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Sex-based analysis finds BEST-CLI data generalizable to female patients
A new secondary analysis of sex disparities in the best endovascular versus best surgical therapy in patients with critical limb ischemia (BEST-CLI) trial data has found that improved major adverse limb event (MALE)-free survival via open surgical bypass with single…
Vascular community has a role to play in ensuring safety of aortic devices
Physician-sponsored Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) trials have an important role to play in the continued development and refinement of aortic endovascular devices, attendees of a panel session on aortic device regulation heard yesterday. The session, taking place Wednesday lunchtime, set…
Attendees welcomed to ‘more inclusive, more innovative, and more educational’ VAM
“I urge each one of you to seize this unique opportunity to not only enhance your patient care but also elevate your careers,” SVS President Joseph Mills, MD, advised VAM 2024 attendees during yesterday’s Opening Ceremony. Mills welcomed delegates to…
Full smorgasbord of vascular surgery to be showcased during Friday’s International Fast Talk Session
On Friday morning, June 21 (6:30–7:15 a.m. in the West Building, Level 1), VAM 2024 attendees will have the chance to take in an International Fast Talk scientific session featuring updates on the latest devices, studies and procedural techniques from…
Toe and flow session aims to break down barriers to multidisciplinary limb salvage teams
“If you had cancer you would go to a cancer center where you would get a multidisciplinary approach,” SVS President Joseph L. Mills, MD, tells VS@VAM, drawing on this example to highlight the importance of multidisciplinary teams working for amputation…
Sex-based analysis finds BEST-CLI data generalizable to female patients
A new secondary analysis of sex disparities in the best endovascular versus best surgical therapy in patients with critical limb ischemia (BEST-CLI) trial data has found that improved major adverse limb event (MALE)-free survival via open surgical bypass with single…
TCAR and endarterectomy both ‘reasonable’ but stenting linked to worse outcomes in kidney disease patients
A study examining outcomes between different carotid revascularization procedures has concluded that transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) and carotid endarterectomy (CEA) both represent a “reasonable choice” in severe chronic kidney disease (CKD) and hemodialysis patients—but transfemoral carotid artery stenting (TF-CAS) appears…
Patient selection may explain ‘counterintuitive’ relationship between carotid stenting volume and outcomes in new study
High stroke and death rates relating to carotid stenting in the Pacific Northwest may be driven by the selection of high-risk patients with less than 80% stenosis, and reducing the frequency of stenting in this high-risk group—along with better adherence…
One-year results confirm safety and efficacy results of conformable AAA device in highly angulated necks
Results of a sub-study from the pivotal Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) trial assessing Gore’s Excluder conformable abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) endoprosthesis have shown that the device is safe and effective in hostile angulated neck anatomy, with the results maintained out…
Community affairs: Optimizing, protecting and enhancing clinical practice
The SVS Community Practice Section (CPS) has put together an extensive 90-minute program for Thursday afternoon at VAM. The session, entitled Community Practice Section: Optimizing and Protecting your Clinical Practice, will take place on Thursday, June 20, from 1:30 to…