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Hans-Henning Eckstein: 1955–2024
Hans-Henning Eckstein, the vascular surgeon who played a leading role in the SPACE and SPACE 2 randomised controlled trials on the treatment of carotid stenosis and founder of the Munich Vascular Conference (MAC), died on 24 February at the age…
First patient enrolled in IDE study of Aquedeon Medical’s Duett vascular graft system
Aquedeon Medical has announced the initiation of an investigational device exemption (IDE) clinical trial to study the Duett vascular graft system. A press release reveals that, this February, the first enrolled patient underwent open surgical aortic arch reconstruction at the…
Multi-society PAD Pulse Alliance aims to highlight importance of patient education
Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) experts are spearheading initiatives as part of the multispecialty PAD Pulse Alliance and its Get a Pulse on PAD public awareness campaign aimed at educating and raising awareness of the risk factors and potential symptoms…
VRIC 2024 to hear from leading light on role of immunity and inflammation in atherosclerosis
Filip Swirski, PhD, a leading figure in cardiovascular immunology research, will deliver this year’s Alexander W. Clowes Distinguished Lecture at the 2024 Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC). Swirski, currently the director of the Cardiovascular Research Institute at the Icahn School…
New data underscore physician experience levels required to derive benefit from transfemoral carotid artery stenting
Data from a new study that maps out the levels at which adverse postoperative events decrease following transfemoral carotid artery stenting (TfCAS) based on depth of physician experience with the procedure represent an “absolute minimum threshold of learning,” the lead…
US FDA Breakthrough Device designation granted for Biotronik’s Freesolve BTK resorbable magnesium scaffold
Biotronik has been granted Breakthrough Device designation (BDD) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Freesolve below-the-knee (BTK) resorbable magnesium scaffold (RMS). The Freesolve BTK RMS is designed for individuals suffering from chronic limb-threatening ischaemia (CLTI). To…
Vascular external support system use found to boost key functional outcomes for surgical arteriovenous fistula creation
Alik Farber, MD, professor of surgery and radiology at Boston University, is set to present the results of a multicenter U.S. study at the 2024 Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery (SCVS) annual meeting (March 16–20) in Scottsdale, Arizona, that will…
VAM abstract submissions hit near-historic high
A nearly record-breaking 794 Abstracts were submitted for the SVS 2024 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM 2024). The abstracts were scored by the VAM Program Committee in early February 2024 and notice letters were sent out later that month. VAM 2024…
Longer fasting before venography appears to impact stent size selection, new study finds
During the 2024 American Venous Forum (AVF) annual meeting in Tampa, Florida (March 3–6), Kurt S. Schultz, MD, a general surgery resident at the Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, presented data from a study exploring how…
Vascular surgery resident reflects on Match Day experience
Integrated vascular surgery resident Eric Smith, MD, tells Vascular Specialist how he handled the lead up to Match Day. For medical students hoping to specialize in vascular surgery, the eagerly anticipated Match Day (March 15) marks a pivotal career moment.…