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APDVS responds to #Medbikini, re-avows commitment to diverse workforce
Vascular surgery took the national stage during the last week of July as outraged medical professionals across the country responded to a visual abstract posted on Twitter which highlighted a study recently published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery (JVS).…
Seattle team secures funding to examine COVID-19 impacts on aortic dissection
A team at the University of Washington in Seattle has received a funding award through the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Eugene Washington Engagement Awards program to convene a collaborative of patients with—and at risk for—aortic dissection. Led by Sherene…
SVS president, JVS editors respond to controversial paper furor
Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) president Ronald L. Dalman, MD, has pledged that the SVS and its flagship title the Journal of Vascular Surgery (JVS) will “accelerate changes already underway” in order to improve the culture surrounding the specialty and align…
Study: Stroke risk higher in patients with COVID-19 than influenza
A higher rate of stroke has been reported in adults with COVID-19 compared to a cohort of patients with influenza. A retrospective study published in JAMA Neurology concludes that around 1.6% of adults with COVID-19 who visited the emergency department or who…
Five-year survival after EVAR for ruptured AAA ‘improving’
“The relative survival benefit of EVAR over open repair has increased over time,” conclude Rens R.B. Varkevisser, BS, of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, in Boston and colleagues in the July edition of the Journal of Vascular…
Depression linked to more prevalent subclinical atherosclerosis in women with HIV
Women living with HIV who reported a high burden of psychosocial risk factors like symptoms of depression, stress and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were more likely to have prevalent subclinical atherosclerosis compared with those indicating a low burden, a study…
SPECIAL REPORT: Vascular surgeons from across world report on early response to pandemic
The seismic impact of the novel coronavirus on vascular surgery across the globe continues to be absorbed. Practice changed, and the specialty pivoted to meet the challenges posed head on. In the May issue of Vascular Specialist, we explored the…
SPECIAL REPORT: Across the world—early impact of COVID-19 on vascular surgeons
COVID-19 has changed our world and surgical practices as vascular surgeons. We have been faced with unforeseen challenges, and the professional impact has been global. Elective procedures, the staple of our practice, have been indefinitely canceled and delayed. Clinics have…
SPECIAL REPORT: Reacting to virus in key locations across United States
Following on from part one of our June issue special report in which we explored global perspectives on how vascular surgeons were coping with the COVID-19 pandemic in its earliest stages, in part two we hear from specialists in cities…
JVS study shows advantages of Ellipsys system in dialysis access creation
A new study shows significant benefits of the Ellipsys vascular access system (Avenu Medical) in easily and safely creating durable vascular access for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients who require hemodialysis. The system also offers a standardized process for using…