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    ‘Why vascular?’: Grappling with the vascular workforce challenges of the future

    Stent maintenance: Sustaining long-term patency in deep venous system

    Atherectomy in PAD: Meta-analysis of ‘extensive’ published literature supports use in...

    TADV delivers ‘transformative advancement’ for no-option CLTI

    Biological sex remains a key determinant in CLTI revascularization rates and...

    Imperative Care announces FDA clearance for Symphony thrombectomy system

    SYMPHONY-PE trial demonstrates positive efficacy, efficiency, and safety results

    SVS Foundation travel grant to support early-career female vascular surgeons

    Inari Medical, now part of Stryker, launches InThrill thrombectomy system

    Retirement for Vascular Surgeons: Considerations at the Crossroads of Skill and...

    Government Grand Rounds: What happens next? The importance of the lame...

    Interim RAPID-PE study reveals ‘excellent’ safety data in first 50 patients

    Abstract submissions open for VAM 2026

    Anton Sidawy becomes president of American College of Surgeons

    SVS Foundation donors turn opportunity into lifelong impact

    Site neutral payments: Are there winners and losers?

    Robyn Macsata lectureship to debut at 2026 APDVS annual meeting

    ‘What I talk about when I talk about value’

    Carotid endarterectomy and TCAR show comparable outcomes in patients with high...

    New era beckons: Vascular Specialist moves in-house as new chapter opens...

    Care for intermittent claudication considered ‘inappropriate’ found to be common, putting...

    Education session closes PAD knowledge gap among primary care residents

    SVS Foundation set to launch Enrico Ascher Vascular Innovation Institute at...

    PERT, AI and the rise of thrombectomy devices: ‘PERT leads to...

    Vascular Verification Program opens doors for early engagement, quality improvement

    A global concern: WFVS seeks to level up vascular education in...

    Microlearning: The non-clinical realties of vascular surgery

    SVS updates patient reading materials to ‘improve accessibility’

    Dementia patients see worse outcomes after AAA repair

    Phaedro’s dog and Dr. Oz: Reclaiming physician leadership in health care

    SVS awarded CMSS grant to expand age-friendly vascular ambulatory care

    Froedtert Hospital first in Wisconsin to earn national vascular verification

    SCVS Young Vascular Surgeons Program deadline further extended

    Fear and loathing in a post-CREST-2 world

    Interim results of covered stent-graft hint at ‘new avenue’ in dialysis...

    Blood pressure control critical following PAD revascularization, study shows

    The intersection of palliative care and vascular surgery

    Changing the game in knee osteoarthritis: A vascular approach

    SVS Foundation funds vascular initiatives to the tune of $360,000 last...

    The benefits of a heart and vascular institute

    Study strengthens case for conservative therapy in claudication over early intervention

    ‘Ask not what vascular surgery can do for you… ask what...

    A call for call pay

    Vascular Specialist–March 2026

    STORM-PE finds mechanical thrombectomy superior to anticoagulation alone

    SVS receives slew of VAM 2026 ‘Hot Topics’ session proposals

    SVS seeks feedback on VESAP6 mobile app

    Missing a step? Searching for meaning in claudication research

    How important is complex endovascular aortic training in the current landscape?

    Deadline extended for SCVS Young Surgeons Program

    Introducing the vascular surgery MIPS Value Pathway: A new era for...

    Comparing office practice models: Should we joint venture?

    New blunt thoracic aortic injury guidelines reflect evolution in evidence and...

    Survey suggests greater exposure to mini-incision carotid endarterectomy during training may...

    The globalization of aortic innovation: A cautionary tale of U.S. regulatory...

    Patient-facing literature from SVS found to exceed recommended reading level

    The evolving role of academic outpatient vascular centers

    Premature PAD tied to higher amputation rates

    From the editor: House of Cards

    SVS releases updated guidelines for intermittent claudication

    Vascular surgeons descend on DC: Maiden SVS leadership conference takes advocacy...

    Vascular Specialist–January/February 2026

    ‘Vascular surgery is leading the way’: Neurodivergence in care

    CREST-2: Landmark trial finds benefit from carotid stenting

    When to re-intervene: Stent surveillance and the effective use of RevCore...

