2019
Effect on 30-Day Readmissions after Early Versus Delayed Discharge after Uncomplicated Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (from the Nationwide Readmissions Database)
Omer MA, Smolderen K, Kennedy K, Elgendy IY, Kolte D, Jones PG, Spertus JA, Arnold SV. Effect on 30-Day Readmissions after Early Versus Delayed Discharge after Uncomplicated Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (from the Nationwide Readmissions Database). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 125: 100-106. PMID: 31735327, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.09.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve implantationAortic valve implantationEarly dischargeReadmission ratesValve implantationChronic conditionsUncomplicated Transcatheter Aortic Valve ImplantationNational Readmission DatabasePropensity-matched cohortRisk of readmissionSingle-center studyBroad clinical practiceEarly VersusPatient characteristicsPatient factorsClinical practiceLate dischargeUS hospitalsReadmissionTAVRCohortDischarge strategyHigh rateSimilar ratesImplantation
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 oddsAssociations 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