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    Vascular Specialist–June 2023 VAM special

    Coding: New CPT codes for percutaneous arteriovenous fistula creation

    Flying lesson: King Air 559 Delta Whiskey

    A modest proposal: Let’s eat the trauma surgeons

    Confessions of a dual-trained, dual-practicing vascular-trauma surgeon

    Black patients wait more than twice as long as White patients...

    Aortobifemoral grafting in the endovascular era: An exploration of the open...

    WVS 2022: Study probes who benefits from EVAR among patients with...

    Letter from Seattle: Amid COVID-19 pandemic, time to act is long...

    Our broken system: Medical liability in vascular practice

    Our forever plague

    Diversifying clinical trials: ‘There needs to be some kind of cultural...

    New SVS president outlines priorities for his tenure as Society aims...

    Interim data find ‘no evidence of benefit’ for carotid revascularization additional...

    TCAR: First patient enrolled in ROADSTER 3 post-approval study

    Corner Stitch: Audible Bleeding cuts down to vascular core

    A brilliant plan to increase vascular surgeons’ income—and decrease the incidence...

    No time like the present: The moral imperative for advocacy in...

    Conveying vascular surgery’s essential ‘coolness’

    Vascular Specialist–March 2022

    Clinical outcomes of the ClotTriever system in DVT set to be...

    Trial supports full-dose anticoagulation to prevent blood clots in COVID-19 patients

    Cognitive dissonance, unhappy physicians and burnout

    Diversity efforts while in training: Is it just another box to...

    WARRIORS randomized trial aims to examine early EVAR in women

    Writing and reviewing in the DEI space: Progress evident but ‘there’s...

    ESVS publishes 2023 guidelines on management of atherosclerotic carotid and vertebral...

    An antidote for burnout: Vascular surgeons as hospital administrators

    SVS creates limb salvage-focused Frank J. Veith Lectureship

    Corner Stitch: A letter to new vascular interns

    Collaborators not cases: Engaging patients with aortic dissections as partners in...

    VESS: A society primed for young vascular surgeons, trainees and medical...

    Jonathan Towne honored with SVS Lifetime Achievement Award

    Cancer patients face greater risks from AAA repair

    Venovo venous stent returns to US market after 2021 recall

    New long-term data of paclitaxel devices continue to show no increased...

    VQI analysis links high levels of neighborhood deprivation to more severe...

    Study of post-carotid endarterectomy surveillance prompts protocol discussion

    Our past is prologue: We are losing the battle to train...

    SVS advocacy in action: Protecting and advancing the interests of vascular...

    Outgoing SVS president’s message of unity: ‘We must work together to...

    Researchers report higher three-year amputation and reintervention rates in Black and...

    Researchers study role of frailty in post-discharge mortality

    Annals of Vascular Surgery announces special issue dedicated to original work...

    Bolstering the workforce: Session details how to start a vascular training...

    Less frequent post-EVAR surveillance might be safe in some patient groups,...

    It is time to end the interview

    PAD: Endovascular revascularization ‘superior or not significantly different’ in terms of...

    Off-the-shelf branched endograft for TAAAs demonstrates safety and effectiveness through two...

    War in Ukraine: A tale of unspeakable horror, unprecedented unity and...

    Vascular surgery moves to assess trainees’ competence with EPAs

    Houston, we have a dialysis access problem

    Potential ‘new paradigm’ in treatment of long occlusive lesions emerges

    New project will develop nanoparticles with imaging and medicine-delivery capabilities to...

    Voting for SVS vice president, secretary begins May 23

    Silence is golden—but does self-imposed silence lead to burnout?

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    Study ‘supports’ SVS open AAA volume recommendations

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    Register today for two SVS courses

    Discussing ERAS—Enhanced Recovery After Surgery

    Cook Medical receives FDA Breakthrough Device designation for Zenith Thoraco+ endovascular...

    Sex discordance and postoperative outcomes: We should be vigilant of a...

    PAD: Ra Medical Systems receives FDA 510(k) clearance for the Dabra...

    Trainee wellness: ‘No one really prepared me for the failures’

    Enrollment begins in PERSEVERE clinical trial of hybrid prothesis for aortic...

    ‘Do not blame the legal system for the present state of...

    The pandemic has been a challenge, but perhaps it imposed some...

    DEI initiatives in vascular surgery: How are we doing?

    Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative celebrates one million procedures

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    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories in April 2022

    Regional society leaders look forward to VAM and beyond

    Tying healthcare waste and spending to productivity incentives

    Corner Stitch: From intentions to gratitude in 2022

    VAM 2022 Opening Ceremony: ‘Our Society is what it is because...

    Vascular Specialist–April 2022

    Supply & demand: [Private] practice matters

    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories in March

    Artificial intelligence can predict risk of complications after endovascular aneurysm repair

    SVS looks to maintain AMA House of Delegates representation

    Intraoperative vascular mapping during hemodialysis access ‘should be incorporated into routine...

    Pioneering center reports ‘moderate’ success rate with Fiber Optic RealShape technology...

    VAM 2022 will offer innovative formats

    Adding 8–12mm diameter devices to the Shockwave Peripheral Intravascular Lithotripsy toolkit

    Moments suspended in time: Joining the vascular fold

    Retrospective study is ‘first to systematically explore predictors of venous stent...

    Robotic surgery: ‘We’ve missed the boat on this,’ says Houston vascular...

    Mentorship: Why more vascular surgeons should consider mentoring young minds

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    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories in January

    FDA grants IDE approval for Selution SLR drug-eluting balloon

    SVS PAC: A voice for vascular surgeons on Capitol Hill

    Limb salvage in focus: New VAM lectureship, born of a pioneering...

    Diabetes: Impact of local medicolegal landscapes on costs

    Carotid stenting demonstrates comparable short- and long-term results to endarterectomy

    Cordis announces start of enrollment in RADIANCY clinical study in Europe

    VSIGs increase early exposure to vascular surgery in med school

    SVS creates membership section for women

    Life of Achilles: Turning weakness into bursts of innovation, creativity

    Diversity in care: ‘From being exclusive to more inclusive’

    AMA

    SVS meets AMA membership requirement, retains House of Delegates seat 

    Rare case series shows 100% limb salvage in pediatric bone tumor...

    SVS launches program to ‘REACH 535’ lawmakers

    SVS turns its sights to FY2023, long-range future

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    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist items of June 2022

    SAVS 2022: Skyrocketing vascular nursing costs hammer division’s financial bottom line

    Vascular surgeons step up for PAD awareness campaign in September

    Complex TAAA: US ARC IDE registry reports better survival vs. real-world...

    Proposals sought for VAM 2023

    Vascular Specialist–May/June 2022

    Vascular surgeons ‘have a role to play’ in transcatheter aortic valve...

    Shape Memory Medical completes enrollment in the AAA-SHAPE early feasibility study

    Key differences in presentation, outcomes for distal versus proximal DVT uncovered

    A balance is required with non-compete agreements in surgical practice

    VESS 2022: Novel use of TCAR to treat complex brachiocephalic disease...

    Signal-to-noise ratio: Thoughts on fine-tuning feedback during vascular surgery training

    Time’s nearly up: Apply for VAM travel scholarships by March 9

    Innovation within the Veterans Health Administration

    Urban residents have smaller risk of mortality from chronic limb-threatening ischemia

    Open surgical bypass to distal targets at the ankle is ‘viable’...

    Open repair of infrarenal aortic aneurysm proves preferable to endovascular repair

    SCVS 2022: ‘We should not allow our industry relationships influence how...

    SVS charts its course ahead for diversity, equity and inclusion

    Medtronic issues voluntary recall for subset of IN.PACT Admiral and IN.PACT...

    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories in September

    Rise in cardiovascular disease, vascular surgeon burnout presents a public health...

    AVF 2022: VenoValve improvement ‘maintained’ for 2.5 years without adverse events

    SVS addresses pair of critical payment-related proposed rules

    Research on aortic size index as predictor of AAAs in men...

    APDVS president reflects on training challenges of COVID-19, ‘supply and demand’...

    OBL: In praise of the office-based interventional lab

    On 45th anniversary, CX Symposium chairman credits Chicago vascular surgical tandem...

    Female sex is associated with additional treatments following surgery for intermittent...

    Cloud-based fusion imaging found to improve operative metrics during FEVAR

    Medtronic gains FDA nod for IN.PACT 018 DCB

    CX 2023: Statins save lives after aortic repair regardless of dose

    Silent coronary ischemia: FFRCT reduces cardiac death, myocardial infarction in carotid...

