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    A new signal in the match: Why vascular surgery Is embracing...

    Reducing unwanted care through better communication

    ‘It’s not us versus them’: Rethinking multidisciplinary collaboration in vascular care

    Reclaiming joy and meaning in vascular practice

    Deep vein arterialization challenges notion of ‘no-option’ CLTI

    New data support tailored revascularization strategies for patients with CLTI

    Data support conservative approach to claudication in elderly patients

    The kids are alright

    The Zeigarnik effect

    Advancing below-the-knee intervention in CLTI with Shockwave Javelin Peripheral IVL

    Industry sponsored courses: A proposal for informed participation

    TADV delivers ‘transformative advancement’ for no-option CLTI

    The thrill is gone: Preserving dialysis access

    Vascular Verification Program opens doors for early engagement, quality improvement

    Study reveals higher PAD detection rates in women despite similar risk...

    Unequal Access, unequal outcomes: Addressing disparities in acute limb ischemia

    Study explores when AAA surveillance may no longer benefit older patients

    New lower extremity revascularization CPT codes include physician payment for intravascular...

    A proposal to save vascular surgery

    Site neutral payments: Are there winners and losers?

    Vascular Specialist–April 2026

    Vascular Specialist–June 2026

    Mechanical thrombectomy system for AV access shows promise, study shows

    TCAR demonstrates durable long-term outcomes with few reinterventions

    Vascular Specialist–March 2026

    Comparing office practice models: Should we joint venture?

    Medtronic announces first commercial use of Liberant thrombectomy system

    One-year WAVE trial results show patency advantage for Wrapsody versus PTA

    InterVene receives US FDA 510(k) clearance for Recana thrombectomy system

    Shaping the vascular workforce of tomorrow

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

    Abstract submissions open for VAM 2026

    DCB therapy reduces MALE rates across femoropopliteal lesion complexity

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

    Vascular Specialist@VAM

    Adam Smith, Hippocrates, Pogo and the great American health care mess:...

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

    Education session closes PAD knowledge gap among primary care residents

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

    Tibial access in claudicants linked to guideline-discordant care and CLTI progression

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

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

    Vascular Specialist–May 2026

    Anton Sidawy becomes president of American College of Surgeons

    TCAR may offer lower neurological risk than CEA in older symptomatic...

    Pre-operative guideline adherence tied to fewer major adverse limb events

    Vascular Specialist–October 2025

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

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

    Philips expands commercial availability of LumiGuide imaging system

    SVS Foundation donors turn opportunity into lifelong impact

    Wrapsody device

    Merit Medical announces FDA approval of the Wrapsody cell-impermeable endoprosthesis

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

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

    SCAI publishes chronic venous disease management guidelines

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

    Smoking cessation remains a challenge among PAD patients undergoing revascularization

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

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

    Data shows disease severity drives ALI outcomes more than treatment choice

    Froedtert Hospital first in Wisconsin to earn national vascular verification

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

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

    ‘What I talk about when I talk about value’

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

    Wrapsody device

    WAVE trial AVG cohort also benefits at six months with Wrapsody

    Robyn Macsata lectureship to debut at 2026 APDVS annual meeting

    Surgical societies respond to updated pulmonary embolism clinical practice guidelines

    The clash between mission and revenue for not-for-profit, tax-exempt hospitals

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

    The evolving role of academic outpatient vascular centers

    Dementia patients see worse outcomes after AAA repair

    Vascular Specialist–November/December 2025

    Data demonstrates extensive variations in antithrombotic therapy after venous stenting and...

    Journal of Vascular Surgery secures new editor-in-chief

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

    Microlearning: The non-clinical realties of vascular surgery

    Medtronic fully launches Neuroguard IEP system

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

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

    Wrapsody WAVE trial demonstrates superior patency versus standard of care in...

    CREST-2: Landmark trial finds benefit from carotid stenting

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

    SVS updates patient reading materials to ‘improve accessibility’

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

    Early feasibility study for Velocity pAVF system now fully enrolled

    Blood pressure control critical following PAD revascularization, study shows

    The intersection of palliative care and vascular surgery

    Venous VQI celebrates decade milestone

    The benefits of a heart and vascular institute

    Fear and loathing in a post-CREST-2 world

    Missing a step? Searching for meaning in claudication research

    ATEV shows promise in high-risk patients on hemodialysis

    Imperative Care announces FDA clearance for Symphony thrombectomy system

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

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

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

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

    Study strengthens case for conservative therapy in claudication over early intervention

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

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

    Duplex ultrasound may underestimate left renal vein compression in suspected nutcracker...

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

    Alcohol use disorder linked to higher rates of amputation and death...

