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Transcatheter arterialization of the deep veins: Comparative analysis probes whether emerging modality is worth pursuing
“We’re living in a new world order” when it comes to “no-option” chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) patients, says Anahita Dua, MD. In recent years, into this arena has stepped transcatheter arterialization of the deep veins (TADV), raising hopes of reducing…
Drilling into controversies in field of asymptomatic severe carotid stenosis management
Some of the enduring controversies in the management of asymptomatic severe carotid stenosis will underpin an educational session set to take place today. The session tackles debate around the deployment of carotid revascularization strategies in both standard- and high-risk patient…
No power, no problem! VAM 2025 pivots as early-morning power outage delays meeting opening
The vascular surgery world is used to pivoting on a dime. So it was as VAM 2025 was about to commence yesterday morning, and power outage problems led to a delayed start to this year’s SVS annual meeting. “We talk…
Crawford Forum: Empowering vascular surgeons
This year’s E. Stanley Crawford Critical Issues Forum at the 2025 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in New Orleans, from 11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m., on the Morial Convention Center’s First Floor (Great Hall A) seeks to address some of the structural and…
Taking the lead: The vascular surgeon in the pediatric vascular surgical space
It’s a bit like realigning the narrative, ever so slightly. “I want us to feel, as a collective specialty, that pediatric vascular care falls under our purview,” says Dawn Coleman, MD, a leading voice in the vascular surgical care of…
Helping OBL vascular surgeons fight the squeeze
SVS Section on Ambulatory Vascular Care (SAVC) set to announce set of new initiatives designed to help office-based lab (OBL) vascular surgeons combat rising costs and stagnant payments during jam-packed session focused on the outpatient setting at the 2025 Vascular…
SVS names candidates for vacant officer positions
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) announced the nominees for the vice president and secretary positions in April. Voting in this year’s SVS elections is now open. Early Active, Active and Senior SVS members are eligible to vote during the…
Wound healing in space: Vascular surgeons produce wide-ranging review
How a group of vascular surgeons is working to plug gaps in knowledge and inspire colleagues to recognize the specialty’s essential role in future space travel. It’s not so much a case of where-no-vascular-surgeon-has-gone-before as making sure aspects of the…
Survey suggests greater exposure to mini-incision carotid endarterectomy during training may dispel perceived limitations to approach
While a recent survey found that a majority of those who responded had performed mini-incision carotid endarterectomy (CEA) at least once in their practice careers, most answered that they did not perform the surgery routinely. In the world of general…
Equivalent outcomes seen among female, male patients in real-world analysis of paclitaxel-eluting stent use
The use of a paclitaxel-eluting stent to treat femoropopliteal occlusive disease led to equivalent outcomes in male and female patients in “a diverse and complex real-world cohort,” a new study found, set against previous question marks over the effectiveness of…