2022
Real-world abdominal aorta aneurysm screening patterns among patients with new or worsening of symptomatic peripheral artery disease
Lee M, Pichert M, Tran A, Farooq A, Heyligers J, de Vries J, Spertus J, Guzman R, Thomas M, Mena-Hurtado C, Smolderen K. Real-world abdominal aorta aneurysm screening patterns among patients with new or worsening of symptomatic peripheral artery disease. International Journal Of Cardiology 2022, 375: 94-97. PMID: 36577485, PMCID: PMC10371801, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2022.12.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseAbdominal aortic aneurysmScreening ratesArtery diseaseSpecialty centersAdjusted median odds ratioSymptomatic peripheral artery diseaseInternational prospective registryHigh-risk populationMedian odds ratioAbdominal aorta aneurysmAAA positivityMulticenter registryPAD symptomsProspective registryGuideline implementationAortic aneurysmAAA screeningAorta aneurysmOdds ratioPAD managementDisease RegistryPatientsMedian oddsClinical sites
2020
Awareness for Anxiety in Women: A Great Start.
Smolderen KG, Burg MM. Awareness for Anxiety in Women: A Great Start. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2020, 173: 67-68. PMID: 32510991, DOI: 10.7326/m20-3116.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Real-World Lessons From the Implementation of a Depression Screening Protocol in Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients
Smolderen KG, Buchanan DM, Amin AA, Gosch K, Nugent K, Riggs L, Seavey G, Spertus JA. Real-World Lessons From the Implementation of a Depression Screening Protocol in Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2011, 4: 283-292. PMID: 21505152, PMCID: PMC3336360, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.110.960013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepression screening protocolAcute myocardial infarction patientsPatient Health QuestionnaireMyocardial infarction patientsScreening protocolInfarction patientsPHQ-9AHA recommendationsAcute Myocardial Infarction RegistryAmerican Heart Association statementMyocardial Infarction RegistryCoronary artery diseaseAcute myocardial infarctionQuality improvement initiativesFull PHQ-9Implementation feedbackAHA statementCoronary patientsArtery diseaseMyocardial infarctionPHQ-2Provider suggestionsHealth QuestionnaireRegistry dataScreening program