2022
The Yale Roadmap for Health Psychology and Integrated Cardiovascular Care
Gaffey AE, Harris KM, Mena-Hurtado C, Sinha R, Jacoby DL, Smolderen KG. The Yale Roadmap for Health Psychology and Integrated Cardiovascular Care. Health Psychology 2022, 41: 779-791. PMID: 35201804, DOI: 10.1037/hea0001152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBehavioral MedicineCardiovascular DiseasesChronic DiseaseDelivery of Health CareHumansMental HealthMultimorbidityPsychologyConceptsCardiovascular careCardiovascular diseaseHealth care systemRisk factorsBehavioural risk factor managementTraditional atherosclerotic risk factorsWagner's Chronic Care ModelCare systemAtherosclerotic risk factorsRisk factor managementChronic Care ModelCause of morbidityMental health burdenBehavioral risk factorsChronic cardiovascular diseaseHigh-intensity careAdverse health outcomesMental health disordersHealth psychologyEvidence-based approachComplex multimorbidityRisk patientsCardiovascular populationFactor managementChronic diseasesAssociation of depression and anxiety disorders with outcomes after revascularization in chronic limb-threatening ischemia hospitalizations nationwide
Harris KM, Mena-Hurtado C, Burg MM, Vriens PW, Heyligers J, Smolderen KG. Association of depression and anxiety disorders with outcomes after revascularization in chronic limb-threatening ischemia hospitalizations nationwide. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2022, 77: 480-489. PMID: 36115521, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.09.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayChronic limb-threatening ischemiaAnxiety disorder diagnosisAssociation of depressionRevascularization cohortMajor amputationDisorder diagnosisSurgical revascularizationEndovascular revascularizationHigher oddsLonger median LOSMedian LOSLonger LOSAnxiety disordersDocumentation of depressionPeripheral artery diseaseLimb-threatening ischemiaRisk of amputationNational Inpatient SamplePatients' sociodemographic dataHigher median costArtery diseaseIllness severityPsychiatric comorbidityComorbid depression
2021
Safety and efficacy outcomes of the Pioneer Plus catheter in endovascular revascularization of lower extremity chronic total occlusions
Sheikh AB, Llanos-Chea F, Jelani QU, Anantha-Narayanan M, Attaran R, Schneider M, Ionescu C, Regan C, Nagpal S, Smolderen KG, Mena-Hurtado C. Safety and efficacy outcomes of the Pioneer Plus catheter in endovascular revascularization of lower extremity chronic total occlusions. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2021, 74: 746-755. PMID: 33592298, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2021.01.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse limb eventsAdverse limb eventsDevice-related complicationsProcedure-related complicationsProcedure-related outcomesProcedural successEfficacy outcomesPseudoaneurysm formationSafety outcomesLimb eventsLower extremity chronic total occlusionMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsChronic total occlusion interventionAccess site hematomaAcute arterial thrombosisAcute limb ischemiaAdverse cardiovascular eventsProvider-level factorsArteriovenous fistula formationHigh-volume centersChronic total occlusionMajor bleedingPreprocedural symptomsCardiovascular eventsCatheter use
2020
Association of Perceived Stress Levels With Long-term Mortality in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease
Malik AO, Peri-Okonny P, Gosch K, Thomas M, Mena C, Hiatt WR, Jones PG, Provance JB, Labrosciano C, Jelani QU, Spertus JA, Smolderen KG. Association of Perceived Stress Levels With Long-term Mortality in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e208741. PMID: 32573710, PMCID: PMC7312389, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.8741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedChronic DiseaseCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPeripheral Arterial DiseaseRisk FactorsStress, PsychologicalConceptsModifiable risk factorsSelf-perceived stressChronic stressCause mortalityCohort studyRisk factorsCox proportional hazards regression modelLong-term mortality riskProportional hazards regression modelsSymptoms of PADLong-term mortalityPeripheral arterial diseasePeripheral artery diseasePrimary study outcomeEvidence-based management strategiesNational Death IndexHazards regression modelsRisk of mortalityAssessment of mortalityOnly patientsArtery diseaseFinal cohortArterial diseaseDeath IndexMulticenter study
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