    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories in May 2022

    Interview: SCVS leaders discuss training challenges, position of private practice, diversifying...

    New study indicates cost-effectiveness of Denali IVC filter over Option device

    Journey of a trainee surgeon-scientist: Mentorship, passion and the importance of...

    75th anniversary: Celebrate SVS history through photos

    New data suggest patients at AAA repair thresholds can be safely...

    ABCs for the treatment of lower-extremity acute DVTs

    SCAI

    Insights from largest chronic limb-threatening ischaemia study to inform quality of...

    Surmodics provides regulatory update related to FDA premarket approval application for...

    EVS 2021: Vascular surgery as ‘an enabling service’ for the wider...

    F/BEVAR review reveals less than 20% of patients suffered intraoperative adverse...

    VAM travel scholarship applications available this month

    Systemic heparin during TEVAR deemed safe for selected traumatic brain injury...

    Intentional mentorship and pushing beyond representation

    CX 2022: Overtreatment in venous disease: Financial incentives are ‘the elephant...

    FDA approves expanded indications for TCAR’s Enroute stent

    Medtronic issues voluntary recall for TurboHawk Plus directional atherectomy system

    Navigating EMRs: SVS webinar to demonstrate how to make them work...

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    Humacyte provides update on patients treated at front-line hospitals in Ukraine...

    First results from BEST-CLI poised to reveal ‘very low’ quality of...

    Vascular Surgery Interest Groups propel students’ awareness and engagement in the...

    ALI can occur with or without atherosclerotic disease, portends worse prognosis...

    SVS members receive deep discount on key textbooks

    A vascular mission: Defying assumptions in the fight against amputation in...

    CX Aortic Vienna: Cardiac, vascular surgeons collaborate at the vanguard of...

    Creating an AI-based tool to help clinicians perform precision AAA analysis

    Choosing Wisely: A good start to explaining vascular best practices

    Rockman: A family story of self-identity

    From proposal to podium: Tips for getting your abstract accepted at...

    BASIL-2 points towards endovascular-first revascularization strategy in CLTI patients

    Leadership program applications due by Aug. 15

    Digging deep into DOACs for PAD post-revascularization in fight to stave...

    FDA advisory panel issues recommendations on lifelong surveillance for EVAR

    Database analysis findings ‘matched precisely’ with reported reasons for venous stent...

    SVS announces officer candidates for 2023 election

    Vascular Specialist–February 2022

    New ACS president aims to sow seeds of hope for enhanced...

    Aspirin plus rivaroxaban significantly lowers adverse events in PAD revascularization

    AngioDynamics announces FDA clearance of expanded indications for Auryon atherectomy system

    Diversity gains momentum at JVS

    SVS issues new guidelines covering carotid disease and popliteal aneurysms

    Boston calling: Registration for VAM 2022 is open

    Engaging with primary care providers ‘critically important’ to improving AAA screening

    Getting the most out of meetings like VAM

    Medical therapy gains highlight need to reassess carotid surgery

    New data support covered stent use in complex aortoiliac occlusive disease...

    Vascular Specialist–October 2021

    Interview: Combating the problem of spin, or overinterpretation, in RCTs

    Medicare cuts: ‘It is crucially important we stay engaged in the...

    Peer-reviewed COVID-19 archive grows

    Initial case series indicates lithotripsy can help TCAR expand into high-risk...

    Radiation protection: Lightweight shield designed to reduce dose during complex endovascular...

    Primary patency after venous stenting best in NIVL patients, study finds

    VRIC input in 2021 helped strengthen research, says award-winner

    Expanded Medicare coverage for TCAR in standard surgical risk patients...

    The choice between autonomy, true partnership—or the slow drift to ‘thralldom‘

    AVF 2022: Emerging autogenous venous valve formation system sees ‘continual improvement’

    Cydar Medical and King’s College London partner on randomized controlled trial...

    Terumo Aortic announces new technology add-on payment for Thoraflex Hybrid device...

    Vascular [email protected]–July/August Review Edition

    SVS webinar discusses BEST-CLI and early impacts on practice

    Give gift of SVS membership to vascular nurses

    Interview: JVS group enters new era with brand chief and team-based...

    Cydar Medical announces strategic collaboration with Medtronic

    Early TCAR results in higher ipsilateral postoperative stroke rates when compared...

    F/BEVAR Andrea Vacirca

    Award-winning paper finds F/BEVAR ‘feasible and safe’ in patients with failed...

