2021
Treatment decisions for patients with peripheral artery disease and symptoms of claudication: Development process and alpha testing of the SHOW-ME PAD decision aid
Smolderen KG, Pacheco C, Provance J, Stone N, Fuss C, Decker C, Bunte M, Jelani QU, Safley DM, Secemsky E, Sepucha KR, Spatz ES, Mena-Hurtado C, Spertus JA. Treatment decisions for patients with peripheral artery disease and symptoms of claudication: Development process and alpha testing of the SHOW-ME PAD decision aid. Vascular Medicine 2021, 26: 273-280. PMID: 33627058, PMCID: PMC8169642, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x20988780.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseArtery diseaseTreatment optionsSymptoms of claudicationInvasive treatment optionNon-invasive treatmentQuality of lifeClaudication symptomsClaudication treatmentPatient knowledgeSpecialty careTreatment decisionsDecision aidPatientsCliniciansDecisional needsInternational Patient Decision Aid Standards criteriaStandard criteriaPrototype decision aidImplementation logisticsSymptomsDecisional qualityDiseaseTreatmentClaudication
2019
ONE-YEAR MAJOR ADVERSE LIMB EVENTS AND PLANNED REVASCULARIZATIONS FOLLOWING INVASIVE VERSUS OPTIMAL MEDICAL THERAPY FOR NEW OR WORSENING OF CLAUDICATION SYMPTOMS: INSIGHTS FROM THE PORTRAIT REGISTRY
Smolderen K, Safley D, Jones P, Patel M, Jones S, Shishehbor M, Aronow H, Labrosciano C, Fuss C, Scott K, Stone N, Spertus J. ONE-YEAR MAJOR ADVERSE LIMB EVENTS AND PLANNED REVASCULARIZATIONS FOLLOWING INVASIVE VERSUS OPTIMAL MEDICAL THERAPY FOR NEW OR WORSENING OF CLAUDICATION SYMPTOMS: INSIGHTS FROM THE PORTRAIT REGISTRY. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2019, 73: 2115. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(19)32721-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Guideline‐directed statin intensification in patients with new or worsening symptoms of peripheral artery disease
Khariton Y, Patel KK, Chan PS, Pokharel Y, Wang J, Spertus JA, Safley DM, Hiatt WR, Smolderen KG. Guideline‐directed statin intensification in patients with new or worsening symptoms of peripheral artery disease. Clinical Cardiology 2018, 41: 1414-1422. PMID: 30284297, PMCID: PMC6489902, DOI: 10.1002/clc.23087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAustraliaDisease ProgressionDyslipidemiasFemaleGuideline AdherenceHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsIntermittent ClaudicationMaleMiddle AgedNetherlandsPeripheral Arterial DiseasePractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Prospective StudiesRegistriesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseAdjusted median odds ratioStatin intensificationClaudication symptomsStatin therapyGuideline therapyArtery diseaseSpecialty clinicACC/AHA cholesterol guidelinesHigh-intensity statin treatmentHigh-intensity statinsLow-intensity statinsProvider-level variationMedian odds ratioCholesterol guidelinesPORTRAIT registryMost patientsOlder patientsPAD symptomsStatin treatmentMedical therapyPatient factorsAppropriate therapyOdds ratioLower oddsPORTRAIT (Patient-Centered Outcomes Related to Treatment Practices in Peripheral Arterial Disease
Smolderen KG, Gosch K, Patel M, Jones WS, Hirsch AT, Beltrame J, Fitridge R, Shishehbor MH, Denollet J, Vriens P, Heyligers J, Stone MEd N, Aronow H, Abbott JD, Labrosciano C, Tutein-Nolthenius R, A Spertus J. PORTRAIT (Patient-Centered Outcomes Related to Treatment Practices in Peripheral Arterial Disease. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2018, 11: e003860. PMID: 29440123, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.117.003860.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAustraliaCardiovascular AgentsExercise TherapyFemaleHealth StatusHealth Status IndicatorsHealthcare DisparitiesHumansIntermittent ClaudicationLife StyleMaleMiddle AgedMulticenter Studies as TopicNetherlandsPatient Outcome AssessmentPeripheral Arterial DiseaseProspective StudiesQuality of LifeRegistriesResearch DesignRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVascular Surgical ProceduresConceptsHealth status outcomesHealth statusMedical historyMedical recordsStatus outcomesAbnormal ankle-brachial indexPAD-related hospitalizationAnkle-brachial indexCardiovascular risk factorsMajor cardiovascular eventsPatients' medical recordsComparative effectiveness studiesHealth status dataPatient's medical historyPatients' health statusQuality of lifeClaudication symptomsEligible patientsCardiovascular eventsPAD symptomsPatient characteristicsClinician adherenceRisk stratificationLifestyle factorsFunctional status