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

    Anton Sidawy becomes president of American College of Surgeons

    Imperative Care announces FDA clearance for Symphony thrombectomy system

    Mechanical thrombectomy system for AV access shows promise, study shows

    Medtronic announces first commercial use of Liberant thrombectomy system

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

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

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

    Vascular Specialist–October 2025

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

    A call for call pay

    Site neutral payments: Are there winners and losers?

    STORM-PE finds mechanical thrombectomy superior to anticoagulation alone

    Froedtert Hospital first in Wisconsin to earn national vascular verification

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

    Envision, private equity and patient care: Substituted values 2.0

    The evolving role of academic outpatient vascular centers

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

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

    The intersection of palliative care and vascular surgery

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

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

    Fear and loathing in a post-CREST-2 world

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

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

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

    Education session closes PAD knowledge gap among primary care residents

    Vascular Specialist–November/December 2025

    Abstract submissions open for VAM 2026

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

    Vascular Specialist–July 2025

    Missing a step? Searching for meaning in claudication research

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

    SVS updates patient reading materials to ‘improve accessibility’

    Vascular Specialist–March 2026

    SVS launches partnership to help private practice vascular surgeons cut costs

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

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

    Unionization for vascular surgeons: Are you ready to join?

    SCVS Young Vascular Surgeons Program deadline further extended

    SVS Foundation donors turn opportunity into lifelong impact

    Deadline extended for SCVS Young Surgeons Program

    Study strengthens case for conservative therapy in claudication over early intervention

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

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

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

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

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

    Vascular Specialist–January/February 2026

    The benefits of a heart and vascular institute

    Changing the game in knee osteoarthritis: A vascular approach

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

    Philips expands commercial availability of LumiGuide imaging system

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

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

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

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

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

    Celebrity-prompted awareness in vascular surgery

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

    Premature PAD tied to higher amputation rates

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

    Comparing office practice models: Should we joint venture?

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

    SVS releases updated guidelines for intermittent claudication

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

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

    Dementia patients see worse outcomes after AAA repair

    Blood pressure control critical following PAD revascularization, study shows

    Medtronic fully launches Neuroguard IEP system

    CREST-2: Landmark trial finds benefit from carotid stenting

    Vascular Specialist–June 2025

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

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

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

    Terumo Aortic and Bentley announce collaboration on US FEVAR study

    SVS Foundation Awards Grant to Study Pregnancy Outcomes, PAD Risk

    Updated intermittent claudication guidelines reflect a decade of new evidence

    Designated multispecialty CLTI teams may help in amputation fight

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

    SCAI publishes chronic venous disease management guidelines

    NIH-funded WARRIORS trial advances toward launch

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

    Shifting demographics, improved visibility and strides made on Medicare reimbursements

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

    Venous VQI celebrates decade milestone

    MDR certification secured for Impede embolization plug devices

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

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

    SVS seeks feedback on VESAP6 mobile app

    Robyn Macsata lectureship to debut at 2026 APDVS annual meeting

    Progress with limits: Female surgeons still face uneven playing field

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

    VAM 2026 chairs discuss pathways to podium, poster presentations

    venous valve

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

    SVS set to take part in ACC smoking cessation webinar

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

    Corner Stitch: How to say ‘I messed up’

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

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

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

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

    Advancing the SVS mission to provide patients with expert vascular care

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

    Leadership development program cohort 6 celebrates graduation

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

    SVS international chapters strengthen global ties in vascular surgery

    Journal of Vascular Surgery secures new editor-in-chief

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

    FDA deems Envveno’s VenoValve ‘not-approvable’

    Senior vascular surgeons: 10 options beyond the operating room

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

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

    Regional vascular societies gear up for fall annual meetings

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

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

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

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

    ‘Critical’ importance of lifelong surveillance after EVAR headlines newly published 10-year...

    Aquedeon Medical receives FDA approval to expand clinical trial of Duett...

