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Corner Stitch: A letter to new vascular interns
Every intern starting vascular surgery this year is incredibly talented, and soon to be a member of a tight-knit, supportive, and fiercely passionate group of surgeons. I remember being on the cusp of my first day a year ago, having…
Proposals sought for VAM 2023
Members are still raving about the 2022 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) even while organizers seek topics for educational sessions for the 2023 edition. Proposals are due at 3 p.m. Central Time on Wednesday, Aug. 24. Submissions for the invited…
Leadership program applications due by Aug. 15
Learn to be a leader or enhance your leadership skills—applications to be part of the fourth cohort of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Leadership Development Program (LDP) are due Aug. 15. The year-long, highly interactive learning experience is recommended…
Pioneering center reports ‘moderate’ success rate with Fiber Optic RealShape technology in first 50 patients
Vascular surgeons from the medical center that pioneered use of the radiation-lowering Fiber Optic RealShape (FORS) imaging modality reported a 62% technical success rate using the first-generation version of the technology across the first 50 procedures performed. The data were…
Enrollment begins in PERSEVERE clinical trial of hybrid prothesis for aortic dissection
Artivion announced today that it has initiated enrollment in the PERSEVERE clinical trial to determine if patients with an acute DeBakey Type I aortic dissection can be treated safely and effectively using the AMDS hybrid prosthesis. The trial is designed to…
Intraoperative vascular mapping during hemodialysis access ‘should be incorporated into routine practice’
Intraoperative ultrasonographic venous mapping is a useful tool to evaluate vessel suitability for arteriovenous fistula (AVF) creation, Yana Etkin, MD, associate professor of surgery at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell in Lake Success, New York, concluded at the…
Black adults treated for common arterial disease are at greater risk of amputation, death than white adults, researchers show
About 6.5 million Americans over the age of 40 suffer from peripheral arterial disease (PAD). In the U.S., Black adults in their 50s are at least twice as likely to suffer from PAD as their white counterparts, a disparity that…
Female sex is associated with reintervention and mortality following elective EVAR
Women are more likely to die within five years of having elective surgery to repair an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) or need repeat surgery, according to a recent study. Writing in the Journal of Vascular Surgery, Taylor Corsi, BS, a medical student at Rutgers University, Piscataway,…
Prepare for Board exams at UCLA/SVS review course
Planning to take the upcoming Vascular Surgery Board (VSB) exams? Prepare for them at the “Seventh Annual UCLA/SVS Symposium: A Comprehensive Review and Update of What’s New in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery.” The course is coming up quickly. It will…
SVS PA Section seeks Steering Committee members
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Physician Assistant (PA) Section seeks applicants for its Steering Committee. The committee will be developing content for section members to help them improve patient care and quality. Applications are due Aug. 3. Learn more…