Maria Gifford
Data support conservative approach to claudication in elderly patients
Claudication rarely takes a limb. But in patients over 80, the attempt to treat it surgically may take something just as important. New data,...
TCAR demonstrates durable long-term outcomes with few reinterventions
Across more than 1,000 transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) procedures performed over eight years at a single high-volume institution, a recent study found only 12...
Advances in medical management could redefine PAD care
"Peripheral arterial disease should no longer be viewed simply as a problem of arterial obstruction requiring procedural intervention," said Mohamed Zayed, MD, PhD,...
Deep vein arterialization challenges notion of ‘no-option’ CLTI
"Patients previously considered 'no-option' may no longer truly be without options," said Anahita Dua, MD, associate professor at Harvard Medical School and a vascular...
DCB therapy reduces MALE rates across femoropopliteal lesion complexity
In an era of expanding device options and the clinical temptation to match procedural complexity to lesion complexity, a new study offers a counterintuitive...
Pre-operative guideline adherence tied to fewer major adverse limb events
For patients with claudication, surgical revascularization is meant to restore quality of life. But a new retrospective study finds that most patients are arriving...
Tibial access in claudicants linked to guideline-discordant care and CLTI progression
Retrograde tibial access has long offered technical advantages in peripheral vascular procedures, but a new study raises concern that its use in patients with...
Data shows disease severity drives ALI outcomes more than treatment choice
A large retrospective study of patients with acute limb ischemia (ALI) found that early outcomes including limb salvage, survival and amputation-free survival are equivalent...
New data support tailored revascularization strategies for patients with CLTI
A new study comparing autologous vein bypass to endovascular intervention as the initial revascularization strategy for patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) requiring infrapopliteal...
TCAR may offer lower neurological risk than CEA in older symptomatic...
A large retrospective analysis of more than 350,000 patients drawn from the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) database found transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) maintained a...
SVS awarded CMSS grant to expand age-friendly vascular ambulatory care
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has been selected as one of six specialty societies nationwide to receive a competitive grant from the Council...
Biological sex remains a key determinant in CLTI revascularization rates and...
Female patients had fewer endovascular revascularizations for chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) compared to male patients but experienced lower risks of mortality and major amputation,...
TADV delivers ‘transformative advancement’ for no-option CLTI
A systemic review and meta-analysis found transcatheter arterialization of deep veins (TADV) produces higher rates of limb salvage, amputation-free survival (AFS), and wound healing...
New blunt thoracic aortic injury guidelines reflect evolution in evidence and...
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has published new clinical practice guidelines on the management of blunt thoracic aortic injury (BTAI), reflecting more than...
SVS Foundation travel grant to support early-career female vascular surgeons
Women make up only 16% of the vascular surgery workforce, yet female vascular surgeons are 2.05 times more likely to leave practice than their...
Progress with limits: Female surgeons still face uneven playing field
For decades, vascular surgery had few female surgeons. The specialty carved out its territory with increasingly sophisticated techniques, but the operating rooms where surgeons...
Blood pressure control critical following PAD revascularization, study shows
A recent study suggests vascular surgeons may be overlooking a crucial element of post-procedural care: blood pressure management. The data, presented at the 2026...