    Priorities and objectives will guide 2022 SVS programs

    CX 2022: IN.PACT AV DCB shows sustained and superior performance compared...

    Worldwide TCAR analysis provides ‘roadmap’ to evaluate future training approaches

    Ra Medical Systems receives FDA approval for increased enrollment in atherectomy...

    SVS has patient resources and guidelines on strokes

    pMAC

    CLTI: Translating guidelines into practice

    SVS special membership sections stage education sessions

    Iliac vein stenting should remain a viable treatment option for higher...

    Eagleton and Shutze: SVS members elect new vice president, secretary

    Non-optimal therapy for CLTI ‘more prominent in females’

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    Correct coding for IVUS during venous and arterial interventions

    Urban or rural: Ensuring access to quality vascular care ‘no matter...

    Cuts to Medicare: ‘As vascular disease complexity increases, reimbursement for complex...

    Medical students reach out to hemodialysis community in times of COVID-19

    Female sex ‘should be considered an independent risk factor’ for new...

    Trainees step up to learn coding, reimbursement

    Female sex is associated with reintervention and mortality following elective EVAR

    VAM 2022: More science, discussion, streaming

    ESVS publishes ‘pioneering’ clinical practice guidelines on radiation safety

    Showcasing a ‘rewarding field’: student-trainee program at VAM deals with full...

    Learn by doing at February SVS PAD workshop

    technology

    Corner Stitch: Navigating the technology landscape as a vascular trainee

    Patient-reported outcomes in vascular surgery are here to stay

    Wound healing research earns SVS Foundation prize, place on VAM stage

    SCVS 2023: DAPT linked to better post-TCAR outcomes versus other drug...

    Increased market competition linked to higher odds of revascularization among asymptomatic...

    Terumo Aortic announces FDA approval for Thoraflex Hybrid frozen elephant trunk...

    VAM packed from beginning to end

    Surmodics announces successful first patient use of Sublime radial access microcatheter

    VEITHsymposium to include world federation session

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    Letter to the editor: The virtue of a social media presence...

    Getting medical devices to market: The future might not be now,...

    Shockwave Medical announces global launch of new peripheral IVL catheter

    Vascular Specialist–September 2022

    Greenberg Lecture raises prospect that ‘less is more and more is...

    Artificial intelligence could make endovascular aortic repair outcomes more predictable, CX...

    Vascular Specialist–May 2023

    Tissue samples show paclitaxel effect in minority of CLTI patients receiving...

    SVS Vascular Health Step Challenge asks surgeons to walk the walk

    ‘Leveraging multiple teams and cardiovascular specialists’

    Maximize reimbursement: Learn latest in coding at SVS workshop

    Patient-reported outcomes: What are they and why should I care about...

    CMS publishes 2020 round of coding changes for vascular surgeons

    Smoking status ‘should not deter nor delay’ endovascular intervention in femoropopliteal...

    Vascular Specialist–December 2021

    New JVS editorial leadership structure announced

    Lesson learned: Entering vascular residency during first wave of pandemic 

    Formally introducing Christopher Audu

    New sirolimus data provide encouragement despite ‘potentially disappointing’ efficacy results

    Index atherectomy interventions for claudication ‘is associated with higher’ reintervention rates...

    Shockwave IVL maintains ‘superiority’ to angioplasty in calcified peripheral disease at...

    A new pathway for preventing dementia?

    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories in February

    x-ray image below knee amputation or BKA amputation

    Study is first to elucidate lower-limb amputation epidemiology in a Latin...

    Should toe amputation be delayed in diabetic patients with osteomyelitis?

    WFVS seeks to help shape future of global vascular training through...

    SVS PAD course postponed

    SVS Foundation seeks applicants for VISTA projects

    First patient enrolled in Wrapsody endoprosthesis registry study

    SCAI releases multi-society position statement focused on core competencies for endovascular...

    CX 2023: Venous, we have a perception problem

    AVF 2022: Six-month CLOUT data indicate ClotTriever can effectively remove full...

    Capitol Hill

    Advance: Navigating the policy and political processes on Capitol Hill

    Dedicated vs. non-dedicated: Researchers place venous stenting under the spotlight at...

    Talking about women surgeons’ lives and careers

    New recommendations promote ‘appropriate and effective’ use of social media in...