    SVS launches partnership to help private practice vascular surgeons cut costs

    Positive data show novel delayed-release diameter reduction technique in construction of...

    PROMISE III: Six-month data ‘reinforce’ case for TADV in no-option CLTI...

    Unionization for vascular surgeons: Are you ready to join?

    Philips expands commercial availability of LumiGuide imaging system

    Make a ‘PLAN’ for CLTI by tuning into new webinar

    Claudication: Medicare-linked data outline higher rates of progression to CLTI after...

    Vascular Specialist–November/December 2025

    A proposal to save vascular surgery

    Medtronic fully launches Neuroguard IEP system

    Vascular Specialist–June 2025

    Celebrity-prompted awareness in vascular surgery

    Closer to the goal: Shoring up data behind breakthrough imaging technology...

    TAMBE and TBE: Evolving experiences and piecing together channels of inquiry

    SCVS 2025: TBE device provides ‘safer’ option than TEVAR for blunt...

    Chronic venous insufficiency: Appeal over ‘not-approvable’ VenoValve fails

    Vascular Specialist–April 2026

    MDR certification secured for Impede embolization plug devices

    Designated multispecialty CLTI teams may help in amputation fight

    Vascular Specialist–October 2025

    A self-fulfilling prophecy based on a fourth-year medical student’s misinformed decision

    PERFORMANCE III demonstrates ‘very low’ 30-day event rates for dual neuroprotection...

    enVVeno receives ‘unfavorable’ appeal decision from FDA for VenoValve device

    Appeal filed over ‘not-approvable’ letter for breakthrough venous valve replacement

    Venous VQI celebrates decade milestone

    NIH-funded WARRIORS trial advances toward launch

    One-year results from IVC stent clinical trial show positive safety and...

    Vascular Specialist–July 2025

    SCAI publishes chronic venous disease management guidelines

    Terumo Aortic announces launch of Fenestrated Treo pivotal IDE study in...

    Progress with limits: Female surgeons still face uneven playing field

    Terumo Aortic announces ‘significant policy milestone’ with CMS establishing new DRG...

    EVC 2025: Multidisciplinary, multi-stakeholder efforts key to setting venous disease research...

    SVS Foundation Awards Grant to Study Pregnancy Outcomes, PAD Risk

    venous valve

    Answering the questions of appropriate outcome measures after intervention for deep...

    Updated intermittent claudication guidelines reflect a decade of new evidence

    ‘Historical’ CREST-2 data show reduced stroke risk with carotid stenting versus...

    Shifting demographics, improved visibility and strides made on Medicare reimbursements

    Inquis Medical’s Aventus thrombectomy system found safe and effective for patients...

    Vascular care is a ‘team sport’ founded on infrastructure, personnel and...

    RapidAI earns US FDA clearance for AI-driven aortic measurement and surveillance...

    Journal of Vascular Surgery secures new editor-in-chief

    SVS smoking cessation initiative aligns with national cancer society effort to...

    SVS set to take part in ACC smoking cessation webinar

    Leadership development program cohort 6 celebrates graduation

    Female patients found to be at increased risk from adverse outcomes...

    Countdown to Capitol Hill: SVS Advocacy and Leadership Conference nears

    Multidisciplinary approach to diabetic foot ulcers in rural America leads to...

    A team sport: A prescription for the future of vascular surgery

    ‘Excellent’ one-year outcomes from ROADSTER 3 show TCAR is ‘safe and...

    ViTAA Medical announces FDA 510(k) clearance for aortic planning platform

    SVS member picks up prestigious American Heart Association accolade for scientific...

    APDVS launches vascular surgery curriculum e-book for medical students

    Corner Stitch: How to say ‘I messed up’

    Meta-analysis: Drug-coated devices show comparable aggregate outcomes to non-drug-coated devices in...

    Vein mapping rates show no sign of change two years after...

    TADV without venous branch coiling still yields strong limb salvage rates...

