2022
Patient-level and external factors in the use of drug-coated balloons and drug-eluting stents in femoropopliteal endovascular interventions
Castro-Dominguez Y, Smolderen KG, Pichert M, Alabi O, Romain G, Huang J, Lee M, Ahmed Z, Peri-Okonny PA, Arham A, Brice A, Chaar CO, Stacy MR, Mena-Hurtado C. Patient-level and external factors in the use of drug-coated balloons and drug-eluting stents in femoropopliteal endovascular interventions. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2022, 76: 1675-1680. PMID: 35868423, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.06.093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-coated balloonsDrug-eluting stentsBare metal stentsDES useFemoropopliteal endovascular interventionEndovascular interventionMedian odds ratioFemoropopliteal diseaseLesion characteristicsPrimary treatmentChronic kidney disease stage 4Adjusted median odds ratioVascular Quality Initiative registryAppropriate use guidelinesPrior anticoagulant usePatient-level factorsPoor functional statusTrans-Atlantic InterPlain balloon angioplastyPatient-level characteristicsFavorable patency ratesHierarchical logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsMeta-analysis publicationsRutherford classification
2021
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH 30-DAY AMPUTATION IN PATIENTS WITH CRITICAL LIMB ISCHEMIA UNDERGOING ENDOVASCULAR INTERVENTION
Provance J, Spertus J, Jones P, Bunte M, Vogel T, Hoffman M, Hurtado C, Anderson B, Smolderen K. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH 30-DAY AMPUTATION IN PATIENTS WITH CRITICAL LIMB ISCHEMIA UNDERGOING ENDOVASCULAR INTERVENTION. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2021, 77: 1227. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(21)02586-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPREDICTORS OF DRUG-COATED BALLOON AND DRUG-ELUTING STENT USE IN FEMOROPOPLITEAL ENDOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS. INSIGHTS FROM THE VASCULAR QUALITY INITIATIVE
Dominguez Y, Pichert M, Alabi O, Huang J, Arham A, Brice A, Ahmed Z, Chaar C, Peri-Okonny P, Stacy M, Smolderen K, Hurtado C. PREDICTORS OF DRUG-COATED BALLOON AND DRUG-ELUTING STENT USE IN FEMOROPOPLITEAL ENDOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS. INSIGHTS FROM THE VASCULAR QUALITY INITIATIVE. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2021, 77: 1005. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(21)02364-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchContemporary Trends in Hospital Admissions and Outcomes in Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia
Anantha-Narayanan M, Doshi RP, Patel K, Sheikh AB, Llanos-Chea F, Abbott JD, Shishehbor MH, Guzman RJ, Hiatt WR, Duval S, Mena-Hurtado C, Smolderen KG. Contemporary Trends in Hospital Admissions and Outcomes in Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2021, 14: e007539. PMID: 33541110, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.120.007539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayMajor amputationCost of hospitalizationHospital mortalitySurgical interventionEndovascular interventionBlack raceHigh-risk patient profileNational Inpatient Sample dataHigher major amputationMore endovascular interventionsRisk patient profileCritical limb ischemiaOpen surgical interventionMultivariable regression analysisHierarchical multivariable regression analysisCLI cohortHospital admissionLimb ischemiaPrimary outcomeRevascularization proceduresSecondary outcomesAtherosclerotic diseaseMale sexFemale sex
2018
Depression and long-term prognostic outcomes following peripheral endovascular interventions in the VA Healthcare System
Smolderen KG, Plomondon ME, Armstrong EJ, Hess E, Waldo S, Tsai TT, Maddox TM. Depression and long-term prognostic outcomes following peripheral endovascular interventions in the VA Healthcare System. Vascular Medicine 2018, 23: 454-460. PMID: 29801427, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x18770275.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedChi-Square DistributionComorbidityDepressionEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHumansHypertensionKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPeripheral Arterial DiseaseProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsStrokeTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsNon-fatal cardiovascular eventsPeripheral vascular interventionsCardiovascular eventsDiagnosis of depressionHazard ratioMedical recordsAge-adjusted hazard ratioLong-term prognostic outcomesNon-fatal cardiovascular outcomesPeripheral endovascular interventionsLong-term outcomesPatients' medical recordsVA healthcare systemVeterans Affairs centersCause deathCardiovascular outcomesConsecutive patientsAdditional covariatesEndovascular interventionRecent diagnosisPrognostic outcomesDepressed patientsDisease outcomeVascular interventionsHigh risk