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Xeltis presents six-month first-in-human data on aXess graft
Xeltis has presented “highly-encouraging” six-month data from its first-in-human (FIH) aXess vascular graft trial at the 13th Congress of the Vascular Access Society (VAS; 27–29 April, Porto, Portugal). A press release outlines that six-month data from the FIH trial found…
Cook Medical treats first patient in first-in-human clinical trial for venous valve
Cook Medical recently announced that the first patient has been treated in a clinical study to evaluate a new venous valve designed for treating chronic venous insufficiency (CVI). The patient was treated by principal investigator Mauricio Alviar, MD, a vascular…
Help fund future of vascular health by serving on SVS Foundation Board of Directors
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Foundation seeks applicants to fill a pair of two-year terms on the Foundation Board of Directors. The term starts in June and ends in June 2025. Applications are due May 12. The Foundation seeks…
Government Grand Rounds: Educating through advocacy
Since the initial launch of the Cancer Moonshot in 2016, the cancer community has made tangible progress towards ambitious goals, including accelerating scientific discovery in cancer, fostering greater collaboration and improving data-sharing. Just last year, U.S. President Joe Biden announced…
Navigating the red tape: A case for hybrid ORs in the VA
The United States military has access to the most cutting-edge equipment to perform its duties, so we should expect nothing less for its veterans. As vascular surgeons, we all appreciate the importance of high-functioning, cutting-edge equipment. Over the past decade,…
Research on aortic size index as predictor of AAAs in men vs women highlights importance of evidence-based practice
Seeking a better understanding of why women with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) have worse outcomes when compared with men, a new study champions adherence to “evidence-based practice” to challenge gender disparities within vascular surgery, in pursuit of sustained conversation…
Women’s Vascular Summit 2023: The ‘changing’ landscape of AAAs in women
Since conducting an initial U.S. population-based study of gendered abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) trends spanning 40 years, Indrani Sen, MBBS, an assistant professor of surgery in the Mayo Clinic Health System, has used her research as a launchpad to delve…
Vascular community split over ‘death’ of traditional carotid stenting
A debate between two prominent carotid interventionists—Peter Schneider, MD, professor of vascular and endovascular surgery at University of California San Francisco in San Francisco, and Domenico Valenti, MD, professor of vascular surgery at King’s College London in London, England—on the…
BASIL-2 points towards endovascular-first revascularization strategy in CLTI patients
A question from Manj Gohel, MD, from Cambridge University Hospitals in Cambridge, England, on what the 2023 Charing Cross (CX) International Symposium audience should take back to their multidisciplinary team meetings from the first-time presentation of BASIL-2 led chief investigator…
VAM 2023: Gala organizers seek auction donations
The “Great Gatsby Gala” Committee is turning its attention to gathering auction items to entice bidders in both the Live and Silent auctions. The sky’s the limit, organizers say—anyone up for donating rides in a hot-air balloon, for example? In…