    Randomized data ‘debunks’ widely used negative pressure wound therapy

    ATEV shows promise in high-risk patients on hemodialysis

    adverse

    Study finds adverse outcomes after decreased use of paclitaxel-coated devices

    Thomas Fogarty, cardiovascular surgeon and medical technology pioneer, dies

    Terumo Aortic and Bentley announce collaboration on US FEVAR study

    ‘We need to look at the totality of evidence’: VIVA panelists...

    Early-bird deadline for SAVS 2026 approaches

    Award-winning basic science research targets ‘highly complex’ process of vascular calcification

    ‘Battlefield first aid’: A peer-to-peer prescription for dealing with adverse surgical...

    Vascular Research Initiatives Conference abstracts due

    Mentorship takes center stage at VRIC 2025

    Envision, private equity and patient care: Substituted values 2.0

    Nurea receives US FDA clearance for AI-powered PRAEVAorta 2 software

    The future of vascular surgery (and the role a hybrid OR...

    Vascular surgery trainee autonomy driven by well-being, study finds

    An open letter to Epic Systems

    SVS International Committee’s 2025 scholars named

    VAM 2026 chairs discuss pathways to podium, poster presentations

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

    Presenting a united front to address vascular surgery’s structural and financial...

    MVSS 2025: Gore iliac branch device ‘equally effective’ in both IDE...

    SVS international chapters strengthen global ties in vascular surgery

    SVS Highway to Health campaign aims to make PAD a household...

    Advancing the SVS mission to provide patients with expert vascular care

    The good, the bad and the bloody: Reflections on the road...

    SWEDEPAD re-opens paclitaxel safety discussion, finds drug-coated devices do not improve...

    ATEV

    FDA approves Humacyte’s Symvess for vascular trauma

    Letter to the editor: Physicians and APPs should work together to...

    Study details radiation exposure learning curve among vascular trainees 

    ESVS 2024 clinical practice guidelines on the management of abdominal aortoiliac...

    ‘Choosing the right devices for the right patients’: Surgeon-scientist secures NIH...

    VRIC 2025: Consider the Vascular Research Initiatives Conference a path to...

    Search for new JVS editor-in-chief has commenced

    Non-contrast MRI outperforms DSA in detecting below-the-knee arteries in CLTI patients

    SVS issues new guidelines covering carotid disease and popliteal aneurysms

    ‘Parenthood in vascular surgery a personal choice, not a professional deadline’

    Clyde Barker, pioneering vascular surgeon and Penn Medicine titan, dies

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

    It is time to end the interview

    Yao family and SVS Foundation establish James S.T. Yao Resident Research...

    After the recess: Taking a look ahead to a busy September...

    VSIGs increase early exposure to vascular surgery in med school

    ESVS publishes 2025 vascular trauma guidelines

    Online Wound Care Curriculum offers on-demand education for vascular teams

    The endovascular revolution and open aortic training: ‘It’s not necessarily a...

    Wound care online modules empower vascular care teams, participants say

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    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories in September

    Transcatheter arterialization of the deep veins: Comparative analysis probes whether emerging...

    SVS

    SVS Foundation VC4U grants advance vascular equity for underserved women

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

    Senior vascular surgeons: 10 options beyond the operating room

    FORS-powered LumiGuide 3D imaging technology is rolled out at specialized centers...

    ‘This is just the beginning’: SVS launches patient-facing website in opening...

    Three honored in VAM 2025 Poster Competition

    Faith and flaw: The replication crisis is here

    ATEV

    Humacyte announces Symvess ECAT approval from US Defense Logistics Agency

    EVS 2025: Eastern Vascular Society reveals 2025–26 officer class

    ‘The patient is there to see me and my face’: Making...

    John F Reidt velasquez

    PEARLS: A mnemonic to help handle adversity

    ATEV

    Humacyte announces commercial launch of Symvess for extremity vascular trauma

    Debate verdict: Carotid endarterectomy maintains its golden hue

    Corner Stitch: A letter to new vascular interns

    SVS announces election results for new leadership

    FastWave Medical appoints principal investigators for IVL pivotal trial

    New varicose vein management guidelines released

    When women are PIs: A story foretold on the vascular frontlines

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

    VAM travel scholarships open doors for underrepresented medical students

    Final call for SVS Foundation VC4U project grant applications

    Gregorio A. Sicard, past SVS president, advocate for Latin American surgeons,...