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

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

    Artivion granted FDA humanitarian device exemption for the AMDS hybrid prosthesis

    Early bird pricing deadline for coding workshop falls tomorrow

    VQI LEAF surveillance protocol set to be unveiled during VQI@VAM

    FDA begins ‘real-time’ reporting of adverse event data

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

    FDA announces plans to address medical device shortage risks

    Coding workshop to cover 2025 updates

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

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

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

    Randomized trial finds inferior mesenteric artery embolization ‘may not be effective’...

    Randomized data ‘debunks’ widely used negative pressure wound therapy

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

    Novel sirolimus-eluting scaffold system demonstrates ‘potential to address Achilles’ heel’ of...

    CX 2025: EVAR founding fathers invoke revolutionary past to predict path...

    ATEV shows promise in high-risk patients on hemodialysis

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

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

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

    SCVS 2025: Multicenter data show favorable role for FEVAR over chimney...

    Start of PAD Awareness Month heralds joint national effort to prevent...

    Countdown to Capitol Hill: SVS Advocacy and Leadership Conference nears

    APDVS launches vascular surgery curriculum e-book for medical students

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

    TRIOMPHE

    Endospan announces positive 30-day outcomes from TRIOMPHE IDE study

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

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

    FDA grants approval for IDE study on Advance Evero 18 everolimus-coated...

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

    adverse

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

    Final call for SVS Foundation VC4U project grant applications

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

    Novel measure suggests 20% of elective carotid revascularizations fail to achieve...

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

    FastWave Medical appoints principal investigators for IVL pivotal trial

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

    Mentorship takes center stage at VRIC 2025

    Thomas Fogarty, cardiovascular surgeon and medical technology pioneer, dies

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

    Vascular Research Initiatives Conference abstracts due

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

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

    Faith and flaw: The replication crisis is here

    SVS issues new guidelines covering carotid disease and popliteal aneurysms

    Study details radiation exposure learning curve among vascular trainees 

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

    So you want to marry a surgeon?

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

    ATEV

    FDA approves Humacyte’s Symvess for vascular trauma

    ATEV

    Humacyte announces commercial launch of Symvess for extremity vascular trauma

    Open vs. endovascular for chronic mesenteric ischemia

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

    Microlearning: The non-clinical realties of vascular surgery

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

    ESVS publishes 2025 vascular trauma guidelines

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

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

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

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

    Settled science: The indisputable link between EHR and burnout

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

    ATEV

    Humacyte announces Symvess ECAT approval from US Defense Logistics Agency

    Should toe amputation be delayed in diabetic patients with osteomyelitis?

    VSIGs increase early exposure to vascular surgery in med school

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

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

    SVS highlights landmark paper on functional popliteal artery entrapment syndrome

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

    ivus

    Correct coding for IVUS during venous and arterial interventions

    VQI to host webinar on updated smoking cessation variables

    Early-bird deadline for SAVS 2026 approaches

    Debate verdict: Carotid endarterectomy maintains its golden hue

    An open letter to Epic Systems

    John F Reidt velasquez

    PEARLS: A mnemonic to help handle adversity

    In focus: Outpatient vascular practice

    Marriage and other things I’m probably doing wrong

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

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

    Expiation, Karl Wallenda, Oppenheimer and us

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

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

    SVS International Committee’s 2025 scholars named

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

    Choosing Wisely: A good start to explaining vascular best practices

    Obituary: Janet Powell

    Cognitive dissonance, unhappy physicians and burnout

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

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

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

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

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

    SVS

    SVS Foundation VC4U grants advance vascular equity for underserved women

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

    Sheahan takes over as Vascular Surgery Board chair

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

    How the best leaders ensure psychological safety at work

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

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

    New CPT codes for percutaneous arteriovenous fistula creation

    Novel phenotypic AAA classification may help better stratify aneurysm risk

    Vascular Specialist–August 2025

    Alexis Carrel, the “Father of Anastomoses”

    top 10

    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories in September

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    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories in March

    VAM travel scholarships open doors for underrepresented medical students

    Florida IDE trial data support use of physician-modified F/BEVAR over open...

