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CDC codifies CLI, CLTI in ICD-10-CM
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has approved a proposal to distinctly recognize critical limb ischemia (CLI) and critical limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) in the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM). A coalition organized by the…
Study identifies new genetic factors associated with AAA risk
The American Heart Association (AHA) recently announced the publication of a study identifying 14 new genes linked to an increased risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Previous studies have detected 10 locations in the human genome associated with potential AAA…
Family history risk of AAA ‘increases incrementally’ based on degree of relation
There is an incremental increase in the risk of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) among those with a family history of the disorder based on degree of relation—with a significantly higher risk found in patients with a first-degree relative diagnosed…
Preoperative risk score tool for rAAA 30-day mortality is accurate, new study finds
An entirely preoperative risk-scoring tool for the prediction of 30-day mortality after a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) was found to be accurate after a retrospective review of a prospectively collected database at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. The calculator…
Coming soon: VRIC ONLINE 2020
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) is offering a virtual Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC) ONLINE 2020 featuring abstracts that were intended to be presented in May at the canceled VRIC 2020: “From Discovery to Translation.” The VRIC program emphasizes…
Population Health Task Force volunteers needed by Oct. 8
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) is seeking volunteers to serve on a task force focused on population health. Applications are due by Oct. 8. The Society has identified a need to explore the strategic role of vascular surgery in…
SVS launches vascular branding toolkit
“Surgery is only part of our story.” Or as SVS Public and Professional Outreach Committee chair Joseph Mills, MD, recently put it in a recent SVS Town Hall on branding: “We’re the only specialty that really is a vascular surgeon, but…
UK study shows early treatment for leg ulcers leads to better outcomes for patients
To deliver clinical and cost benefits, leg ulcer care pathways should be revised to include early assessment and treatment of superficial venous reflux, researchers behind a recent Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Surgery study suggest. The investigators set…
SVS president ponders challenges in year ahead
New SVS president Ronald L. Dalman, MD, has several initiatives he’d like to see move forward during the year of his presidency. These include a number of areas members have found challenging. “We put together the Crawford Forum [E. Stanley…
VA system delivers high quality services for veterans
Vascular surgery in the Veterans Health Administration has always been a robust service, developing into a mature specialty around the time of the Vietnam conflict. Over the years, many have called into question the quality of care within the Veterans…