    Einstein’s Aneurysm: Of Cellophane and Rudolph Nissen

    Expiation, Karl Wallenda, Oppenheimer and us

    SVS highlights landmark paper on functional popliteal artery entrapment syndrome

    In wake of President Trump’s chronic venous insufficiency diagnosis, SVS steps...

    So you want to marry a surgeon?

    Hodgson: Bringing appropriateness into sharper focus

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

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

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

    CEA: The importance of doctor-patient conversations about quitting smoking for better...

    aortic-related mortality

    From Brazil to Baylor: Oderich assumes coveted role at cardiovascular ‘powerhouse’

    Advancing dialysis access outcomes with extravascular support: A triangulated clinical research...

    Key players behind first SVS AUC on claudication unpack details of...

    ivus

    Correct coding for IVUS during venous and arterial interventions

    Boston Scientific recalls Carotid Wallstent Monorail devices over ‘manufacturing defect’

    Pharmacologic treatment, follow-up in cessation services help drive abstinence in PAD...

    Sheahan takes over as Vascular Surgery Board chair

    A modest proposal: Let’s eat the trauma surgeons

    Eastern Vascular Society presidency transfers from Ozsvath to Lal

    Shockwave Medical announces US launch of intravascular lithotripsy catheter

    Corner Stitch: Becoming a community-engaged vascular surgeon

    The CLTI conundrum: My spirited journey through the CLTI saga

    Cracking CLTI: How Shockwave Javelin intravascular lithotripsy is opening up new...

    Consensus statements: Use of intravenous contrast media in kidney disease patients...

    ‘Grit matters in vascular surgery’

    Marriage and other things I’m probably doing wrong

    NESVS 2025: Alik Farber takes over as New England Society for...

    A Brief History of the New SVS

    Why CMS should still not extend reimbursement indications for carotid stenting...

    Increasing access and decreasing scientific bias: How open access is changing...

    Acute limb ischemia: Enhancing limb salvage rates with computer-assisted vacuum thrombectomy

    Former SVS president named ACS president-elect

    Vascular trainees better prepared for open aortic practice than commonly reported,...

    Vascular surgery history: Putting specialty on the map in a broader...

    USPSTF expands screening recommendation for prediabetes, type-2 diabetes to adults aged...

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    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories in February

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    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories in March

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

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    Vascular Specialist’s top stories of 2023

    Novel phenotypic AAA classification may help better stratify aneurysm risk

    Elucid launches PlaqueIQ image analysis software for carotid arteries

    Flying lesson: King Air 559 Delta Whiskey

    Settled science: The indisputable link between EHR and burnout

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

    BASIL-2 and BEST-CLI: A tale of two limb trials

    How the best leaders ensure psychological safety at work

    VAM travel scholarship applications available this month

    Carotid disease: Getting to the right decision

    Wound healing in space: Vascular surgeons produce wide-ranging review

    Acellular tissue engineered vessel outperforms AVF in high-risk hemodialysis patients

    SVS Executive Board votes against creating free-standing Vascular Surgery Board

    Obituary: Janet Powell

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

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    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of November 2023

    Eastern Vascular Society set to stage day of service during 2024...

    FDA announces plans to address medical device shortage risks

    Early bird pricing deadline for coding workshop falls tomorrow

    MVSS 2025: Ross Milner ascends to Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society presidency

    Our broken system: Medical liability in vascular practice

    The pulmonary arterial tree—it is time we branch out

    Detour

    Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services grants Transitional Pass-Through payment for...

    Training smarter, not harder: Analysis finds no negative impact of reduced...

    Vascular Specialist September 2019

    Open vs. endovascular for chronic mesenteric ischemia

    Should toe amputation be delayed in diabetic patients with osteomyelitis?

