Featured Publications
Inter-Rater Reliability for the Amputation Endpoint in the National Vascular Quality Initiative
Smolderen K, Romain G, Scierka L, Cleman J, Rahman M, Siddiqui W, Lau F, Mao J, Akhlaghi N, Higaki A, Fowler X, Carroll M, Telma K, Alvermann T, Baribeau V, Goodney P, Mena-Hurtado C. Inter-Rater Reliability for the Amputation Endpoint in the National Vascular Quality Initiative. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2024, 17: 622-631. PMID: 38479964, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2024.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health recordsElectronic health record reviewAmputation dataPeripheral arterial diseaseInterrater reliabilityVQI registryAcademic health systemTrained data collectorsNational quality registryInter-rater reliabilityEvaluate interrater reliabilityNational reporting systemHealth recordsQuality registryHealth systemCurrent Procedural Terminology codesInter-raterVascular Quality Initiative registryVascular Quality InitiativeProcedural Terminology codesNational Vascular Quality InitiativeRegistryQuality InitiativeAmputationSpearman's r
2024
Evaluation of short-term mortality in patients with Medicare undergoing endovascular interventions for chronic limb-threatening ischemia
Cleman J, Romain G, Callegari S, Scierka L, Jacque F, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C. Evaluation of short-term mortality in patients with Medicare undergoing endovascular interventions for chronic limb-threatening ischemia. Vascular Medicine 2024, 29: 172-181. PMID: 38334045, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x231224335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic limb-threatening ischemiaPeripheral vascular interventionsAssisted careLimb-threatening ischemiaCongestive heart failureFunctional status variablesCrude mortality ratePredictive variablesMortality rateStatus variablesRandom survival forest modelShort-term mortalityStage 5 chronic kidney diseaseQuality InitiativeRandom survival forestTreatment conversionMedical comorbiditiesShort-term outcomesHarrell's C-indexVascular Quality InitiativeCareDementiaInterventionMortalityRisk stratification
2023
Comparison of lower extremity bypass and peripheral vascular intervention for chronic limb-threatening ischemia in the Medicare-linked Vascular Quality Initiative
Cleman J, Romain G, Grubman S, Guzman R, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C. Comparison of lower extremity bypass and peripheral vascular intervention for chronic limb-threatening ischemia in the Medicare-linked Vascular Quality Initiative. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2023, 78: 745-753.e6. PMID: 37207790, PMCID: PMC10964324, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.05.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic limb-threatening ischemiaLower extremity bypassPeripheral vascular interventionsVascular Quality InitiativeLimb-threatening ischemiaCause mortalityRisk of deathExtremity bypassVascular interventionsQuality InitiativeCox proportional hazards regressionKaplan-Meier survival curvesProportional hazards regressionOverall mean ageLogistic regression modelsComparative effectiveness researchKnee poplitealMedicare registryInfrapopliteal arteriesHazards regressionMean ageThirty-dayHispanic ethnicityOutcome dataTreatment groups
2022
Major Adverse Limb Events Among Patients with Premature Peripheral Artery Disease Compared with Those at the Common Age Undergoing Revascularization in the Vascular Quality Initiative
Kim TI, Loh S, DeWan A, Murray M, Mojibian H, Mani A, Mena-Hurtado C, Ochoa Chaar CI. Major Adverse Limb Events Among Patients with Premature Peripheral Artery Disease Compared with Those at the Common Age Undergoing Revascularization in the Vascular Quality Initiative. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2022, 87: 188-197. PMID: 35926786, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2022.07.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse limb eventsChronic limb-threatening ischemiaLower extremity revascularizationAdverse limb eventsVascular Quality InitiativePeripheral artery diseaseYears of ageCommon ageLimb eventsArtery diseaseOutcomes of patientsLimb-threatening ischemiaGroup of patientsInsulin-dependent diabetesProportional hazards regressionQuality InitiativeUndergoing revascularizationMedical optimizationCurrent smokersD diseaseExtremity revascularizationPatient agePatients 60Medical therapyHazards regression
2021
Trends in drug-coated device use for peripheral artery disease: Insights from the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI)
Pichert MD, Smolderen KG, Castro-Dominguez Y, Jelani QU, Nagpal S, Provance JB, Huang J, Malik AO, Secemsky EA, Derbas LA, Mena-Hurtado CI. Trends in drug-coated device use for peripheral artery disease: Insights from the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI). Vascular Medicine 2021, 27: 73-74. PMID: 34610776, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x211043567.Peer-Reviewed Original Research