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Blood pressure control critical following PAD revascularization, study shows
A recent study suggests vascular surgeons may be overlooking a crucial element of post-procedural care: blood pressure management. The data, presented at the 2026 annual meeting of the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery (SAVS) in Paradise Island, the Bahamas (Jan.…
Premature PAD tied to higher amputation rates
Patients with premature peripheral arterial disease (PAD) face a significantly increased risk of mid- and late-term major amputation, according to a new analysis of the linked Vascular Quality Initiative and Medicare dataset (VQI-VISION). The research was presented at the 2026…
SVS updates patient reading materials to ‘improve accessibility’
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has revamped the patient flyers on YourVascularHealth.org—the Society’s patient-facing online patient resource—in an effort to lower the reading level of the material and improve accessibility for patients. The site contains five flyers on the most…
Claudication: Medicare-linked data outline higher rates of progression to CLTI after revascularization among Black women
Black women with claudication had the highest rate of progression to chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) after lower extremity revascularization at 180 days, new data from a Medicare-linked Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) procedural registry show. The results were demonstrated in a…
‘What I talk about when I talk about value’
Outgoing Western Vascular Society (WVS) President Ahmed Abou-Zamzam Jr., MD, provided a possible prescription for value in vascular surgery that goes beyond the monetary value assigned to the profession. Using the memoir of Japanese writer Haruki Murakami, What I Talk…
‘Why vascular?’: Grappling with the vascular workforce challenges of the future
It’s one of the enduring reasons given cross-generationally in answer to the question, “Why vascular?” It goes something along the lines of, “I value that vascular surgeons have longitudinal relationships with their patients.” That was the message from Jessica Simons,…
MDR certification secured for Impede embolization plug devices
Shape Memory Medical announced that its Impede embolization plug product family has received certification as a Class III device under the European Union (EU) Medical Device Regulation (MDR) 2017 The Impede devices, previously CE-marked under the Medical Device Directive 93/42/EEC…
SCVS Young Vascular Surgeons Program deadline further extended
The deadline for applications to the 2026 Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery (SCVS) Young Vascular Surgeons Program has been further extended to Jan. 4 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Designed for early-career vascular surgeons who have completed fellowships or an…
Interim results of covered stent-graft hint at ‘new avenue’ in dialysis access treatment
The interim results of a first-in-human trial of a sirolimus-eluting covered stent graft—Solaris DE (Solaris Endovascular)—for the treatment of dialysis access dysfunction demonstrate the promise of the device in treating vascular access outflow stenosis, an investigator in the trial has…
New era beckons: Vascular Specialist moves in-house as new chapter opens for SVS official newspaper
Malachi Sheahan III, MD, has been at the helm of Vascular Specialist for more than seven years. In that time, it is fair to say the newspaper—the official voice of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS)—has evolved. About a year…