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75th anniversary: Celebrate SVS history through photos
A week remains in the SVS Photo Contest, which celebrates the Society for Vascular Surgery’s 75th Anniversary. Members are sharing images that tell the Society’s collective story. The contest began in March and ends May 19. One winner and…
The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories in April 2022
The digital version of the April 2022 issue of Vascular Specialist, the most recent editorial by our medical editor focusing on diversity within the vascular surgery workforce, and an interview chronicling the new age about to begin at the Journal…
Less frequent post-EVAR surveillance might be safe in some patient groups, study suggests
Results from the multicenter, retrospective ODYSSEUS study carried out in The Netherlands suggest that less frequent surveillance after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) may be warranted. However, authors Anna C. M. Geraedts, MD, of Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Amsterdam, The Netherlands,…
War in Ukraine: A tale of unspeakable horror, unprecedented unity and unquenchable thirst for freedom
This editorial was written in the days leading up to April 2. At about 4 a.m. (Kyiv time) on Feb. 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the start of a military operation aiming to “demilitarize and denazify Ukraine.” A few…
Artificial intelligence could make endovascular aortic repair outcomes more predictable, CX 2022 hears
At the 2022 Charing Cross (CX) International Symposium (April 26–28) in London, England, Tom Carrell, MD, a vascular surgeon in Cambridge, England, and founder of Cydar Medical, delivered a Podium 1st presentation titled “Making endovascular aortic repair outcomes more predictable: Artificial…
SCAI releases multi-society position statement focused on core competencies for endovascular specialists providing care for CLTI
The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) has released a position statement outlining competencies for endovascular specialists who provide care for chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI). The first-of-its-kind document, “SCAI/ACR/APMA/SCVS/SIR/SVM/SVS/VESS position statement on competencies for endovascular specialists providing CLTI care,”…
Voting for SVS vice president, secretary begins May 23
Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Active and Senior members will begin voting May 23 for a new SVS vice president and secretary for 2022–23. Election results will be announced at the SVS Annual Business Meeting on June 18 during the…
New sirolimus data provide encouragement despite ‘potentially disappointing’ efficacy results
The results of a small-scale pilot study from Asia have indicated “potentially disappointing” results with a novel drug-eluting balloon in treating dysfunctional arteriovenous access for dialysis. These findings were delivered by Tjun Tang, MD—who also highlighted “excellent” technical and clinical…
FDA approves expanded indications for TCAR’s Enroute stent
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved expanded indications for the Enroute stent system—part of the transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) procedure—to include patients at standard risk for adverse events from carotid endarterectomy (CEA), Silk Road Medical announced today. Previously, the…
SVS Foundation seeks applicants for VISTA projects
The SVS Foundation started to seek proposals in mid-April for pilot outreach projects to help identify needed vascular services in underserved portions of the U.S. The projects will be part of the Foundation’s VISTA (Vascular Volunteers In Service To All)…