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

    Vascular Specialist–January/February 2026

    SVS seeks feedback on VESAP6 mobile app

    Shifting demographics, improved visibility and strides made on Medicare reimbursements

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

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

    SVS launches partnership to help private practice vascular surgeons cut costs

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

    Changing the game in knee osteoarthritis: A vascular approach

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

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

    A call for call pay

    Celebrity-prompted awareness in vascular surgery

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

    Premature PAD tied to higher amputation rates

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

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

    Corner Stitch: How to say ‘I messed up’

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

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

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

    Deadline extended for SCVS Young Surgeons Program

    Vascular Specialist–July 2025

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

    Designated multispecialty CLTI teams may help in amputation fight

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

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

    Unionization for vascular surgeons: Are you ready to join?

    SCVS Young Vascular Surgeons Program deadline further extended

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

    venous valve

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

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

    Leadership development program cohort 6 celebrates graduation

    MDR certification secured for Impede embolization plug devices

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

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

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

    Updated intermittent claudication guidelines reflect a decade of new evidence

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

    Progress with limits: Female surgeons still face uneven playing field

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

    STORM-PE finds mechanical thrombectomy superior to anticoagulation alone

    NIH-funded WARRIORS trial advances toward launch

    adverse

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

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

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

    Medtronic’s Endurant receives FDA labelling approval to remove rAAA treatment warning

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

    Randomized data ‘debunks’ widely used negative pressure wound therapy

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

    APDVS launches vascular surgery curriculum e-book for medical students

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

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

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

    Thomas Fogarty, cardiovascular surgeon and medical technology pioneer, dies

    SVS Foundation Awards Grant to Study Pregnancy Outcomes, PAD Risk

    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...

    Vascular Specialist–June 2025

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

    Advancing the SVS mission to provide patients with expert vascular care

    SVS releases updated guidelines for intermittent claudication

    Countdown to Capitol Hill: SVS Advocacy and Leadership Conference nears

    VQI analysis finds disparities in IVC filter retrieval rates

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

    SVS set to take part in ACC smoking cessation webinar

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

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

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

    From the editor: House of Cards

    SVS international chapters strengthen global ties in vascular surgery

    SVS issues new guidelines covering carotid disease and popliteal aneurysms

    Early-bird deadline for SAVS 2026 approaches

    Choosing Wisely: A good start to explaining vascular best practices

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

    Study details radiation exposure learning curve among vascular trainees 

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

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

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

    Three honored in VAM 2025 Poster Competition

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

    VAM 2026 chairs discuss pathways to podium, poster presentations

    Marriage and other things I’m probably doing wrong

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

    Obituary: Janet Powell

    Debate verdict: Carotid endarterectomy maintains its golden hue

    An open letter to Epic Systems

    How the best leaders ensure psychological safety at work

    ESVS publishes 2025 vascular trauma guidelines

    Endologix announces 36-month results of DETOUR2 study

    Mentorship takes center stage at VRIC 2025

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

    John F Reidt velasquez

    PEARLS: A mnemonic to help handle adversity

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

    Vascular Research Initiatives Conference abstracts due

    Patients with asymptomatic severe carotid stenosis may be successfully managed medically,...

    Vascular surgeons: The ‘oncologists’ of the surgical arena

    JVS-VL to be open access beginning in January

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

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

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

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

    Explore the future of vascular surgery at Touchpoint@VAM

    An open letter to the National Rifle Association

    vascular surgery

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

    Expiation, Karl Wallenda, Oppenheimer and us

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

    SVS releases updated clinical practice guidelines covering carotid disease

    SVS issues membership dues reminder

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

    Sheahan takes over as Vascular Surgery Board chair

    Corner Stitch: What I wish I had known in vascular training

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

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

    top 10

    The 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of November 2022

    The pulmonary arterial tree—it is time we branch out

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

    Distal embolic protection linked to significantly better outcomes in carotid stenting

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

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

    Wound care online modules empower vascular care teams, participants say

    Open vs. endovascular for chronic mesenteric ischemia

    It is time to end the interview

    SVS membership empowers surgeons in and out of the OR

    New CPT codes for percutaneous arteriovenous fistula creation

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

    Regional vascular societies gear up for fall annual meetings

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

    To drain or not to drain? That is the question

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

    In memoriam: Aspiring vascular surgeon Noor Gul Shah, 29

    Artivion granted FDA humanitarian device exemption for the AMDS hybrid prosthesis

    SVS International Committee’s 2025 scholars named

    As temporal trends in hemodialysis access creation emerge, notion of AV...

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

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

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

    Should toe amputation be delayed in diabetic patients with osteomyelitis?

    So you want to marry a surgeon?

