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SVS special membership sections stage education sessions
For the first time, all those who are part of the five Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) membership sections have educational presentations geared specifically to them at the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM). VAM has offered education targeted to vascular physician…
Open repair of infrarenal aortic aneurysm proves preferable to endovascular repair
As part of the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) International Fast Talk session on the morning of Wednesday, June 15, Emiliano Chisci, MD, from San Giovanni di Dio Hospital in Florence, Italy, will be presenting the results of a 15-year follow-up…
Discussing ERAS—Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) pathways have been beneficial for many surgical specialties and are now available to guide the perioperative care of patients undergoing open aortic operations. The Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) will discuss this important topic starting at…
Open surgical bypass to distal targets at the ankle is ‘viable’ infrapopliteal CLTI treatment
The Vascular and Endovascular Surgical Society (VESS) Paper Session at the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in Boston on Wednesday, June 15, will see Othman M. Abdul-Malak, MD, from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, deliver results from “Midterm…
Wound healing research earns SVS Foundation prize, place on VAM stage
University of Michigan resident and Vascular Specialist resident/fellow editor Christopher Audu, MD, has been granted the SVS Foundation Resident Research Award for 2022. And, already, he is looking ahead to where the research might go next, and the wider importance…
Early TCAR results in higher ipsilateral postoperative stroke rates when compared to carotid endarterectomy
Adham Elmously, MD, a fellow at New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, is set to present outcomes of early transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) vs. carotid endarterectomy (CEA) after acute neurologic events during the opening day of the Vascular Annual Meeting…
‘Endovation’: Guidelines from the front lines
Among the highlights from the “‘Endovation’—Endovascular Innovation for Urgent and Emergency Complex Aortic Disorders” session coming up at the 2022 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) Wednesday, June 15, is a presentation by Sukgu M. Han, MD, from the Keck Medical Center…
New data support covered stent use in complex aortoiliac occlusive disease treatment
One-year outcomes from the BELSTREAM trial add to a growing pool of data that covered stents are safe and effective in the treatment of complex aortoiliac occlusive disease (AIOD). At the Leipzig Interventional Course (LINC) 2022 in Leipzig, Germany (June 6–9),…
The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories in May 2022
News on the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) ballots set to determine the next vice president and secretary, a hard-hitting column about vascular surgery’s role in treating vascular injury, and a look inside the most recent issue of Seminars in…
Revascularization strategy for BTK intervention should hinge on diagnostic modality, LINC hears
New data provide “another argument” for the use of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in below-the-knee (BTK) interventions. This is according to Michael Lichtenberg, MD, from Arnsberg Vascular Center in Arnsberg, Germany, who presented one-year outcomes from the PRESTIGE pilot study at the…