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

    Three honored in VAM 2025 Poster Competition

    Legacy teams lead the way in Vascular Health Step Challenge

    Flying lesson: King Air 559 Delta Whiskey

    top 10 vascular specialist

    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories in January

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

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

    New varicose vein management guidelines released

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

    Stryker completes acquisition of Inari Medical

    Search for new JVS editor-in-chief has commenced

    Professionalism: #Medbikini through the eyes of an aspiring medical student

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

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

    Venous stents remain durable following pregnancy, researchers find

    Aventus thrombectomy system gains FDA clearance for PE treatment

    Einstein’s Aneurysm: Of Cellophane and Rudolph Nissen

    VAM travel scholarship applications available this month

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

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    Vascular Specialist’s top stories of 2023

    Penumbra’s STORM-PE randomized trial completes enrollment

    First patient treated with InterVene’s Recana thrombectomy catheter system

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

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

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

    aortic-related mortality

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

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

    top 10

    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories in February

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

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

    Endologix announces 36-month results of DETOUR2 study

    Shockwave Medical announces US launch of intravascular lithotripsy catheter

    Corner Stitch: Becoming a community-engaged vascular surgeon

    Terumo Neuro receives FDA approval for carotid stent system

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

    Should clopidogrel be discontinued prior to open vascular procedures?

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

    Surgeons relate patient-reported outcomes experiences

    Vascular branding: Determining a vascular surgeon’s value

    pMAC

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

    VQI analysis of CLTI practice following BEST-CLI finds no pick up...

    Vascular Specialist–May 2025

    Shape Memory Medical announces midway milestone in AAA-SHAPE randomised controlled pivotal...

    Elucid launches PlaqueIQ image analysis software for carotid arteries

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

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

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

    Tying healthcare waste and spending to productivity incentives

    Intentional mentorship and pushing beyond representation

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

    SVS releases updated clinical practice guidelines covering carotid disease

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

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

    Muck takes over Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society presidency

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

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

    Wound care online modules empower vascular care teams, participants say

    SVS (Specialty of Vascular Surgery): Why, How, and When

    Open repair: In good hands?

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

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

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

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

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

    SOOVC award initiatives offer opportunities to advance outpatient vascular care

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

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

    VenoValve first-in-human

    Three-year VenoValve first-in-human trial data published

    Terumo announces commercial availability of Roadsaver carotid stent system

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

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

    Explore the future of vascular surgery at Touchpoint@VAM

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

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

    How the RevCore and VenaCore thrombectomy catheters combine to broaden treatment...

    SCAI

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

    Second edition of VSITE review text released

    UCLA-SVS review course is this month

    VasQ AVF creation device receives FDA clearance

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

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

    Exploring the effectiveness of Topical Wound Oxygen therapy in diabetic foot...

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

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

    Houston, we have a dialysis access problem

    ABCs for the treatment of lower-extremity acute DVTs

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

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

    Happiness

    Can you count the ‘monkeys’ on your back?

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

    Perioperative care in open aortic surgery: SVS and ERAS Society issue...

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

    VAM

    Trainees: Cases sought for three VAM sessions   

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

    First patient treated in ZFEN+ fenestrated endovascular graft study

    ‘Investing in the people of vascular surgery’

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

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

    Using the gracilis muscle flap

    Our forever plague

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

    Pioneering Florida limb preservation program laser-focuses on evidence-based, customized care for...

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

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

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

    Moments suspended in time: Joining the vascular fold

    Corner Stitch: A letter to new vascular interns

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    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of March 2023

    Government Grand Rounds: Educating through advocacy

    Carotid disease: Getting to the right decision

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

    Eastern Vascular Society presidency transfers from Ozsvath to Lal

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

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

    Two-year data show continued clinical improvement with VenoValve

    Complex PAD skills course registration is open

    A Brief History of the New SVS

    decline in open surgery aaa

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

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

    To drain or not to drain? That is the question

    SVS Foundation board approves latest pilot programs to help underserved

    Tips and Tricks: Dealing with a troublesome peritoneal dialysis catheter

    Corner Stitch: The art of surgery in the present moment

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

    decline in open surgery aaa

    Study ‘supports’ SVS open AAA volume recommendations

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

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

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

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

    symptomatic carotid web

    The case for aggressive intervention on symptomatic carotid web

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

    SAVS makes travel scholarship applications call for 2024 meeting

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    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of September 2023

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

    Wrapsody device

    WAVE trial AVG cohort also benefits at six months with Wrapsody

    SVS announces election results for new leadership

    New APP Section: A ‘professional home’

    Our broken system: Medical liability in vascular practice

    Cyclical topical wound oxygen therapy: A new generation of wound healing...

