2024
Comparison of mortality and amputation after lower extremity bypass versus peripheral vascular intervention in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia and comorbid chronic kidney disease
Cleman J, Sierra J, Romain G, Capuano B, Scierka L, Callegari S, Jacque F, Peri-Okonny P, Nagpal S, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C. Comparison of mortality and amputation after lower extremity bypass versus peripheral vascular intervention in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia and comorbid chronic kidney disease. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2024, 80: 480-489.e5. PMID: 38608966, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.04.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic limb-threatening ischemiaAll-cause mortalityLower extremity bypassPeripheral vascular interventionsComorbid chronic kidney diseaseLimb-threatening ischemiaComparison of mortalityPreference-sensitive treatment decisionsCox proportional hazards modelsRisk of deathInteraction termsProportional hazards modelLower-extremity bypassChronic kidney diseaseFine-Gray modelMortality riskVascular interventionsAmputationHazards modelOutcome dataFine-GrayAssociated with worse outcomesHigh riskKidney diseasePropensity score
2023
Lower extremity symptoms and ankle–brachial index screening as predictors of cardiovascular outcomes in Black adults
Lee M, Smolderen K, Ionescu C, Hillegass W, Romain G, Mena-Hurtado C. Lower extremity symptoms and ankle–brachial index screening as predictors of cardiovascular outcomes in Black adults. Vascular Medicine 2023, 28: 197-204. PMID: 37293738, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x231151729.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseAbnormal ABILower extremity symptomsNormal ABILeg symptomsHigh riskBlack adultsExtremity symptomsStepwise Cox proportional hazards modelKaplan-Meier survival curvesCox proportional hazards modelAnkle-brachial indexFramingham risk factorsJackson Heart StudyProportional hazards modelCardiovascular outcomesCause mortalityArtery diseaseAsymptomatic diseaseAdverse outcomesMean ageSymptom assessmentAsymptomatic participantsRisk factorsSymptomatic participants
2017
Prognostic Impact of Subsequent Acute Coronary Syndrome and Unplanned Revascularization on Long‐Term Mortality After an Index Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Report From a Japanese Multicenter Registry
Inohara T, Kohsaka S, Miyata H, Sawano M, Ueda I, Maekawa Y, Fukuda K, Jones PG, Cohen DJ, Zhao Z, Spertus JA, Smolderen KG. Prognostic Impact of Subsequent Acute Coronary Syndrome and Unplanned Revascularization on Long‐Term Mortality After an Index Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Report From a Japanese Multicenter Registry. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2017, 6: e006529. PMID: 29079567, PMCID: PMC5721753, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.006529.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAgedAngina, UnstableChi-Square DistributionFemaleHospitals, TeachingHumansIncidenceJapanLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPropensity ScoreProportional Hazards ModelsRegistriesRetreatmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsSubsequent acute coronary syndromeAcute coronary syndromePercutaneous coronary interventionPropensity-matched cohortUnplanned coronary revascularizationIndex percutaneous coronary interventionComposite end pointUnplanned revascularizationCoronary revascularizationCoronary syndromeCoronary interventionUnstable anginaClinical trialsEnd pointJapanese multicenter registryLong-term mortalityAcute myocardial infarctionRisk of mortalityProportional hazards modelLong-term survivalJapanese teaching hospitalsCause mortalityMulticenter registryPCI patientsSubsequent survivalSex Differences in 1-Year All-Cause Rehospitalization in Patients After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Dreyer RP, Dharmarajan K, Kennedy KF, Jones PG, Vaccarino V, Murugiah K, Nuti SV, Smolderen KG, Buchanan DM, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. Sex Differences in 1-Year All-Cause Rehospitalization in Patients After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2017, 135: 521-531. PMID: 28153989, PMCID: PMC5312975, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.116.024993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionAge-sex interactionHigh riskRehospitalization ratesClinical factorsMyocardial infarctionCox proportional hazards modelSignificant age-sex interactionCause rehospitalization rateSex differencesMedical record abstractionProportional hazards modelYears of ageFirst yearTRIUMPH studyCause rehospitalizationRecord abstractionPatient interviewsRehospitalizationUS CentersHazards modelPsychosocial factorsPhysician panelHealth statusPsychosocial state
2012
Association Between Depression and Peripheral Artery Disease: Insights From the Heart and Soul Study
Grenon SM, Hiramoto J, Smolderen KG, Vittinghoff E, Whooley MA, Cohen BE. Association Between Depression and Peripheral Artery Disease: Insights From the Heart and Soul Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2012, 1: e002667. PMID: 23130170, PMCID: PMC3487348, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.112.002667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevalent peripheral artery diseasePeripheral artery diseaseCoronary artery diseaseArtery diseasePAD eventsDepressive symptomsSoul StudyRisk factorsCox proportional hazards modelIncident PAD eventsModifiable risk factorsCongestive heart failureAssociation of depressionPatient Health QuestionnaireProportional hazards modelHigh-density lipoproteinRace/ethnicityAggressive treatmentProspective cohortSerum creatinineHeart failureTriglyceride levelsExcess riskIndependent associationMedical records