C, Bhatt D, Anand S. Health status and cognitive function for risk stratification in chronic coronary and peripheral artery disease. European Journal Of Preventive Cardiology 2022, 30: 535-545. PMID: 36444513, DOI: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwac282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseDigit Symbol Substitution TestVisual analog scaleEQ visual analogue scaleHealth statusLimb eventsCAD cohortCognitive functionArtery diseaseEQ-5DHierarchical Cox regression modelsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsStable coronary artery diseaseAdverse cardiovascular eventsPeripheral artery diseasePopulation attributable riskCox regression modelOverall health statusCognitive function assessmentCOMPASS trialPAD cohortCardiovascular eventsPAD patientsRisk stratificationAnalog scaleLongitudinal Pathways Between Physical Activity, Depression, and Perceived Stress in Peripheral Artery Disease.
Yazgan I, Bartlett V, Romain G, Cleman J, Petersen-Crair P, Spertus J, Hardt M, Mena-Hurtado C, Smolderen K. Longitudinal Pathways Between Physical Activity, Depression, and Perceived Stress in Peripheral Artery Disease. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2023, 16: 544-553. PMID: 37470195, PMCID: PMC10561081, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.122.009840.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical activityPAD diagnosisDepressive symptomsLower physical activity scoresPerceived stressVascular specialty clinicsPeripheral artery diseasePhysical activity scoreSignificant depressive symptomsPatient Health QuestionnaireBehavioral health approachesSubsequent depressive symptomsINTERHEART studySymptomatic PADCardiovascular eventsPAD symptomsArtery diseaseInitial presentationActivity scoreSpecialty clinicHealth QuestionnairePatient's abilityTreatment goalsPAD managementPerceived Stress ScaleExamining Outcomes in Patients Admitted With Comorbid Peripheral Artery Disease and Microvascular Disease
Grubman S, Algara M, Smolderen K, Luna P, Walenczyk K, Scierka L, Cleman J, Siddiqui W, Romain G, Mena‐Hurtado C. Examining Outcomes in Patients Admitted With Comorbid Peripheral Artery Disease and Microvascular Disease. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2024, 13: e030710. PMID: 38166496, PMCID: PMC10863818, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.030710.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseMajor adverse cardiac eventsAdverse cardiac eventsMicrovascular diseaseMinor amputationHospital mortalityCardiac eventsArtery diseaseNational Readmission DatabaseFurther prospective researchNumber of patientsCommon risk factorsMultiple logistic regressionMajor amputationBaseline factorsFinal cohortCox regressionAdverse outcomesPAD groupSecondary diagnosisRisk factorsAnnual admissionsObservational studyPrevalent conditionHigh riskTwelve-Month Health Status Response Following Peripheral Vascular Intervention for Femoropopliteal Lesions Using Zilver PTX Databases Focusing on the Role of Preprocedural Health Status, Comorbid Risks, and Global Setting
Smolderen K, Romain G, Cleman J, Callegari S, Peri-Okonny P, Mena-Hurtado C. Twelve-Month Health Status Response Following Peripheral Vascular Intervention for Femoropopliteal Lesions Using Zilver PTX Databases Focusing on the Role of Preprocedural Health Status, Comorbid Risks, and Global Setting. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2024 PMID: 39214426, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.08.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMinimal clinically important differenceEQ-5D indexHealth statusPeripheral vascular interventionsPeripheral arterial diseaseEQ-5DNon-respondersValue-based careEuroQol-5D-3LClinically important differenceSecondary data analysisFemoropopliteal peripheral vascular interventionsStable health statusLogistic regression modelsArtery diseaseSymptomatic peripheral arterial diseaseStatus responseTailored resourcesVascular interventionsSingle-arm studyImportant differenceCarotid artery diseaseComorbidity riskEnrolling centersPatient characteristics
2024
The Incidence and Impact of Cardiac Function Decline after Lower Extremity Revascularization
Jamil Y, Huttler J, Alameddine D, Wu Z, Mena-Hurtado C, Velazquez E, Guzman R, Ochoa Chaar C. The Incidence and Impact of Cardiac Function Decline after Lower Extremity Revascularization. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2024 PMID: 39343374, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2024.07.119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCardiac functional declineStable cardiac functionLower extremity revascularizationPeripheral arterial diseaseCardiac functionFollow-upExtremity revascularizationFunctional declineElectronic records of patientsKaplan-Meier analysisRecords of patientsMode of revascularizationAdverse limb eventsLower-extremity revascularizationTransthoracic echocardiogramReintervention rateHeart failureDiabetes mellitusPeriprocedural bleedingPatient characteristicsArtery diseasePatientsLimb eventsIncreased mortalityRevascularizationAssociation of health status and hospitalization risk for peripheral artery disease in the PORTRAIT registry.