    Commentary: Should AVFs be ligated after kidney transplant?

    decline in open surgery aaa

    Study ‘supports’ SVS open AAA volume recommendations

    International collaboration unveils updated PAD guidelines in diabetic foot ulcers

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

    Settled science: The indisputable link between EHR and burnout

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

    Senior vascular surgeons: 10 options beyond the operating room

    Bridging the gap to future surgical success: Surgeon-coaches can help colleagues...

    USPSTF reaffirms 2014 recommendation against screening for asymptomatic carotid stenosis

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

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

    Terumo Aortic and Bentley announce collaboration on US FEVAR study

    Faith and flaw: The replication crisis is here

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

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

    SVS, ACS launch new quality verification program

    top 10

    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories in September

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

    ivus

    Correct coding for IVUS during venous and arterial interventions

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

    A modest proposal: Let’s eat the trauma surgeons

    International Lecture: Endovascular colossus discusses new PAD therapy

    Discussing ERAS—Enhanced Recovery After Surgery

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

    SVS 2024 dues renewal deadline approaches

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

    ATEV

    FDA approves Humacyte’s Symvess for vascular trauma

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

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

    Our forever plague

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

    Burned out on burnout? Changing course with peer support

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

    VSIGs increase early exposure to vascular surgery in med school

    Early data show ‘dramatic improvement’ in amputation-free survival after initiation of...

    Venous stenting: ‘We need to evaluate use, appropriateness and clinical indication’

    Corner Stitch: Becoming a community-engaged vascular surgeon

    top 10 vascular specialist

    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories in January

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

    News from SVS: Post-thrombotic venous obstructions and stenting

    Moments suspended in time: Joining the vascular fold

    Corner Stitch: A letter to new vascular interns

    A call to arms: Reuse of mature venous conduits urged

    SVS highlights landmark paper on functional popliteal artery entrapment syndrome

    Elucid launches PlaqueIQ image analysis software for carotid arteries

    Vascular Specialist performs key role as conduit of discussion, says chief...

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

    Envision, private equity and patient care: Substituted values 2.0

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

    Happiness

    Can you count the ‘monkeys’ on your back?

    Richard Neville

    Global vascular guidelines for CLTI are gaining traction but work remains...

    Inaugural leadership program overcomes pandemic difficulties

    Vascular Specialist@VAM–July/August Review Edition

    Detour

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

    Microbot Medical announces FDA submission for commercialization of Liberty endovascular robotic...

    Search for new JVS editor-in-chief has commenced

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

    Microbot Medical receives FDA 510(k) clearance for Liberty endovascular robotic system

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

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

    Flying lesson: King Air 559 Delta Whiskey

    Has the risk in the value-based payment model been sold as...

    Positive one-year data for new venous valve portends promising future in...

    aortic-related mortality

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

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

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

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

    top 10

    Vascular Specialist’s top stories of 2023

    Novel phenotypic AAA classification may help better stratify aneurysm risk

    Carotid endarterectomy outperforms stenting amid overuse of both procedures in 10-year...

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

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

    The benefits of an academic research career in the VA

    Supervised Exercise Therapy: There’s an app for that

    From the editor: Sex, lies, and carotid stents

    The Survivalist’s Guide to Heart and Vascular Centers

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

    Elevating women in vascular surgery

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

    Why 25 years of patient-centered innovation really matters

    Vascular surgery oral boards text seeks to fill certifying void

    peripheral arterial disease

    More than a research project: The vascular trainee’s role in tackling...

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

    Mechanical thrombectomy demonstrates superior outcomes to anticoagulation in DVT patients, analysis...

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

    Stryker completes acquisition of Inari Medical

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

    Helping OBL vascular surgeons fight the squeeze

    Getinge’s iCast covered stent system approved as bridging stent in US

    An open letter to our hospital consultants

    Hospital volume found linked to EVAR success

    Ancient Aneurysms

    Vascular Specialist May 2018

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

    Bright future predicted for JVS internship program

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

    VenaCore device offers long-awaited interventional solution for challenging venous occlusions

    Veith’s Views: The Blacksnake Phenomenon

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

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

    Crawford Forum sets the stage for vascular surgery future

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

    Surgeons relate patient-reported outcomes experiences

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

    VAM travel scholarship applications available this month

    Cognitive dissonance, unhappy physicians and burnout

    FDA clears AAA-SHAPE trial for IDE approval

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

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

    Women’s champion: Freischlag marks out value of diversity and surgeons as...

    VAM travel scholarships open doors for underrepresented medical students

    SVS Women’s Section delves into vascular trauma treatment intricacies amid ‘paucity...

    Societies seek consensus on NIVL management amid ‘paucity of rigorous data’

    Eastern Vascular Society presidency transfers from Ozsvath to Lal

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

    Physician value thyself!

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

    2024 in review: Message from the SVS executive director

    Aspirin plus rivaroxaban significantly lowers adverse events in PAD revascularization

    Study identifies disparities in early revascularization for symptomatic carotid stenosis

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    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories in March

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

    Safety benefits mean TCAR may be preferable approach in radiation-induced carotid...

