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Pioneering Duke vascular surgeon Richard McCann dies
Richard McCann, MD, a vascular surgeon who reinvented his skills after the endovascular revolution in the 1990s and implanted the first endograft for an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, has died. Born in Portland,…
Evidence suggests wearable activity monitors could benefit intermittent claudication patients
There is some evidence to indicate that the inclusion of wearable activity monitors in home-based exercise therapy improves walking ability and quality of life in patients with intermittent claudication. This is the main finding of a systematic review that recently appeared…
VESAP5 pandemic discount set to end
The pandemic-induced discount applied to the fifth edition of the Vascular Educational Self-Assessment Program (VESAP5) will end March 31. VESAP5 was introduced in July 2020 at a 25% discount due to the financial difficulties caused by COVID-19. The online program—designed…
SVS opens nominations for 2021–2022 vice president
Nominations for the solitary Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) 2021 officer position is now open. The nominations received will inform who will fill the SVS vice president role currently held by Michael C. Dalsing, MD, after the professor emeritus of…
Data show potential of Limflow system to improve outcomes for no-option CLTI
“Deep vein arterialization is safe and technically feasible,” Peter Schneider, MD, a professor in the division vascular and endovascular surgery at the University of California San Francisco, said during a recent presentation on 12-month data from the PROMISE I early…
Why VAM was shifted to August amid COVID-19 vaccination rollout
To enhance the chances of being able to hold the 2021 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in-person, the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has moved the conference, lock, stock and barrel to mid-August. This pre-eminent event for vascular education now will…
USPSTF reaffirms 2014 recommendation against screening for asymptomatic carotid stenosis
The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has recommended against screening for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis in the general adult population—a reaffirmation of the 2014 D recommendation. The USPSTF statement came in a recommendation statement recently published in the…
Cohort selected for second year of Leadership Development Program
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has selected 24 members for the year-two cohort of the Leadership Development Program. Because of the pandemic, the program will include virtual webinars, with an in-person acknowledgement of the group at the 2021 Vascular…
Foundation donors rise to challenge
The SVS Foundation received an extra infusion of contributions in late 2020, thanks to more than 40 new donors and the generosity of four members who matched a portion of these donations. The Foundation received $11,878 from new donors during…
Treo IDE primary endpoint results announced
In the wake of approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Treo abdominal aortic stent-graft system for the treatment of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), Terumo Aortic has announced the publication of the primary endpoint results…