    Vascular Specialist–January 2022

    Powell: Studies linking EVAR and cancer risk continue to mount

    Strength in numbers: Global VASCC COVID-19 project helps identify framework to...

    Apply for VAM travel scholarships by March 9

    VRIC 2022 to be held May 11 in Seattle

    SVS Foundation announces 2023 student fellowship awards

    Surgeons relate patient-reported outcomes experiences

    AMA

    SVS member elected to RUC committee

    Cook Medical receives FDA breakthrough designation for new drug-eluting stent

    SVS member named 2023 Presidential Leadership Scholar

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    Canadian Vascular: Spin in RCTs

    Surgeons must stay skilled in femorotibial/pedal bypass surgery, Paris audience hears

    FLAME, FLASH and ongoing PEERLESS trials collect ‘compelling’ data for FlowTriever...

    Terumo Aortic announces first commercial implant of Thoraflex Hybrid in US

    Office-based laboratory setting proves ‘safe’ for iliac vein stenting

    Risk of venous stent migration ‘rare’ but probably ‘underreported,’ systematic review...

    Open repair: In good hands?

    SCVS 2023: Endovascular-first or -only approach to all CLTI patients ‘is...

    Marston: Diversity required to deliver comprehensive care to vascular disease population

    Black adults treated for common arterial disease are at greater risk...

    JACC study makes case for expanding coverage for carotid artery stenting

    Revascularization strategy for BTK intervention should hinge on diagnostic modality, LINC...

    Bioprosthetic venous valve: ‘We want to know that this is really...

    ‘Meet the Experts’ webinars now available OnDemand

    Trust, transportation, insurance hamper ‘quality vascular surgery care for all,’ Crawford...

    SCVS 2022: WIfI score does not predict successful healing after transmetatarsal...

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    Likes, dislikes and reposts: The new age of the vascular surgery...

    FDA approves IDE for pivotal study of high-intensity focused ultrasound platform

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    New analysis of chronic limb-threatening ischaemia patients places BEST-CLI trial into...

    Selution SLR receives second FDA IDE approval

    EndoAVF found usually less cost effective compared with sAVF

    Viabahn use in claudicants with long, complex SFA lesions ‘safe and...

    ISET 2022 audience hears latest data on endovascular therapies

    Study finds anatomic positioning and physical activity type can cause device...

    Settled science: The indisputable link between EHR and burnout

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    Vascular experts establish appropriate use of IVUS in peripheral interventions

    ‘Endovation’: Guidelines from the front lines

    Missing something? View VAM 2022 on-demand sessions

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    Results from PROMISE II pivotal trial published, reinforcing ‘ transformational value’...

    Low rate of new white lesions detected after TCAR using diffusion-weighted...

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    Alucent Biomedical announces first patient enrolled in first-in-human natural vascular scaffolding...

    Ramped-up productivity incentives and a deadly down slope

    Study identifies ‘critical need’ for guidelines on appropriate use of atherectomy

    New data add to body of evidence highlighting ‘importance’ of vascular...

    Introducing patient-reported outcomes into the VQI

    In memoriam: Aspiring vascular surgeon Noor Gul Shah, 29

    US IDE Aortic Research Consortium ‘pushes the envelope’ on F/BEVAR

    Faith and flaw: The replication crisis is here

    VAM: Gala auctions taking shape

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    VAM 2023 meeting set to take place as exclusively in-person event

    Study highlights need to extend scope of cerebrovascular health disparities research

    Reinterventions after physician-modified endovascular grafts ‘non-detrimental’ to long-term survival

    LEOPARD

    Five-year results of the LEOPARD trial published in the Journal of...

    Gore acquires InnAVasc Medical

    Letter to the editor: The vascular influencer

    Venous stents remain durable following pregnancy, researchers find

    Six years, much growth and multiple changes to JVS publications

    Study demonstrates feasibility, effectiveness of at-home exercise therapy plus cognitive behavior...

    SAVS 2022: ‘Recruiting more women without knowing race/ethnicity of those women...

    ‘Female sex predicts reintervention after elective EVAR for AAA’

    Senate passes bill to halt 2022 Medicare cuts

    Corner Stitch: The art of surgery in the present moment

    SVS PA Section has new leaders

    Tickets selling briskly for Gala: ‘Cheers to 75 Years’

    Einstein’s Aneurysm: Of Cellophane and Rudolph Nissen

    First US patient enrolled in Gore Viafort vascular stent pivotal study

    May Vascular Research Initiatives Conference program takes shape

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    Benefits of percutaneous fistula creation further bolstered by five-year Ellipsys data

    SCVS 2023: Four decades of AAAs in the US: Rare epidemiological...

