2019
Ankle-brachial index in patients with intermittent claudication is a poor indicator of patient-centered and clinician-based evaluations of functional status
Johnston AL, Vemulapalli S, Gosch KL, Aronow HD, Abbott JD, Patel MR, Smolderen KG, Shishebor M, Spertus JA, Jones WS. Ankle-brachial index in patients with intermittent claudication is a poor indicator of patient-centered and clinician-based evaluations of functional status. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2019, 69: 906-912. PMID: 30626552, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2018.07.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnkle Brachial IndexAustraliaCost of IllnessFemaleHealth StatusHemodynamicsHumansIntermittent ClaudicationMaleMiddle AgedNetherlandsPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresPeripheral Arterial DiseasePredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesQuality of LifeRegistriesSeverity of Illness IndexUnited StatesConceptsAnkle-brachial indexPeripheral artery diseasePeripheral Artery QuestionnaireIntermittent claudicationRutherford classificationABI valuesPAQ scoresArtery diseaseImpact of PADHealth statusMean ankle-brachial indexPAD-specific health statusSevere peripheral artery diseasePAQ summary scoreStudy of patientsQuality of lifeHealth status assessmentRutherford classNew onsetPatient's symptomsHemodynamic assessmentLife scoresFunctional statusPatients' perceptionsInternational cohort
2018
Associations of exercise ankle–brachial index, pain-free walking distance and maximum walking distance with the Peripheral Artery Questionnaire: Finding from the PORTRAIT PAD Registry
Hammad TA, Smolderen KG, Spertus JA, Jones PG, Shishehbor MH. Associations of exercise ankle–brachial index, pain-free walking distance and maximum walking distance with the Peripheral Artery Questionnaire: Finding from the PORTRAIT PAD Registry. Vascular Medicine 2018, 24: 32-40. PMID: 29992849, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x18785026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain-free walking distancePeripheral artery diseaseMaximum walking distancePeripheral Artery QuestionnairePhysical limitation scoreWalking distancePatient factorsLimitation scoresImpact of PADAnkle-brachial index (ABI) testExercise ankle-brachial indexOnset of claudicationPost-exercise ABIAnkle-brachial indexQuality of lifeHierarchical logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsPORTRAIT registryArtery diseasePatient's symptomsPatient functioningABI testingSummary scoresHealth statusSymptoms
2009
Impact of peripheral arterial disease on health status: A comparison with chronic heart failure
Smolderen KG, Pelle AJ, Kupper N, Mols F, Denollet J. Impact of peripheral arterial disease on health status: A comparison with chronic heart failure. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2009, 50: 1391-1398. PMID: 19958988, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.07.109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAmbulatory Care FacilitiesChronic DiseaseCost of IllnessCross-Sectional StudiesEducational StatusFemaleHeart DiseasesHeart FailureHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMarital StatusMental HealthMiddle AgedNetherlandsOdds RatioPeripheral Vascular DiseasesPropensity ScoreRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSickness Impact ProfileConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseChronic heart failurePhysical health statusMental health statusCHF patientsHealth statusPAD patientsCardiac historyDiabetes mellitusHeart failureArterial diseaseMedical recordsMedical conditionsImpact of PADLow ankle-brachial indexPatients' physical health statusYounger ageWorse physical health statusCross-sectional observational studyMental health status scoresComorbid diabetes mellitusAnkle-brachial indexClinical risk factorsHealth status scoresShort Form-12