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Vein mapping rates show no sign of change two years after BEST-CLI, new study demonstrates
Vein mapping for lower extremity bypass in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) remains unchanged two years after the BEST-CLI, “revealing the difficulty in changing practice patterns based on new evidence,” according to the authors behind a new retrospective multicenter…
Anton Sidawy becomes president of American College of Surgeons
Former Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) President Anton N. Sidawy, MD, FACS, DFSVS, became the 106th president of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) at the ACS Clinical Congress 2025 in Chicago earlier this month (Oct. 4–7). A professor of…
‘Ask not what vascular surgery can do for you… ask what it can do to you’
During his own recent presidential address on home turf, Patrick Muck, MD, invoked immortable words from the inaugural address of President John F. Kennedy to make a very serious point about radiation safety in vascular care: “Ask not what vascular…
Interim RAPID-PE study reveals ‘excellent’ safety data in first 50 patients
Prespecified interim analysis data from the first 50 patients in RAPID-PE have demonstrated “excellent safety” and “remarkably efficient lab times” in patients receiving on-the-table pharmacomechanical lysis without any post-procedure infusion with the Bashir endovascular catheter (Thrombolex) for the treatment of…
Positive data show novel delayed-release diameter reduction technique in construction of PMEGs is viable
A novel physician-modified endograft (PMEG) technique for the treatment of thoracoabdominal and complex abdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAA and AAA) involving delayed-release diameter reduction to aortic size and shape—allowing for sequential target vessel cannulation—is safe and effective, according to a new…
TAMBE and TBE: Evolving experiences and piecing together channels of inquiry
New findings chronicling progress with both the Gore Excluder thoracoabdominal branch endoprosthesis (TAMBE)— approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last year—and Gore Tag thoracic branch endoprosthesis (TBE), which recently acquired a new indication for use in aortic zones…
Patient-facing literature from SVS found to exceed recommended reading level
A readability analysis of 15 publicly available patient education materials from the SVS found that all but three exceeded the 8th-grade reading level, the threshold at which the average adult in the U.S. reads. Additionally, all 15 breached the 6th-grade…
Mechanical thrombectomy system for AV access shows promise, study shows
A retrospective analysis of 64 patients treated between 2022 and 2025 using a novel mechanical thrombectomy system to treat dialysis access thrombus showed function was restored in 91% of those treated. Data from the study of the InThrill system (Stryker/…
Closer to the goal: Shoring up data behind breakthrough imaging technology that plots a radiation-free future in new RCT
UMass chief peers down the lens of an if-not radiation-free complex aortic procedural future, then one in which the methods of today will look positively quaint. “I say this a lot,” says Andres Schanzer, MD, “but I think there is…
A global concern: WFVS seeks to level up vascular education in every corner of the world
WFVS secretary general details how the organization has evolved in recent years, seeing gains in representation and access to education among members from underserved regions. In the stew of national and regional vascular societies that dot the globe, the World…