2023
Disparities in Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcomes of Peripheral Artery Disease JACC Scientific Statement
McDermott M, Ho K, Alabi O, Criqui M, Goodney P, Hamburg N, McNeal D, Pollak A, Smolderen K, Bonaca M. Disparities in Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcomes of Peripheral Artery Disease JACC Scientific Statement. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2023, 82: 2312-2328. PMID: 38057074, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.09.830.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseRate of amputationAmputation ratePeripheral arterial disease prevalencePrevalence of peripheral arterial diseaseLower extremity peripheral arterial diseasePeripheral arterial disease outcomesHealth policy changesCulturally appropriate messagesHigher amputation rateOptimal medical careHealth carePatient educationDisparity eliminationMobility lossSocioeconomic statusClinician educationMedical careImprove accessLower extremity revascularizationUnited StatesAtypical symptomsOlder ageDisparitiesAmputation
2022
Derivation and validation of a predictive model for chronic stress in patients with cardiovascular disease
Malik AO, Jones PG, Mena-Hurtado C, Burg MM, Shishehbor MH, Hejjaji V, Tran A, Spertus JA, Smolderen KG. Derivation and validation of a predictive model for chronic stress in patients with cardiovascular disease. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0275729. PMID: 36256655, PMCID: PMC9578618, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275729.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseCardiovascular diseaseChronic stressWorse outcomesSymptomatic peripheral artery diseaseMyocardial Infarction RegistryLogistic regression modelsPAD patientsProspective registryCurrent smokingArtery diseaseClinical factorsDerivation cohortValidation cohortC-statisticFemale sexPerceived Stress ScalePatientsEconomic burdenMedical careInstrument scoresSocioeconomic statusPotential targetDiseasePSS-4 scores
2020
Association of perceived stress with health status outcomes in patients with peripheral artery disease
Malik AO, Peri-Okonny P, Gosch K, Thomas MB, Mena-Hurtado C, Hiatt W, Aronow HD, Jones PG, Provance J, Labrosciano C, Jelani QU, Spertus JA, Smolderen KG. Association of perceived stress with health status outcomes in patients with peripheral artery disease. Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 2020, 140: 110313. PMID: 33279876, PMCID: PMC8130536, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2020.110313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseHealth status outcomesArtery diseaseStatus outcomesSelf-perceived stressSummary scoresDisease-specific health statusPoor recoveryHigh chronic stressProspective registryChart reviewAnalytical cohortMean ageAverage stress scoreHealth statusDisease severityPatientsChronic stressComorbiditiesSum scoreAverage exposureDiseaseStress scoresSocioeconomic statusTime points
2013
Socioeconomic Disparities in the Use of Cardioprotective Medications Among Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease An Analysis of the American College of Cardiology's NCDR PINNACLE Registry
Subherwal S, Patel MR, Tang F, Smolderen KG, Jones WS, Tsai TT, Ting HH, Bhatt DL, Spertus JA, Chan PS. Socioeconomic Disparities in the Use of Cardioprotective Medications Among Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease An Analysis of the American College of Cardiology's NCDR PINNACLE Registry. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2013, 62: 51-57. PMID: 23643497, PMCID: PMC3912073, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.04.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseAntiplatelet therapyLow socioeconomic statusSocioeconomic statusCardioprotective medicationsPINNACLE RegistryPAD patientsPractice sitesClinical characteristicsArtery diseaseTreatment disparitiesTreatment of PADQuintile of SESPotential treatment disparitiesSecondary preventive medicationsSecondary preventive treatmentPatients' clinical characteristicsSecondary preventive measuresPatient's zip codeZip codesLowest SES quintileHighest SES quintileStatin medicationCardiovascular riskPreventive medications