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FDA issues guidance documents for including patient perspectives in medical device studies
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued two final guidances providing recommendations for including patient perspectives in medical device clinical studies. As per an FDA press release, the finalized version of the first of these two guidance documents,…
WFVS seeks to help shape future of global vascular training through technology and collaboration
The World Federation of Vascular Societies (WFVS) recently entered a new era of governance with the aim of better disseminating science and best practices for vascular surgeons operating in every corner of the globe. Palma Shaw, MD, WFVS secretary-general, spoke…
Study suggests more proximal landing zone is preferred for TEVAR of acute type B aortic dissections
A review evaluating the results of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) following acute type B aortic dissection suggests most patients have less than 2cm of proximal healthy descending thoracic aorta. In patients treated for complicated acute type B aortic dissection,…
Conveying vascular surgery’s essential ‘coolness’
Let’s start with a question: how do we communicate coolness? No, I am not referring to a cool or cold foot in the emergency room in need of assessment for acute limb ischemia. We have validated clinical scales to communicate…
Priorities and objectives will guide 2022 SVS programs
Whether it’s branding, advocacy or determining research initiatives, the process of setting Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) priorities and objectives begins with SVS members. The SVS conducts a census, which includes asking members to rank-order priorities, every other year. In…
Strength in numbers: Global VASCC COVID-19 project helps identify framework to tackle delayed cases
When Robert Cuff, MD, and Max Wohlauer, MD, first launched the Vascular Surgery COVID-19 Collaborative (VASCC) back in the spring of 2020, the pandemic was still in its first wave, and the goal of a new vascular surgery registry to…
Guidelines recognize potential role for earlier endovascular treatment of uncomplicated type B aortic dissection
New clinical practice guidelines published today aim to act as “guard rails” to determine the treatment options and best practices for managing patients with type B aortic dissection. An important update in the document is the potential for earlier endovascular…
UPDATED: Last call for community practice accolade
The clock is ticking to submit nominations for the 2022 Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Excellence in Community Practice Award—with an extended deadline now set for March 31. The honor is exclusively for those who practice in the community setting,…
Cook Medical receives FDA breakthrough designation for new drug-eluting stent
Cook Medical has received Breakthrough Device designation from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on a new drug-eluting stent (DES) for below the knee (BTK). This new stent is designed to treat patients suffering from chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI). The Breakthrough…
SAVS 2022: ‘Recruiting more women without knowing race/ethnicity of those women only tells part of story’
Failure to stratify gender by race or ethnicity, or vice versa, leads to missed opportunities in the recruitment of underrepresented members from the potential vascular surgery trainee pool. That was one of the examples delivered in a poster presentation at…