Cleman J, Romain G, Scierka L, Labrosciano C, Bradley B, Fitridge R, Beltrame J, Shishehbor M, Spertus J, Mena-Hurtado C, Smolderen K. Association of health status and hospitalization risk for peripheral artery disease in the PORTRAIT registry. Vascular Medicine 2024, 1358863x241274758. PMID: 39319857, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x241274758.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral Artery QuestionnairePeripheral arterial diseaseED visitsHealth statusHospital admissionHealthcare utilizationPAD-specific health statusEmergency departmentCause-specific hospital admissionsAssociation of health statusPatient-reported outcome measuresPatient's risk of hospitalizationBaseline health statusAll-cause hospital admissionsCox proportional hazards modelsRisk of hospitalizationOverall summary scorePAQ scoresProportional hazards modelSummary scoreOutcome measuresHospitalization riskArtery diseaseVisitsHazards modelAntithrombotic Strategies for Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease JACC Scientific Statement
Bonaca M, Barnes G, Bauersachs R, Bessada Y, Conte M, Dua A, Hess C, Serhal M, Mena-Hurtado C, Weitz J, Beckman J. Antithrombotic Strategies for Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease JACC Scientific Statement. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 84: 936-952. PMID: 39197984, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.06.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseAntithrombotic strategiesArtery diseaseResponse to antithrombotic therapyLimb eventsRisk of bleedingCoronary artery diseaseAdverse limb eventsAntithrombotic therapyMultidisciplinary working groupClinical scenariosPatientsAssessment of benefit-riskBenefit-riskAnticoagulationDiseaseScientific statementPatient-centeredBleedingCompeting risk analysis to estimate amputation incidence and risk in lower-extremity peripheral artery disease
Callegari S, Smolderen K, Cleman J, Mena-Hurtado C, Romain G. Competing risk analysis to estimate amputation incidence and risk in lower-extremity peripheral artery disease. Vascular Medicine 2024, 29: 496-506. PMID: 39219174, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x241268727.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic limb-threatening ischemiaAmputation riskTime-to-event analysisPeripheral arterial diseaseLower-extremity peripheral arterial diseaseCumulative incidence functionCompeting risk analysisAmputation incidenceAmputation dataMedicare claimsLimb-threatening ischemiaVascular Quality Initiative registryMortality riskOutcomes researchPeripheral vascular interventionsArtery diseaseAmputationVascular outcomesCox regressionRiskMortalityCohortVascular interventionsTime-to-event methodsPatientsMulti-modality imaging for assessment of the microcirculation in peripheral artery disease: Bench to clinical practice
Callegari S, Feher A, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C, Sinusas A. Multi-modality imaging for assessment of the microcirculation in peripheral artery disease: Bench to clinical practice. American Heart Journal Plus Cardiology Research And Practice 2024, 42: 100400. PMID: 38779485, PMCID: PMC11108852, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahjo.2024.100400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral arterial diseaseMicrovascular diseasePeripheral microcirculationArtery diseaseEvaluation of response to therapyResponse to therapyManagement of peripheral arterial diseaseImprove risk stratificationOutcomes of peripheral artery diseaseAssessment of perfusionPathophysiology of peripheral arterial diseaseRisk of mortalityMolecular imaging studiesMulti-modal imagesPredictors of amputationRisk stratificationPre-clinicalImaging studiesClinical perfusionProcedural treatmentsClinical practicePersonalized managementMicrocirculationDiseasePerfusionAnticoagulation in Patients with Premature Peripheral Artery Disease Undergoing Lower Extremity Revascularization
Kim T, DeWan A, Murray M, Wang H, Mani A, Mena-Hurtado C, Guzman R, Ochoa Chaar C. Anticoagulation in Patients with Premature Peripheral Artery Disease Undergoing Lower Extremity Revascularization. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2024, 105: 150-157. PMID: 38593922, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2024.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPremature peripheral arterial diseaseAntiplatelet therapyVascular Quality InitiativeArtery diseaseAdjunct to antiplatelet therapyReturn to the operating roomPost-operative anticoagulationCompared to patientsPostoperative antiplatelet therapyOne-year outcomesCongestive heart failureLower extremity revascularizationMajor adverse limb eventsCoronary artery diseaseEffects of anticoagulantsAmputation-free survivalEarly onset of diseaseAdverse limb eventsPeripheral vascular interventionsOnset of diseasePeripheral arterial diseaseLower-extremity revascularizationPropensity score matchingPerioperative mortalityBaseline characteristicsImpact of comorbid opioid use disorder and major depressive disorder on healthcare utilization outcomes in patients with peripheral artery disease: A National Readmission Database analysis
