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Smoking cessation remains a challenge among PAD patients undergoing revascularization
Smoking cessation rates among patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) undergoing lower extremity revascularization (LER) remain low and largely unchanged, according to a new analysis of Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) data. The retrospective study, which was published in the Journal…
Industry sponsored courses: A proposal for informed participation
Industry‑sponsored courses can facilitate hands-on exposure and expert-led discussion of new technology, additional operative skill practice and networking with practicing vascular surgeons leading workshops. However, as participants (i.e. vascular surgery residents/fellows, medical students and even early career vascular surgeons) it…
VQI analysis finds disparities in IVC filter retrieval rates
Black patients are significantly less likely to undergo inferior vena cava (IVC) filter retrieval after placement compared with white patients, a retrospective study using data from the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) found. The data was presented at the 2026 annual…
Duplex ultrasound may underestimate left renal vein compression in suspected nutcracker syndrome
Relying on duplex ultrasound to evaluate suspected left renal vein (LRV) compression may lead to underdiagnosis and delayed treatment of nutcracker syndrome, according to new data presented at the 2026 annual meeting of the American Venous Forum (AVF) in Denver,…
Alcohol use disorder linked to higher rates of amputation and death after revascularization for CLTI
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) independently raises the risk of major adverse limb events (MALE) and mortality among patients undergoing lower-extremity revascularization for chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), according to a retrospective cohort study published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery (JVS).…
Adam Smith, Hippocrates, Pogo and the great American health care mess: Part one
Two Florida Hospital systems — as well as the Cleveland Clinic, Mt Sinai and Johns Hopkins — have been in a contract war with Blue Cross and Blue Shield for almost six months. The failure to arrive at a mutually…
Data demonstrates extensive variations in antithrombotic therapy after venous stenting and suggests conservative approach may be appropriate
Antithrombotic therapy following iliac vein stenting varies widely and long-term outcomes differ significantly depending on the underlying condition, according to new research. The retrospective study included 314 patients who underwent iliac vein stenting at Yale New Haven Hospital between 2012…
Surgical societies respond to updated pulmonary embolism clinical practice guidelines
In a recent editorial, stakeholders responded to the exclusion of vascular surgical societies from participating in developing updated clinical practice guidelines for the management of acute pulmonary embolism from the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology…
SVS awarded CMSS grant to expand age-friendly vascular ambulatory care
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has been selected as one of six specialty societies nationwide to receive a competitive grant from the Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS), in partnership with The John A. Hartford Foundation (JAHF), to advance…
Biological sex remains a key determinant in CLTI revascularization rates and outcomes
Female patients had fewer endovascular revascularizations for chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) compared to male patients but experienced lower risks of mortality and major amputation, according to recent data. However, the findings also showed female patients were more likely to experience…