2024
Addressing Psychosocial Care Needs in Women with Peripheral Artery Disease
Mubarak E, Cleman J, Romain G, Mena-Hurtado C, Smolderen K. Addressing Psychosocial Care Needs in Women with Peripheral Artery Disease. Current Cardiology Reports 2024, 26: 1085-1095. PMID: 39073508, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-024-02106-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVascular careIncreased psychosocial riskPsychosocial care needsIntegration of careMental health comorbiditiesBehavioral health careReviewPeripheral artery diseaseManagement of individualsCare integrationIllness perceptionsGender-based factorsCare needsHealthcare accessHealth behaviorsHealth comorbiditiesSubstance use disordersCare strategiesHealth carePeripheral arterial diseasePsychosocial comorbiditiesReimbursement structuresClinician educationCare paradigmUnique sexPsychosocial risks
2023
Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy and Long-Term Mortality and Amputation Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Peripheral Vascular Interventions
Smolderen K, Romain G, Provance J, Scierka L, Mao J, Goodney P, Henke P, Sedrakyan A, Mena-Hurtado C. Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy and Long-Term Mortality and Amputation Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Peripheral Vascular Interventions. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2023, 16: 332-343. PMID: 36792257, PMCID: PMC10359106, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2022.09.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuideline-directed medical therapyPeripheral vascular interventionsMedical therapyVascular interventionsEnzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockersVascular Quality Initiative registryAngiotensin receptor blockersLong-term mortalityRisk of amputationRisk of mortalityNational quality registryQuality improvement effortsAmputation outcomesAmputation riskMajor amputationAntiplatelet therapyCause mortalityReceptor blockersMean ageVascular careQuality registryObservational studyMortality riskHigh riskAmputation data