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

    The CLTI conundrum: My spirited journey through the CLTI saga

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

    Standing on the banks of the Rubicon

    Richard Neville

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

    pMAC

    SVS pushes out trio of mobile apps to aid CLTI treatment

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

    Vascular Specialist–December 2021

    Medtronic issues voluntary recall for TurboHawk Plus directional atherectomy system

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

    SVS PAC: A voice for vascular surgeons on Capitol Hill

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    The 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of November 2022

    JVS JVS-VL

    SVS unveils latest addition to JVS family of publications

    LimFlow deep vein arterialization

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

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

    A call to arms: Reuse of mature venous conduits urged

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

    complementary

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

    SVS launches expansion of coding resources

    JVS-VL to be open access beginning in January

    Pick up VESAP6

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

    Novel bioabsorbable perivascular wrap aims to reduce AVF failure

    aortic-related mortality

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

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

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

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

    Deadline extended for SVS Foundation grant focused on women’s health

    Thomas Fogarty

    Fogarty gives roadmap to future of innovation

    Ancient Aneurysms

    OBL: In praise of the office-based interventional lab

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

    SVS, ACS launch new quality verification program

    ‘FDA’s mission to bring safe and effective vascular surgery devices to...

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

    From the editor: Sex, lies, and carotid stents

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

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

    Redefining ‘optimal medical therapy’ for vascular patients

    Residency is like an IRONMAN

    CMS publishes 2020 round of coding changes for vascular surgeons

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

    Journal supplement outlines updated clinical practice guidelines, reporting standards

    Julie A. Freischlag becomes president of American College of Surgeons

    VAM 2022 will offer innovative formats

    x-ray image below knee amputation or BKA amputation

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

    SCAI

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

    Novel drug candidate for slowing AAA growth demonstrates safety in humans

    SVS urges members to take part in compensation survey—and bolster results

    The ‘modern’ VA has made great strides with patient outcomes and...

    agreement

    LimFlow announces agreement to be acquired by Inari Medical

    On gratefulness as a vascular surgery trainee

    First patient treated in ARISE II study of ascending stent graft

    Choosing the right venous stent for the right situation

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

    The role of deep venous arterialization comes under scrutiny

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

    SVS encourages participation in compensation survey

    One-year SAVVE trial results are ‘most encouraging data ever produced for...

    First-in-man results to show promise for robot-assisted HIFU in PAD treatment

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

    Point/Counterpoint: Should FEVAR be used for a short neck?

    ‘Leveraging multiple teams and cardiovascular specialists’

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

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

    ‘Significant’ increase in atherectomy use in US largely driven by office-based...

    vascular surgery

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

    Letter to the editor: The vascular influencer

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

    Bad reading: How to claw back negative revenue?

    From the editor: House of Cards

    WVS 2021: Western Vascular Society names new president-elect

    decline in open surgery aaa

    Canadian Vascular: Spin in RCTs

    SVS PAD course postponed

    Europe: ESVS publishes 2022 guidelines on management of chronic venous disease...

    Vascular Specialist–January 2022

    SVS creates limb salvage-focused Frank J. Veith Lectureship

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

    Vascular trainee-developed VSITE review book sees sales soar

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

    Equivalency to clinical practice ‘varies considerably’ across recent carotid intervention trials

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    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of January 2023

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

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

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

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

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

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    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of June 2023

    FDA clears AAA-SHAPE trial for IDE approval

    FDA approves LimFlow system for ‘no-option’ CLTI patients

    Enrollment of first patient in Neuroguard carotid stent system trial announced

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    National Kidney Foundation releases guideline for vascular access in dialysis patients

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    Treo IDE primary endpoint results announced

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    Hospital wins battle against time for one patient’s aortic emergency

