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Veterans with claudication who undergo revascularization ‘significantly more likely to have major amputation than those who do not’
Patients within the Veterans Affairs Administration healthcare system who underwent an intervention for intermittent claudication (IC) were consistently at three-to-four times greater risk of undergoing subsequent amputation compared to those who did not, researchers at Stanford University report. Furthermore, Intervention…
Gore Excluder IBE ‘effectively prevented common iliac artery aneurysm enlargement’
Five-year results from the U.S. prospective, multicenter study evaluating endovascular repair of iliac aneurysms using the Gore Excluder iliac branch endoprosthesis (IBE) were presented at the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in San Diego Thursday morning, confirming…
Dalman: Meeting challenges of COVID-19, SVS future direction head-on
In his introduction to the second of two Presidential Addresses on the 2021 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) slate, new Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) President Ali AbuRahma, MD, gave voice to that which seems virtually undeniable: that the SVS presidency…
Medical therapy linked with low early mortality in type B aortic intramural hematoma patients
Medical management of type B aortic intramural hematomas is associated with low early mortality but a 19% risk of aortic-related intervention—primarily for proximal descending thoracic aneurysms, researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, found. The investigators report that elevated…
Save the date for June 17, 2022, for Gala celebration
It’s our party and, unlike in the Lesley Gore classic song, there will be no crying. And there also will be far more than “16 Candles” on the cake. In fact, there’ll be 75. The celebration of the Society for…
Spotlight on Saturday’s sessions
It’s VAM’s final day and it’s a full one, with educational offerings presented from 6:30 a.m. to the meeting’s final moments at 5 p.m. Here is a rundown of what’s on offer throughout the day: 6:30 to 8 a.m. For…
‘Let’s move on to solutions,’ keynote speaker tells diversity, equity and inclusion focus session
Lee Kirksey, MD, issued an unapologetic apology of sorts at the outset of his discussion of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) issues. “If I ruffle any feathers I apologize, but I think it’s a conversation that’s important to have,” said…
Annual Business Meeting—for members only
Attend Saturday’s Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Annual Business Meeting to participate in important Society business. This is SVS’ second Annual Business Meeting for 2021; the first was a virtual meeting held in June. That meeting included the transition of…
Analysis shows TCAR is more cost effective than CAS for carotid stenosis
Transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) produces similar outcomes to the gold standard treatment for carotid stenosis—carotid endarterectomy (CEA)—but comes at a greater cost. This was among the conclusions presented by Sheila M. Coogan, MD, at the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in…
Colombian researchers report positive 24-month results for VenoValve
Promising two-year results for an emerging potential prosthetic venous valve replacement—which is about to commence a U.S. pivotal trial—were announced at the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in San Diego on Thursday afternoon. Researchers from Bogota, Colombia, revealed that patients treated…