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VOYAGER PAD: Rivaroxaban plus aspirin should be considered after lower-extremity bypass regardless of conduit type
“A strategy of adding rivaroxaban 2.5mg twice daily to aspirin should be considered after lower extremity bypass regardless of conduit type,” concluded Nicholas Govsyeyev, MD, during the William J. von Liebig Forum at the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in San…
Past presidents Hodgson, Dalman open VAM 2021
The Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) officially made its in-person comeback this morning (Wednesday, Aug. 18) in San Diego. Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Immediate Past Presidents Ronald L. Dalman, MD, and Kim Hodgson, MD, marked the return to a live…
Who will you see in the Exhibit Hall this year?
Be sure to schedule plenty of time to visit the Exhibit Hall during this year’s live and in-person Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM). The Exhibit Hall will be open 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, through Friday, Aug. 20, and will feature…
Summit to discuss aortic arch: The ‘next new frontier’
This year’s Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) Aortic Summit will focus on the “next new frontier” in vascular surgery—endovascular treatment of the aortic arch. “We want to push the frontier to treat more patients. The arch is the Achilles’ heel of…
VRIC trainee award winners announced
The SVS Foundation has announced the four recipients for the Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC) Trainee Award. The SVS Basic and Translational Research Committee selected the awardees from the top-scoring abstracts that were submitted by trainees. They will present their…
SVN conference set to provide valuable information for all in vascular nursing practice
The Society for Vascular Nursing (SVN) annual meeting this year will cover the gamut of information for all vascular nursing career stages—from novice to expert. The SVN 39th Annual Conference is set for Wednesday and Thursday in the San Diego…
VQI@VAM: Celebrating science, quality and VQI’s 10th anniversary
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) will host a day and a half of sessions aimed at quality improvement at its annual meeting, held in conjunction with the SVS Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM). VQI@VAM runs from…
Are you up to the challenge?
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) is kicking off its first-ever Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) Social Media Challenge for both in-person and virtual attendees. The San Diego challenge will let participants showcase their individual meeting experience. From Wednesday through Friday,…
PRISTINE registry with Selution SLR sirolimus drug-eluting balloon completes enrollment
MedAlliance has announced completion of patient enrollment in the PRISTINE clinical trial with the Selution SLR 018 drug-eluting balloon (DEB) for the treatment of patients with below-the-knee (BTK) disease. According to a MedAlliance press release, Selution SLR is the first DEB to be…
Postgraduate courses stacked with key content
Selecting topics for postgraduate courses, concurrent and breakfast sessions, and “Ask the Experts” presentations at the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) is a careful, considered process, Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) program organizers tell Vascular Connections. “We make a very conscious…