    Vascular Specialist–February 2022

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    SVS Vascular Health Step Challenge asks surgeons to walk the walk

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

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

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    SVS empowers surgeons with patient-reported outcomes toolkits

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    Vascular Specialist September 2019

    Mortality, outcomes good in AAA repair in octogenarians

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

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    Tips and Tricks: Using a ‘Roman sandal’ after compartment syndrome treatment

    For Dr. Dardik the First, a First-Rate Award

    Early Outcomes To Be Presented From ROADSTER 2

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    SVS members receive deep discount on key textbooks

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    SVS addresses pair of critical payment-related proposed rules

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

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    Former SVS president named ACS president-elect

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    Track your wRVUs, because no one else does it better

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    Deep vein arterialization: Much remains to be learned but use poised...

    FFRCT diagnosis of coronary ischemia with ischemia-targeted coronary revascularization more than...

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

    Reducing radiation exposure

    General Residents See Fewer Aortic Surgeries

    Latest edition of USPSTF guidance produces essential reiteration, continuing to leave...

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

    Preoperative risk score tool for rAAA 30-day mortality is accurate, new...

    Being queer without proximal or distal control

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

    The price of a cup of coffee

    Behind the procedure: Removing in-stent thrombosis with the RevCore Thrombectomy Catheter

    Personalized postoperative anticoagulation needed to curb lower-limb amputations

    A proposal to save vascular surgery

    2024 in review: Message from the SVS executive director

    Pioneer Heart Surgeon, Dr. Michael DeBakey

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    Is Surveillance Futile for Small AAAs in the Very Elderly?

    Quality: Global Vascular Guidelines pocket guide coming soon

    SVS seeks comments on chronic mesenteric ischemia guidelines by July 8

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

    ‘If I had gone along the path advised, I would never...

    A Vascular VISION: Improved patient care

    ‘Rapid reduction’ in amputations follows opening of multidisciplinary limb preservation service

    CDC codifies CLI, CLTI in ICD-10-CM

    Lymphedema: NYC vascular surgeon explains experience tackling severe cases with a...

    Pioneering Duke vascular surgeon Richard McCann dies

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

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

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

    ISET 2022 audience hears latest data on endovascular therapies

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

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

    Discussing ERAS—Enhanced Recovery After Surgery

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

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

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

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

    Innovation within the Veterans Health Administration

    SVS mourns passing of former president

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    ACC 2023: Large bore mechanical thrombectomy reduces adverse outcomes in high-risk...

    Society of Black Vascular Surgeons builds bridges, connects international dots

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

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

    technology

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    WRAPSODY Arteriovenous Access Efficacy (WAVE) pivotal study completes enrolment

    Your SVS: Executive Board sets course for year

    MVSS 2023: Aulivola takes over Midwestern Vascular reins

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    Multi-society guidelines on varicose vein management published

    SVS launches national smoking cessation initiative

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    SVS announces leadership development program for vascular surgeons

    University of Pittsburgh awards $100,000 grant to SVS member for AI-based...

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    Abre

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    VA system delivers high quality services for veterans

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    Breaking ground: A trial to improve the care of uncomplicated type...

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    SVS members pitch in to help patients kick the smoking habit

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

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    Vascular Specialist–October 2021

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

    Vascular Specialist–April 2022

    SVS Foundation seeks applicants for VISTA projects

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    Vascular Specialist@VAM–July/August Review Edition

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    SVS charts its course ahead for diversity, equity and inclusion

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    Act now to keep CME credits, SVS urges members

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    Capitol Hill

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    SVS submits comment letter on Medicare fee schedule to CMS

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    Society for Vascular Surgery addresses latest mainstream media reports on atherectomy

    Southern Vascular elects first woman president-elect

    VAM 2024 pricing now available

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    Vascular Specialist–July 2024

    Smoking cessation remains a ‘ripe target’ for improved medication adherence in...

    Inari Medical updates ClotTriever XL IFU amid FDA recall notice

    SVS’ inaugural leadership and advocacy conference

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    A New Orleanian’s guide to New Orleans

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

    Death of a sales pitch

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    Vascular Specialist–February 2023

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    ATEV

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