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The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of February 2024

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In February, the most read stories from Vascular Specialist include a study of metformin and its potential as the first-ever medical treatment that can...

The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of January 2024

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In January, the most read stories from Vascular Specialist include a U.S. Aortic Research Consortium analysis of F/BEVAR preoperative risk factors in AAAs/TAAAs; a...

Serration angioplasty associated with reduced recoil in infrapopliteal arteries compared with...

A study comparing the extent of early infrapopliteal re­coil after serration and plain balloon angioplasty has found the former produces “substantially less” arterial recoil...

The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of November 2023

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In November, the most read stories from Vascular Specialist include a reassessment of which carotid revascularization treatment modality is best after the recent Centers...

The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of October 2023

Last month, the most popular stories from Vascular Specialist included The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) confirmation of carotid artery stenting coverage expansion;...

The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of September 2023

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Last month, the most read stories from Vascular Specialist included data releases from the recent Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society (MVSS) using direct revascularization of segmental...

Popliteal artery lesions: Two-year results from European DCB catheter registry announced

“We face a scarcity of data evaluating endovascular therapy for isolated popliteal artery lesions, known as a difficult vessel bed to treat as we...

When women are PIs: A story foretold on the vascular frontlines

“Multifactorial” issues persist in gender representation in vascular leadership and trial enrollment, leading women vascular surgeons tell Vascular Specialist.  "We would have fewer untoward side...

The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of July 2023

In the previous month, Vascular Specialist delivered a range of leading commentary from the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) in response to the New...

Review urges development of protocols to reduce hypersensitivity reactions after cyanoacrylate...

Despite being considered “generally safe,” cyanoacrylate can cause local reactions in up to 25% of patients, disproportionately affecting women, Asian race and thin patients...

Risk of cancer-related VTE recurrence ‘significantly lower’ using NOACs compared with...

Delivering results and recommendations from a systematic review and meta-analysis of novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs) versus low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) in the prevention...

Bias and the silver bullet: Gender partiality seen within AI algorithms...

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Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a central focus within various spheres, from commerce to medicine—including applications in patient care. Sharon Kiang, MD, talks to...

Study shows performance on the vascular qualifying examination does not predict...

A national cohort study of vascular trainees taking the Vascular Qualifying Examination (VQE) and the Vascular Certifying Examination (VCE) found performance during the former...

VAM 2023: ‘What I wish I knew before retirement’ talk gives...

Reflecting on the positives and negatives of retirement, Peter Gloviczki, MD, from the Mayo Clinic, previously in Rochester, Minnesota, now in Scottsdale, Arizona, and...

Study finds carotid stent fracture rate to be negligible but long-term...

Presenter Neeta Karani, MD, from Bronson Healthcare, Kalamazoo, Michigan, is set to elucidate findings that consider the incidence of carotid stent fractures and their...

‘First’ study to identify endothelial cell-cell communication via bidirectional secretion of...

Award-winning vascular resident talks about the science behind her work, which her mentor says is “moving the needle on every front.”  University of Toronto surgeon-scientist...

FLAME, FLASH and ongoing PEERLESS trials collect ‘compelling’ data for FlowTriever...

Speaking on the FLAME, FLASH and PEERLESS trials that each collected data on the FlowTriever (Inari Medical) device for the treatment of pulmonary embolism...

JETi registry provides “remarkable results” for peripheral thrombectomy system

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Presenting “remarkable results” from the JETi registry—a prospective, multicenter, observational study which collected real-world data on the safety, performance and clinical benefits of the...

VAM 2023 meeting underscores commitment to DEI

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Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) have been a focus for the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and continue to grow in importance. VAM 2023...

New ‘biopsychosocial’ roadmap set out to address PAD treatment and mental...

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A recent proposal has called for “whole-person, multidisciplinary interventions” after an interrogation of the interplay between lower extremity peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and mental...

Study finds anatomic positioning and physical activity type can cause device...

