2023
Use of telemedicine facilitated by trained telepresenters to manage advanced peripheral artery disease in rural areas
Breen T, Peake J, Keefe H, Moran J, Kunjukutty F, Pfau S, Altin S. Use of telemedicine facilitated by trained telepresenters to manage advanced peripheral artery disease in rural areas. Vascular Medicine 2023, 28: 239-240. PMID: 36628596, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x221148797.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Seasonal variation in U.S. hospitalizations for chronic limb‐threatening ischemia
Altin SE, Kim YG, Aronow HD, Armstrong EJ, Goldsweig AM, Dardik A, Lanksy AJ, Mena‐Hurtado C, Abbott JD. Seasonal variation in U.S. hospitalizations for chronic limb‐threatening ischemia. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2020, 96: 1473-1480. PMID: 32902126, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCritical limb-threatening ischemiaLimb-threatening ischemiaNational Inpatient SampleMinor amputationChronic limb-threatening ischemiaUtilization Project National Inpatient SampleProvider education effortsCoronary artery diseaseAmputation rateHospital mortalityImportant comorbidityDiabetic statusOverall cohortSecondary outcomesArtery diseaseHospital admissionPrimary outcomeHospitalization incidenceU.S. hospitalizationsDiagnosis codesInpatient SampleHigher oddsAdmission seasonHealthcare costsMortality rate