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Reinterventions after physician-modified endovascular grafts ‘non-detrimental’ to long-term survival
For the treatment of juxtarenal aortic aneurysms, reinterventions after physician-modified endovascular grafts (PMEGs) are non-detrimental to long-term survival. This is one of the main findings of a recently published study by Ayumi Tachida (University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle,…
Study finds no correlation between TEVAR timing and uncomplicated type B aortic dissection outcomes
With proper patient selection, short-term outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) in acute uncomplicated acute type B aortic dissection (uTBAD) are similar irrespective of the timing of treatment after dissection. This is according to a study recently published in…
Efforts to move towards routine patch closure or eversion endarterectomy among all carotid surgeons “warranted”
A nationwide cohort study of over 9,000 patients shows that the “controversial” practice of arteriotomy closure for carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is associated with an increased risk of ipsilateral stroke and “should be avoided”. Instead, authors Magnus Jonsson (Karolinska University Hospital,…
Primary patency after venous stenting best in NIVL patients, study finds
A recent study concludes that non-thrombotic iliac vein lesion (NIVL) patients have better primary patency after venous stenting than patients with venous thrombotic disorders. Olivier Espitia (CHU de Nantes, Nantes, France) and colleagues report this main finding from a multicenter…
CX 2023: Venous, we have a perception problem
Venous disease care has a problem with optics in the context of growth in the number of venous procedures and the spectre of inappropriate care, the 2023 Charing Cross (CX) International Symposium (25–27 April, London, UK) heard. The conversation thread…
Study finds anatomic positioning and physical activity type can cause device fatigue in the iliac and iliofemoral veins
A recent multicentre, prospective study has found that stent deformations are greater in the common iliac vein with higher levels of hip flexion, as well as in iliofemoral veins with hyperextension at the superior ramus of the pubis. Their results…
Corner Stitch: Spotlight on VESS 2023
This month, Corner Stitch highlights one of the papers recently presented at the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society (VESS) 2023 winter meeting in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada (Feb. 23–26). Nallely Saldana-Ruiz, MD, a senior vascular surgery fellow at the University…
Letter to the editor: The virtue of a social media presence for surgeons in the internet era
Dear editor, I recently read an article in Vascular Specialist regarding the new age of the “vascular surgery influencer” that discussed how the world of social media has invaded our “once-sane” specialty. While I assume the article was meant to…
FDA approves dissection and transection indication expansion for RelayPro stent graft system
Terumo Aortic announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval of the RelayPro thoracic stent graft device for the treatment of dissection and transection in the U.S. A Terumo Aortic press release notes that RelayPro delivers uncompromised…
The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of April 2023
In April 2023, Vascular Specialist readers were drawn to an interview dissecting the role robotics play, and can play in the future, in vascular surgery; a report of a new study that trialled the explantation of mature arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs)…