    Amplifi vein dilation system demonstrates ‘encouraging’ clinical results in hemodialysis access

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    Attendees preparing for VAM 2023 education, networking

    Jeti peripheral thrombectomy

    JETi registry provides “remarkable results” for peripheral thrombectomy system

    TCAR affords greater quality-adjusted life years than carotid endarterectomy, cost-effectiveness model...

    PROMISE II U.S. pivotal trial of device designed for ‘no-option’ CLTI...

    A handy guide for VAM attendees: 2022’s Online Planner

    IN.PACT AV DCB sustained ‘superior’ effectiveness in subgroups with high reintervention...

    VA: Cutting through the ‘red tape’ of research

    SVS’ AMA membership push aimed at safeguarding vascular surgery voice on...

    A call to arms: Reuse of mature venous conduits urged

    Women’s Vascular Summit 2023: The ‘changing’ landscape of AAAs in women

    Navigating the red tape: A case for hybrid ORs in the...

    pMAC

    Roundtable for treating CLTI: GLASS will make it clear

    Interacting with EMR best practice advisory ‘significantly’ improves AAA screening rates

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    Study finds no correlation between TEVAR timing and uncomplicated type B...

    Government Grand Rounds: Culture of engagement

    Vascular surgery review book seeks to plug hole in VSITE preparation...

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    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of April 2023

    Corner Stitch: Spotlight on VESS 2023

    Re-emerging from the pandemic: ‘What truly motivates us?’

    ‘Cheers to 75 Years’: Anniversary Gala tickets go on sale on...

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    VAM 2023 meeting underscores commitment to DEI

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    Computational model found to predict early aortic abdominal aneurysm rupture

    Randomized trial suggests carotid endarterectomy does not affect dementia risk

    CSI announces development of IVL technology for the treatment of PAD

    To drain or not to drain? That is the question

    CLTI, VTE and post-thrombotic syndrome: Leading experts discuss crucial decision-making in...

    Acronym Alert: EVAR is Now EVR

    When there are none: Why manels are out

    Study: 40% of vascular surgeons report suffering chronic work-related pain

    How to succeed in vascular surgery: A guide for the aspiring...

    BEST-CLI: Analysis finds correlation between WIfI stage four CLTI and reports...

    CLI at a crossroads: Which direction now?

    Select gene SNPs found to be associated with venous ulcer formation...

    At VRIC 2022, Clowes lecturer to walk in research footsteps of...

    Society of Black Vascular Surgeons builds bridges, connects international dots

    Government Grand Rounds

    New Government Grand Rounds series highlights how perspective matters in advocacy

    We need voices as well as opinions

    Research indicates low stroke risk and benefit of medication alone in...

    Dalman to trainees: ‘Vascular surgery is a tremendously rewarding career’

    Vascular Specialist–January 2021

    Help tell the SVS story through images

    Ukrainian surgeons present clinical update on Human Acellular Vessel in vascular...

    Clinical evaluation of robotic-assisted peripheral artery intervention in human completed

    From the SVS president: Supporting one another

    Pay SVS dues to receive SVS benefits, including VAM discount 

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    SVS Vascular Quality Initiative passes milestone 1,000th-center mark

    Government Grand Rounds: Educating through advocacy

    Help fund future of vascular health by serving on SVS Foundation...

    SVS PA Section seeks Steering Committee members

    VAM 2023: Early-bird registration opens

    Efforts to move towards routine patch closure or eversion endarterectomy among...

    Florida hospital targets lingering disparities in limb salvage with region’s first...

    Patients with AAAs who had COVID-19 may need ‘more frequent surveillance’...

    First data from BEST-CLI bring surgical bypass into the forefront of...

    Deadlines near to submit VRIC and VAM abstracts

    Medtronic recalls unused Valiant Navion thoracic stent graft system

    Former SVS President William Abbott, 1997–98, dies at 86

    Members involved in suggesting topics for VAM 2022 sessions

    Julie A. Freischlag becomes president of American College of Surgeons

    VAM educational sessions set to cover gamut of clinical and vascular...

    Analysis shows TCAR is more cost effective than CAS for carotid...

