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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 but data-driven argument: In femoropopliteal disease, doing less may actually deliver more. Research using the Vascular…
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 for that intervention without completing the pre-operative care that guidelines recommend and that the shortfall carries…
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 claudication may be driving treatment decisions that exceed what current guidelines recommend, creating a clinically significant…
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 between open surgery-first and endovascular-first revascularization strategies. The research determined that outcomes were driven primarily by…
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 treatment found when patients were carefully matched for comorbidities, outcomes between the two approaches were largely…
TCAR may offer lower neurological risk than CEA in older symptomatic patients
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 more favorable neurological risk profile compared with carotid endarterectomy (CEA) in older symptomatic patients, with the…
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 of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS), in partnership with The John A. Hartford Foundation (JAHF), to advance…
Biological sex remains a key determinant in CLTI revascularization rates and outcomes
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, according to recent data. However, the findings also showed female patients were more likely to experience…
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 than standard-of-care (SoC) in no-option chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) patients. The findings appear in the Journal…
New blunt thoracic aortic injury guidelines reflect evolution in evidence and care
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has published new clinical practice guidelines on the management of blunt thoracic aortic injury (BTAI), reflecting more than a decade of evolving evidence since the prior recommendations were published in 2011. BTAI remains one…