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Yao family and SVS Foundation establish James S.T. Yao Resident Research Award
In a tribute to the late James S.T. Yao, MD, PhD, a luminary in the field of vascular surgery, the Yao family and the SVS Foundation announced the renaming of the Resident Research Award to the James S.T. Yao Resident…
Nominations open for 2024 SVS Excellence in Community Practice Award
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) is calling for nominations for its Excellence in Community Practice Award, which recognizes outstanding leadership within the community by a practicing vascular surgeon who has made sustained contributions to patient care and community well-being. …
First patient treated in ARISE II study of ascending stent graft
Gore has announced the first patient implantation of the company’s ascending stent graft in the ARISE II trial, describing this as an exciting step in the development of treatments for pathologies involving the ascending aorta using endovascular repair rather than…
Personalized postoperative anticoagulation needed to curb lower-limb amputations
“We’re going to see more and more amputations if we don’t figure out the right post procedure thromboprophylaxis regime ASAP,” Anahita Dua, MD, warned during a lecture on innovative approaches to preventing amputation at the Vascular Society of Great Britain…
JVS-VL to be open access beginning in January
The Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders (JVS-VL) will move from a subscription model to one of open access—freely available online—on Jan. 1, 2024. JVS-VL is the journal for both the SVS and the American Venous Forum (AVF)…
SVS members pitch in to help patients kick the smoking habit
SVS members are taking advantage of the new Smoking Cessation Toolkit and resources from the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI), adding them to existing programs and giving new life to their quest to get their patients to kick the nicotine habit…
Ego, logistics, money: Overcoming barriers to a successful wound care program
Proper integration of primary care physicians (PCPs) in the multidisciplinary care of vascular wounds is going to play an increasingly important role as the popularity of the team approach spreads, according to a leading voice in the treatment of peripheral…
Society for Vascular Surgery addresses latest mainstream media reports on atherectomy
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has issued a statement addressing the latest reports published by ProPublica on atherectomy use in the U.S. The nonprofit investigative news outlet published three articles in its latest round of investigations looking into Medicare…
SVS receives CMSS grant to advance diagnostic excellence
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has received a $100,000 grant from the Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) to promote diagnostic excellence across the medical field. The CMSS, a coalition of 53 specialty societies representing over 800,000 physicians, has…
Humacyte submits Biologics License Application to FDA seeking approval of Human Acellular Vessel
Humacyte today announced that it has submitted a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval of the Human Acellular Vessel (HAV) in urgent arterial repair following extremity vascular trauma when synthetic graft is not…