Amenyedor K, Lee M, Algara M, Siddiqui W, Hardt M, Romain G, Mena-Hurtado C, Smolderen K. Impact of comorbid opioid use disorder and major depressive disorder on healthcare utilization outcomes in patients with peripheral artery disease: A National Readmission Database analysis. Vascular Medicine 2024, 29: 163-171. PMID: 38391134, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x241228540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComorbid opioid use disorderOpioid use disorderPeripheral arterial diseaseDepressive disorderUse disorderArtery diseaseHealthcare utilization outcomesICD-9/10 diagnosis codesPain management strategiesMultivariate logistic regression modelNational Readmission DatabaseHierarchical multivariable logistic regression modelsLength of stayLogistic regression modelsMDDMedian stayPrimary outcomeHighest median costReadmissions DatabasePatientsMedian costStudy populationUtilization outcomesWeighted admissionsDiagnosis codesInsulin Requirement and Infrainguinal Bypass Outcomes in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease
Alameddine D, Satam K, Slade M, Wang H, Mena-Hurtado C, Turner J, Inzucchi S, Ochoa Chaar C. Insulin Requirement and Infrainguinal Bypass Outcomes in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2024, 102: 25-34. PMID: 38307234, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2023.11.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInsulin-requiring diabetes mellitusPeripheral arterial diseaseDiabetes mellitusInfrainguinal bypassInsulin requirementsArtery diseaseRisk of MALEBypass surgeryImpact of insulin useRates of primary patencyVascular Quality Initiative databaseOutcomes of patientsPeripheral arterial bypass surgeryInfrainguinal bypass surgeryStratification of patientsCrude rateElevated hemoglobin A1cArtery bypass surgeryAssociation of DMChronic limb-threatening ischemiaIncreased risk of MALEVascular Quality InitiativeLower extremity revascularizationAdverse limb eventsLimb-threatening ischemia
2023
The Impact of Ejection Fraction on Major Adverse Limb Events after Lower Extremity Revascularization
Jamil Y, Huttler J, Alameddine D, Wu Z, Zhuo H, Mena-Hurtado C, Velazquez E, Guzman R, Ochoa Chaar C. The Impact of Ejection Fraction on Major Adverse Limb Events after Lower Extremity Revascularization. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2023, 98: 210-219. PMID: 37802138, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2023.08.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMajor adverse limb eventsReduced ejection fractionLower extremity revascularizationPeripheral arterial diseaseMALE-free survivalAdverse limb eventsCoronary artery diseaseEjection fractionExtremity revascularizationArtery diseaseLimb eventsChronic limb-threatening ischemiaLimb-threatening ischemiaTricuspid valve regurgitationKaplan-Meier curvesElectronic medical recordsMajor amputationSevere mitralDiastolic dysfunctionEchocardiographic findingsTransthoracic echocardiogramHeart failureValve regurgitationArterial diseaseSingle centerAssociation Between Mental Health Burden, Clinical Presentation, and Outcomes in Individuals With Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Smolderen K, Samaan Z, Decker C, Collins T, Lazar R, Itoga N, Mena-Hurtado C, Research O. Association Between Mental Health Burden, Clinical Presentation, and Outcomes in Individuals With Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2023, 148: 1511-1528. PMID: 37781785, DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000001178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological interventionsPeripheral artery diseaseMental healthStress reduction interventionsSymptomatic peripheral artery diseaseComorbid mental health conditionsMental health concernsRole of painMental health conditionsMental health burdenPAD careCognitive declineBehavioral health needsArtery diseaseCognitive dysfunctionPsychotropic interventionScientific statementPAD treatmentBehavior changeUse of opioidsAmerican Heart AssociationUse of benzodiazepinesChronic disease managementHealth behaviorsFragmentation of care