    Pioneer Heart Surgeon, Dr. Michael DeBakey

    Veith’s Views: The Blacksnake Phenomenon

    Cognitive dissonance, unhappy physicians and burnout

    Boston Scientific to acquire IVL developer Bolt Medical

    Using the gracilis muscle flap

    Tying healthcare waste and spending to productivity incentives

    Obituary: Roger M. Greenhalgh (Feb. 6, 1941–Oct. 6, 2023)

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    LimFlow announces agreement to be acquired by Inari Medical

    Why should SVS members respond when they receive an invitation to...

    Muck takes over Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society presidency

    Endologix announces 36-month results of DETOUR2 study

    A New Orleanian’s guide to New Orleans

    Not all carotid procedures are equal after patients suffer a postoperative...

    Ten tips for chronic venous ulcers

    Our forever plague

    SVS, ACS launch new quality verification program

    Burned out on burnout? Changing course with peer support

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

    Corriere: Meetings about meetings and how not to have a bad...

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

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

    On gratefulness as a vascular surgery trainee

    Government Grand Rounds: How SVS members can contribute to actively support...

    CEA vs TCAR: Surgeons should be familiar with both procedures and...

    A message from the SVS president

    Transatlantic multicenter experience highlights effectiveness of total endovascular aortic repair with...

    New THRIVE data on CAVT technology for acute limb ischemia show...

    ‘Rise together’: Harris urges unity in Women’s Vascular Summit presidential address

    New APP Section: A ‘professional home’

    Can RCTs be misleading and biased?

    Veith’s Viewpoint: The Vascular Disease Paradox

    The price of a cup of coffee

    Happiness

    Can you count the ‘monkeys’ on your back?

    SVS members pitch in to help patients kick the smoking habit

    2024 in review: Message from the SVS executive director

    Aspirin plus rivaroxaban significantly lowers adverse events in PAD revascularization

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

    Contribute to PAC in April: Be honored at VAM in June

    SVS-ACS Vascular Verification Program marks release of new standards for outpatient...

    TCAR and endarterectomy both ‘reasonable’ but stenting linked to worse outcomes...

    Novel thrombectomy system for VTE used successfully in first tranche of...

    Taking the lead: The vascular surgeon in the pediatric vascular surgical...

    SVS president will stake ‘reclaiming center’ in VAM 2025 address

    Challenges in Training: Open repair in 2020

    How to maximize a minimal incision

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    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories in January

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

    TCT 2023: LIFE-BTK breathes life into drug-eluting resorbable scaffolds in breakthrough...

    Moments suspended in time: Joining the vascular fold

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    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of September 2023

    Ego, logistics, money: Overcoming barriers to a successful wound care program

    Patient selection may explain ‘counterintuitive’ relationship between carotid stenting volume and...

    Novel MRI technique for CLTI poised to address ‘medieval problem in...

    Explore the future of vascular surgery at Touchpoint@VAM

    Vascular Specialist–August 2025

    Choosing Wisely: A good start to explaining vascular best practices

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

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

    We can honor the past without living in it

    From the editor: Sex, lies, and carotid stents

    Open surgery, endovascular intervention and robotics: The coming ‘third revolution’ in...

    Through the looking glass: Addressing bias in surgery

    In memoriam: Aspiring vascular surgeon Noor Gul Shah, 29

    Julie A. Freischlag becomes president of American College of Surgeons

    SCAI

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

    VAM 2023: President-elect zeroes in on complexity of issues within vascular...

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    Special VAM session underscores ‘complementary’ nature of open and endovascular strategies...

    SVS

    SVS History Digital Archive Task Force calls for notabilia

    SVS History Work Group’s landmark project culminates in new book

    Stryker completes acquisition of Inari Medical

    Opioids and us: Designed to fail

    A Message from the SVS Foundation Chair

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

    SVS members rally to respond to CMS carotid stenting coverage proposal

    Cyclical-pressure Topical Wound Oxygen therapy emerges as a proven wound-healing device...

    New survey shows transcarotid artery revascularization patients report faster recovery than...

    Class of 2024–25: VQI announces third annual set of Fellowship in...

