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Research indicates low stroke risk and benefit of medication alone in asymptomatic carotid stenosis
The risk of having a future stroke caused by asymptomatic carotid stenosis is “so low” that most patients with this condition could potentially be treated with the newest medications and may not require surgery. That is according to new research from Kaiser…
75 facts in 75 days to celebrate 75 years
Alton Ochsner, MD, was the first president of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), which was formed in 1946. The first annual meeting—a half-day affair—was held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, June 8, 1947. Julie Ann Freischlag, MD, was the…
Expanded Medicare coverage for TCAR in standard surgical risk patients announced
Silk Road Medical today announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), through collaboration with the Society of Vascular Surgery’s Patient Safety Organization (SVS PSO) and their Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI), has expanded coverage for TCAR to include…
Silent coronary ischemia: FFRCT reduces cardiac death, myocardial infarction in carotid endarterectomy patients out to three years, study finds
Diagnosis of silent, or unsuspected, coronary ischemia in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy (CEA) using fractional flow reserve-computed tomography (FFRCT), with selective postoperative coronary revascularization, significantly reduced cardiovascular death, cardiac death and myocardial infarction through three years of follow-up when compared…
The ABS-VSB: Extolling the virtues of vascular surgery’s independent board
The evolutionary process by which vascular surgery became a bona fide independent discipline has much to thank the American Board of Vascular Surgery (ABVS), but the specialty’s certification interests are now fully met by the American Board of Surgery Vascular…
A modest proposal: Let’s eat the trauma surgeons
Well folks, after more than two years of the pandemic, racial injustice, and medical misinformation, I have decided it is time to return to writing about what I truly love: fake feuds with other specialties. Remember the heady days of…
SVS Foundation continues call for VISTA project applicants
The SVS Foundation VISTA (Vascular Volunteers In Service To All) pilot project continues to seek applications for innovative, community-based projects. The initiative grants support for those projects designed to explore solutions to the significant disparities in vascular surgical care across…
FDA grants IDE approval for Selution SLR drug-eluting balloon
MedAlliance’s Selution SLR drug-eluting balloon (DEB) has received investigational device exemption (IDE) approval from the Food and Drug Administration, making it the first limus DEB to be available to U.S. patients, the company announced in a press release. The Selution…
Medtronic gains FDA nod for IN.PACT 018 DCB
Medtronic has announced approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the IN.PACT 018 paclitaxel-coated percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) balloon catheter, a drug-coated balloon (DCB), indicated for the interventional treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in the superficial femoral…
Register for August Vascular Surgery Board review course
Get ready for the American Board of Surgery Vascular Surgery Board (ABS-VSB) Qualifying Exam in September by attending a comprehensive review course in August. The University of California, Los Angeles, and the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) collaborate on the…