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    VESS 2023: pMAC score found to be ‘important predictor’ of CLTI...

    EVS 2022: Study suggests lower rates of aortic rupture, mortality after...

    Students and residents: Attend VAM 2023 on a scholarship

    SAVS 2023: Study points toward CKD patients who would most benefit...

    Peer-to-peer coaching program created to strengthen wellness support

    SVS, ACS launch new quality verification program

    The benefits of an academic research career in the VA

    SVS Foundation: Get ‘Gatsby’ Gala tickets today

    Vascular [email protected]–Conference Edition 2

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    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of March 2023

    FDA panel recommends against premarket approval of Lutonix 014 DCB for...

    VAM: How abstracts are selected

    Live-streaming to return at VAM 2022

    Veteran community care: Ensuring community care plays a vital role within...

    SVS officer elections 2022: A glimpse into the electorate

    Envision, private equity and patient care: Substituted values 2.0

    Alexis Carrel, the “Father of Anastomoses”

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    New ‘biopsychosocial’ roadmap set out to address PAD treatment and mental...

    Deadline extension: VRIC 2023 abstracts now due Jan. 18

    COVID-19 pandemic led to ‘severe’ financial loss for academic vascular surgery...

    The ABS-VSB: Extolling the virtues of vascular surgery’s independent board

    COVID-19 special: How to be a doctor at the end of...

    Wei Zhou: Prepared for change—and a more diverse, vocal generation of...

    Analysis finds no difference in TCAR outcomes between academic, community hospitals

    Vascular Live: Variety of vascular concerns on the slate

    SVS president, JVS editors respond to controversial paper furor

    F/BEVAR has high technical success and low mortality in chronic post-dissection...

    VAM

    Trainees: Cases sought for three VAM sessions   

    Former SAVS president David Rosenthal dies at 76

    Supervised Exercise Therapy: There’s an app for that

    Being queer without proximal or distal control

    SCAI issues position paper on transaxillary arterial access

    Pearls of wisdom for interns

    Vascular community split over ‘death’ of traditional carotid stenting

    Spotlight: Outstanding women in business award

    AVF 2023: Investigators report update on three-year first-in-human results for bioprosthetic...

    Mortality drops for acute type A aortic dissection, still high for...

    First patient enrolled in PEERLESS study of FlowTriever system

    MVSS 2022: Research on hemodialysis access surgery attracts inaugural Midwestern Vascular...

    Are we OK?

    TCAR vs CEA: Research shows fewer myocardial infarctions after TCAR with...

    Virtual visits versus in-person: Telemedicine study detects ‘substantial’ cost savings for...

    Short neck AAAs: ‘Choosing what is best for the patient’

    Back to basics: All the things I love about vascular surgery

    DAPT linked to better post-TCAR outcomes versus other drug regimens

    Family history risk of AAA ‘increases incrementally’ based on degree of...

    CDC codifies CLI, CLTI in ICD-10-CM

    Philips integrates cloud-based AI and 3D mapping into its mobile C-arm...

    Doubted as a doctor during mid-flight medical emergency and once asked:...

    New JVS associate editor for diversity traces footsteps of her mother

    Philips announces large-scale study outcomes on use of IVUS in peripheral...

    First implant of custom-made thoracoabdominal hybrid device in North America announced

    Vascular Specialist–November 2021

    VAM 2023: Gala organizers seek auction donations

    Intraoperative vascular consults have risen 529% in last 15 years, single-center...

    SVS

    Prepare for Board exams at UCLA/SVS review course

    Leadership: Spotlight on Amy Reed, MD

    Prepare to submit research for VAM, VRIC 2023

    Presidentially Speaking

    Vascular community starts process of wrestling with findings from BEST-CLI

    Correct billing in severe trauma cases can be complicated

    SVS advocacy efforts help spark landmark change in research effort requirements

    pMAC

    SVS pushes out trio of mobile apps to aid CLTI treatment

    New attending call model aimed at fatigue mitigation produces ‘stable’ workflow

    Mix and mingle at SVS [email protected]

    BEST-CLI attracts $3.3m funding injection to continue data analysis 

    Hitting the spot: EVAR for rAAA should be ‘treatment of choice’...

    Which one are you: Giver, sharer, taker or matcher?

    AI and transforming vascular surgery

    A love for writing

    Why be a vascular surgeon?

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