    Esprit BTK: Drug-eluting resorbable scaffold poised as first-line therapy for below-the-knee...

    A Six-Year Review of the First U.S. Vascular Simulation Course

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

    Vascular branding: Determining a vascular surgeon’s value

    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of October 2023

    SVS 2024 dues renewal deadline approaches

    The Thompson Retractor OneFrame System: A ‘complete partner’ for aortic aneurysm...

    New CPT codes for percutaneous arteriovenous fistula creation

    Education and representation at core of inclusivity efforts for DEI committee

    Helping OBL vascular surgeons fight the squeeze

    Analysis of BEST-CLI, PREVENT III reveals significant improvement in vein bypass...

    Enduring PROMISE: Real-world outcomes study suggests results continue to flow from...

    Should clopidogrel be discontinued prior to open vascular procedures?

    Stopping the ooze

    Open repair: In good hands?

    Sternbergh: On his journey of self-awareness, overcoming tragedy and achieving work-life...

    Surgeons relate patient-reported outcomes experiences

    Vascular Specialist–December 2021

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

    Diabetes: Impact of local medicolegal landscapes on costs

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

    The essential ‘need’ for vascular surgeons in pulmonary embolism treatment paradigm

    SAVS makes travel scholarship applications call for 2024 meeting

    CLTI: European cohort study provides ‘strong positive evidence’ for surgery over...

    VOYAGER PAD analyses shed light on use of rivaroxaban in high-risk...

    VAM 2024 pricing now available

    Toe and flow session aims to break down barriers to multidisciplinary...

    Percutaneous closure

    Vascular Specialist December 2019

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

    Incorporation of Shockwave E8 Peripheral IVL into the treatment of patients...

    How to get published in JVS and EJVES: Editors disclose secrets...

    Outgoing SVS president outlines state of Society diversity

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

    Crawford panel focuses minds on challenges facing vascular surgery workforce numbers

    JVS-VL to be open access beginning in January

    More than half of medical students altered Match ranking order after...

    Large database study finds no difference in outcomes between three carotid...

    aortic-related mortality

    New data support role of F/BEVAR for treatment of thoracoabdominal aortic...

    Long-term VQI-VISION analysis sheds light on PVI versus bypass in aortoiliac...

    RESCUE II results on Thrombolex’s Bashir endovascular catheter for PE published

    About The Residents’ Forum

    PVSS is now VESS -The Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society

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    Dramatic decline in open AAA repair training among trainees stokes strong...

    From the Vascular Community: In Memoriam – Dr. John J. Bergan

    Vascular Specialist January 2018

    A Look into the Future at the Crawford Forum

    OBL: In praise of the office-based interventional lab

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

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

    ABCs for the treatment of lower-extremity acute DVTs

    Intentional mentorship and pushing beyond representation

    ‘There is no reliable way to measure carotid stenosis—methods have changed...

    The devil we don’t know: The case against private equity in...

    Standing on the banks of the Rubicon

    AI: Where it lands today and how it might impact the...

    Primary Care Physicians Don’t Get Patients Well

    Vascular Specialist–April 2022

    Veterans Affairs: A call to surveillance

    SVS mourns passing of former president

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    Base revascularization strategy on effectiveness in restoring adequate and durable limb...

    CMS: Proposed reduced conversion factor would cut vascular surgeon reimbursements

    CMS confirms broadened Medicare coverage of carotid artery stenting in final...

    SOOVC award initiatives offer opportunities to advance outpatient vascular care

    International collaboration unveils updated PAD guidelines in diabetic foot ulcers

    Vascular surgery resident reflects on Match Day experience

    Patient selection may explain ‘counterintuitive’ relationship between carotid stenting volume and...

    A calling seeded in childhood: Uniting vascular surgery for the betterment...

    SVS encourages participation in compensation survey

    Penumbra launches Element vascular access system for VTE

    TRIOMPHE

    Endospan announces positive 30-day outcomes from TRIOMPHE IDE study

    Cost-effectiveness outcomes defy expectations in latest BEST-CLI data drop

    Claim CME credits from 2025 vascular meetings

    The pros and cons of novel anticoagulants

    APDVS: Tapping the Minds of Vascular Trainees

    Last night I had a nightmare

    Private-academic surgeon salary gap raises concerns Lifestyle choice important Not just...

