2023
Obesity prevalence and variability in management practices for patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease
Scierka L, Peri-Okonny P, Romain G, Mena-Hurtado C, Smolderen K. Obesity prevalence and variability in management practices for patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice 2023, 17: 264-268. PMID: 37225553, DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2023.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseWeight loss medicationsObesity management strategiesMedian odds ratioDietary counselingLower extremity peripheral arterial diseaseSymptomatic peripheral artery diseaseDietary management strategiesSymptomatic PAD patientsPeripheral artery diseaseObesity prevalence ratesPrevalence of obesityPoor disease outcomeModifiable comorbiditiesPORTRAIT registryPAD patientsArtery diseaseArterial diseaseTreatment modalitiesObesity prevalenceOdds ratioDisease outcomePrevalence ratesPAD managementObesity
2021
Patient representativeness of a peripheral artery disease cohort in a randomized control trial versus a real-world cohort: The CLEVER trial versus the PORTRAIT registry
Scierka LE, Jelani QU, Smolderen KG, Gosch K, Spertus JA, Mena-Hurtado C, Jones P, Dreyer RP. Patient representativeness of a peripheral artery disease cohort in a randomized control trial versus a real-world cohort: The CLEVER trial versus the PORTRAIT registry. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2021, 112: 106624. PMID: 34793986, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptimal medical therapyPeripheral artery diseasePatient characteristicsBaseline patient characteristicsPAD cohortPAD populationPORTRAIT registryExercise therapyPAD patientsPAD symptomsArtery diseaseFinal cohortMedical therapyProspective studyBurdensome diseaseControl trialHealth statusPatientsTherapyCohortCLEVER studyDiseaseMulticenterRevascularizationRCTs