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‘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…
SVS has patient resources and guidelines on strokes
May was Stroke Awareness Month, and the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and SVS Foundation offer educational resources for Society members to provide as a resource to their patients at risk of the potentially devastating disease no matter the time…
A new pathway for preventing dementia?
Craig Weinkauf, MD, is leading a trial looking into a connection between Alzheimer’s and carotid stenosis. ‘We want to try to quantify the brain: volumes, structural connectivity, functional connectivity and other relevant findings associated with neurodegeneration,’ he says. Society for…
Register today for two SVS courses
Registration has opened—along with early-bird pricing—for two Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) in-person courses in coding and reimbursement, and peripheral artery disease (PAD) skills. Both will be held in October after being postponed in 2021 because of a surge in…
Urban or rural: Ensuring access to quality vascular care ‘no matter what’
Michael Dalsing, MD, talks to Vascular Specialist about how his formative years growing up in rural Wisconsin, as well as experience of operating in inner-city Indianapolis, helped inform the topic he chose for this year’s Crawford Critical Issues Forum set…
SVS PA Section has new leaders
With previous terms ending, new members have been named to the steering committee for the SVS Physician Assistant Membership Section (PA Section). Holly Grunebach, PA-C, MSPH, chairs the committee. Other members are Jessica Fernandes, Katherine Ann Kinser, Stephen Robischon, Robert…
SVS online community adds quality improvement group
The SVS Quality Improvement Committee has created a community on the subject matter on SVSConnect. This will be a forum for QI education and discussion. The committee invites SVS members to join, then post their questions, challenges and successes. These…