    The Prince of Surgery: Sir Astley Cooper

    Prediabetes screening: ‘Target of reducing disparities should be geared towards advocacy’

    Less vain and more vein: Evaluating the perceptions of venous disease...

    SVS, AVF bring the latest innovations in venous disease treatment to...

    Welcome to the August Online Issue: Take the SVS Survey

    SVS Resident Research Prize given to AAA study

    The 10,000-hour rule

    CMS publishes 2020 round of coding changes for vascular surgeons

    APDVS responds to #Medbikini, re-avows commitment to diverse workforce

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

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    Canadian Vascular: Spin in RCTs

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

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    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of April 2023

    More research needed but lithotripsy plus TCAR ‘an answer’ in certain...

    First US patient enrolled in SOCRATES short neck AAA trial

    Change: A driving force behind SVS advocacy initiatives

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    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of April 2024

    Endovascular CFA treatment associated with increased rate of long-term CFA-specific reintervention,...

    How physician assistants help vascular surgery teams provide ‘continuity of care’

    ROADSTER 3 provides key evidence that ‘goes beyond registry data’ on...

    Letters to the Editor

    Impact of Fellowship Programs on Residents’ Case Logs Examined

    Commentary: Should board exams include a technical skill assessment? A European...

    ‘Walk out the snot’

    Prominent Seattle hospital issues COVID-19 clinical practice guidelines for vascular surgery

    TCAR outperforms transfemoral carotid artery stenting, ‘significantly’ lowering stroke and death...

    Study identifies disparities in early revascularization for symptomatic carotid stenosis

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    Study ‘supports’ SVS open AAA volume recommendations

    Second edition of VSITE review text released

    SVS launches national smoking cessation initiative

    Preventing spinal cord ischemia: Novel techniques for direct segmental artery revascularization...

    SVS Foundation Board of Directors welcomes two new members to its...

    SVS executive director elected to executive council of Council of Medical...

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    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of January 2024

    ‘We are in this together’: SVS president set to issue call...

    Toe and flow session aims to break down barriers to multidisciplinary...

    Artivion granted FDA humanitarian device exemption for the AMDS hybrid prosthesis

    Final patient treated in Cook’s Zenith Fenestrated+ endovascular graft clinical study

    ESAR

    Point/Counterpoint: Is TEVAR required for all Type B aortic dissections?

    Presidentially Speaking

    Points/Counterpoint: Should surgeons operate on functional tricuspid regurgitation?

    Vascular Issues – Leadership: Getting buy-in through the art of persuasion

    A renowned device innovator honored

    Homans Lecture: A Look Ahead in Vascular Surgery

    Veith’s Viewpoint: Vascular Surgery and Creativity

    VA system delivers high quality services for veterans

    Conveying vascular surgery’s essential ‘coolness’

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

    Use of IVUS reduces patient risk of MALE or death by...

    Personalized postoperative anticoagulation needed to curb lower-limb amputations

    Upper arm loop grafts

    Using a retrojugular approach to the carotid

    Tips and Tricks: Dealing with a troublesome peritoneal dialysis catheter

    EVAR vs. open repair for rAAAs

    Presidential Address: ‘We Care!’

    Learn Ins and Outs of Launching a Multicenter Clinical Trial

    VAM 2017 Features Alliances and Teamwork

    Transcarotid vs. Transfemoral Carotid Artery Stenting in the SVS Vascular Quality...

    International Lecture: Endovascular colossus discusses new PAD therapy

    French study: Third-gen Anaconda endograft indicates satisfactory five-year exclusion

    SVS PAC: A voice for vascular surgeons on Capitol Hill

    Venous stents remain durable following pregnancy, researchers find

    Study of post-carotid endarterectomy surveillance prompts protocol discussion

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

    Vascular surgeons step up for PAD awareness campaign in September

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