A recent multicentre, prospective study has found that stent deformations are greater in the common iliac vein with higher levels of hip flexion, as...

Research on aortic size index as predictor of AAAs in men...

Seeking a better understanding of why women with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) have worse outcomes when compared with men, a new study champions...

Women’s Vascular Summit 2023: The ‘changing’ landscape of AAAs in women

Since conducting an initial U.S. population-based study of gendered abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) trends spanning 40 years, Indrani Sen, MBBS, an assistant professor of...

Award-winning paper finds F/BEVAR ‘feasible and safe’ in patients with failed...

F/BEVAR Andrea Vacirca
Presenting award-winning new research, Andrea Vacirca, MD, a research fellow at The University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston (UTHealth Houston), revealed how,...

Computational model found to predict early aortic abdominal aneurysm rupture

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In Physics of Fluids, by AIP Publishing, researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi and Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur made a...

SCVS 2023: DAPT shows higher survival rate in patients with low...

A retrospective cohort study presented at the 2023 Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery (SCVS) Annual Symposium in Miami (March 25–29) has found lower-extremity bypass...

‘Time matters’: New study finds novel EHR workflow improves timeliness in...

A novel, order-initiated workflow facilitated by the electronic health record (EHR) has been shown to improve timeliness of care for vascular surgery patients, decreasing...

Analysis finds no difference in TCAR outcomes between academic, community hospitals

A new study found no difference in perioperative outcomes and incidence of adverse events at follow-up after transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) between academic and...

VESS 2023: pMAC score found to be ‘important predictor’ of CLTI...

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Having observed a strong relationship between calcification and subsequent limb loss, a research team led by investigators from the University of California San Francisco...

Patients with claudication receive more ‘aggressive’ surgical management in high-competition regions,...

Demonstrating the “susceptibility” of care delivery to regional market competition, M. Libby Weaver, MD, presented the case that intermittent claudication (IC) is a “novel...

NIH funding for vascular surgeon-scientists: ‘We need more funded vascular surgeons...

Presenting at the 2023 Southern Association for Vascular Surgery (SAVS) annual meeting in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, Amin A. Mirzaie—a pre-medical student at Emory...

High-risk venous stasis ulceration patients show similar healing rates after multi-modal...

A single-center evaluation of contemporary, multi-modal surgical therapy for venous stasis ulceration (C6 disease) suggests high-risk patients showed similar healing rates at one year,...

‘Unique’ vascular meeting set to update surgeons, prioritize audience debate

Prioritizing “entertaining and informative” sessions, the 29th Annual Pennsylvania Hospital Vascular Symposium and the 3rd Annual Pennsylvania Hospital/University of Pennsylvania Non-invasive Vascular Laboratory Symposium...

BEST-CLI: Analysis finds correlation between WIfI stage four CLTI and reports...

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The BEST-CLI dataset has revealed a correlation between wounds, ischemia and foot infection (WIfI) stage and poorer quality of life due to mental, rather...

The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of December 2022

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Among the most-read Vascular Specialist stories in December 2022 were the promising results  from a postmarket surveillance study of a paclitaxel DCB; the Society...

Medtronic announces first enrollment in head-to-head global randomized trial evaluating durability...

Medtronic has announced the first patient enrollment in the ADVANCE trial, a head-to-head randomized controlled trial of two leading aortic stent graft systems, the...

Varicose vein registry analysis finds women benefit from endovenous ablation with...

An evaluation of the Vascular Quality Initiative’s (VQI) Varicose Vein Registry (VVR) carried out by the Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society (MVSS) has found women...

Meta-analysis of PTS finds one in five at risk of long-term...

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A meta-analysis is first to report the pooled risk of post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) after isolated distal deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Researchers revealed a one-in-five...

Endologix receives FDA approval of PMA supplement for AFX2 system

Endologix recently announced that it has received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for a premarket approval (PMA) supplement relating to the AFX2 system. According...