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

    SVS’ inaugural leadership and advocacy conference

    ATEV

    Humacyte announces commercial launch of Symvess for extremity vascular trauma

    Join us: SVS goes to Washington

    Vascular Specialist September 2019

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

    Schedule-At-A-Glance

    OBL: In praise of the office-based interventional lab

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

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

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

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

    SVS and STS release new reporting standards for type B aortic...

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

    Journal supplement outlines updated clinical practice guidelines, reporting standards

    Females were 30% less likely to undergo surgery for PAD, national...

    SVS PAC: A voice for vascular surgeons on Capitol Hill

    Voting for SVS vice president, secretary begins May 23

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

    Vascular surgeons step up for PAD awareness campaign in September

    subanalysis

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

    Humacyte completes enrolment in Phase II/III trial of Human Acellular Vessel...

    SVS launches VESAP6 presales in January with discount

    pMAC

    BEST-CLI and the BASIL trials: Motion sees audience move in favor...

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

    Former SVS president named ACS president-elect

    Novel bioabsorbable perivascular wrap aims to reduce AVF failure

    Cook announces US launch of Zenith iliac branch device

    Should clopidogrel be discontinued prior to open vascular procedures?

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

    Tracking Endovascular Treatment of the Femoral Arteries

    SVS ONLINE closing act: Looking into the future of vascular surgery

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

    Pioneer Heart Surgeon, Dr. Michael DeBakey

    Learn Ins and Outs of Launching a Multicenter Clinical Trial

    Through the looking glass: Addressing bias in surgery

    Active stent-graft fixation below the renal arteries may have the least...

    FDA advisory panel issues recommendations on lifelong surveillance for EVAR

    SVS creates membership section for women

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

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

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    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of March 2023

    BEST-CLI vs. BASIL-2: Different questions yield different answers

    ‘Vascular surgery should be a key member of pulmonary embolism response...

    Carotid disease: Getting to the right decision

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

    Pediatric vascular trauma: ‘Collaboration really matters in this space’

    Muck takes over Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society presidency

    SVS announces election results for new leadership

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

    Mortality, outcomes good in AAA repair in octogenarians

    In Memoriam: Dr. John Ochsner

    Vascular Specialist January 2018

    Vascular Specialist February 2018

    John Hunter and the Vasculature

    Supply & demand: [Private] practice matters

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

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

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

    Lifetime Achievement, Innovation Award On Tap

    Burnout Among Vascular Surgeons – A Report From the SVS Wellness...

    National Kidney Foundation releases guideline for vascular access in dialysis patients

    New JVS associate editor for diversity traces footsteps of her mother

    Frailty still strongly linked to mortality after EVAR for AAA

    ‘Grit matters in vascular surgery’

    SVS SET: PAD patient walks away from pain

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

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

    Getting the most out of meetings like VAM

    Female sex is associated with reintervention and mortality following elective EVAR

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

    Viz.ai receives FDA 510(k) clearance for abdominal aortic aneurysm AI algorithm

    Study highlights need for ‘continuous comparative assessments’ to guide endograft treatment...

    SCAI

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

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

    New varicose vein management guidelines released

    Change: A driving force behind SVS advocacy initiatives

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

    Education and representation at core of inclusivity efforts for DEI committee

    US ARC uncovers ‘dramatic’ decrease in use of prophylactic spinal drains...

    Stereotaxis seeks to broaden use of its robotic magnetic navigation system...

    Terumo Neuro receives FDA approval for carotid stent system

    The people and devices that put ‘the vascular in vascular’

    ATEV

    Humacyte announces Symvess ECAT approval from US Defense Logistics Agency

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

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

    Welcome from the Vascular Quality Initiative

    Einstein’s Aneurysm: Of Cellophane and Rudolph Nissen

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

    ‘Nobody believed us’: Vascular giant discusses overcoming skeptics to make specialty-defining...

    Redemption through perseverance

    The Shockwave E8 experience: Featuring the new Shockwave peripheral IVL workhorse

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

    Vascular Chronicles: EVAR: 20 years in North America

    Cervical artery lesions are ‘frequent and mostly asymptomatic’ in vascular Ehlers-Danlos...

    CMS creates new billing code for central venous vascular access system

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

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

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

    FDA approves expanded indications for TCAR’s Enroute stent

    SVS creates limb salvage-focused Frank J. Veith Lectureship

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

    Trainees step up to learn coding, reimbursement

    VEITHsymposium to include world federation session

    First-in-human patients continue to benefit from VenoValve at average of three...

    SAVS reveals 2023–24 officeholders, including new president-elect

    LimFlow deep vein arterialization

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