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New book penned by vascular icon charts career in surgery, revolutionary spirit
A new memoir penned by former Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) President and vascular surgery leader Frank J. Veith, MD, which touches on a lifetime of service to the specialty and tackles some of its most monumental and controversial moments,…
Equivalency to clinical practice ‘varies considerably’ across recent carotid intervention trials
The transferability to real-world clinical practice of contemporary randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigating carotid artery stenosis interventions “varies considerably,” according to a recent analysis published in the European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (EJVES) by senior author Hans-Henning Eckstein,…
SVS: Pay 2023 dues to avoid lapse in benefits
Members, have any of you missed your most recent issue of Journal of Vascular Surgery (JVS)? If so, it could be because your 2023 Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) dues have not yet been paid. As of Dec. 31, 2022,…
Abbott announces agreement to acquire Cardiovascular Systems
Abbott and Cardiovascular Systems (CSI) have announced a definitive agreement for Abbott to acquire CSI. Under terms of the agreement, CSI stockholders will receive $20 per common share at a total expected equity value of approximately $890 million, according to…
Spotlight: SVS members take up new positions, make endowment
Sean Lyden, MD, is now chief medical consultant for VESTECK and has joined the VESTECK Scientific Advisory Board. VESTECK is an early-stage medical device company focused on the aortic repair and structural heart markets. Lyden chairs the Society for Vascular…
SVS Foundation board approves latest pilot programs to help underserved
The SVS Foundation has awarded grants to two Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) members to help them serve the underserved as part of the Vascular Care for the Underserved program—the initiative formerly known as VISTA (Vascular Volunteers In Service To…
Sex found to be ‘important variable’ in study and treatment of carotid atherosclerosis
A systematic review and meta-analysis have demonstrated “convincing evidence” that sex differences exist in carotid atherosclerosis, with all types of plaque features—including those relating to size, composition, and morphology—found to be either larger or more common in men than in…
Vascular surgery oral boards text seeks to fill certifying void
Think of it as the omega of the vascular surgical textbook literature, quips Andrew M. Wishy, DO. As a training resource, it fits neatly on the trainee bookshelf on one side—the end to a partner title, The Vascular Surgery Review…
PRELUDE-BTK subanalysis highlights superior lumen gain, greater volumetric blood flow using serration angioplasty
Cagent Vascular has announced the results of a comparative subanalysis of the PRELUDE-below-the-knee (BTK) study versus plain balloon angioplasty. The study was led by Marianne Brodmann, MD, from Medical University of Graz in Graz, Austria. This subanalysis compared their PRELUDE-BTK…
Sudanese vascular association readies for first-ever conference
The Sudanese Association of Vascular Surgeons (SudAVaS) has announced the scientific program behind its first-ever international conference, marking the occasion by celebrating the “first steps in establishing vascular surgery as a standalone surgical specialty” in the northeast African country. The…