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    Vascular Specialist–May/June 2022

    A modest proposal: Let’s eat the trauma surgeons

    SVS Foundation continues call for VISTA project applicants

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    Vascular Specialist–March 2022

    New JVS editorial leadership structure announced

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    FDA advisory panel issues recommendations on lifelong surveillance for EVAR

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    Vascular Specialist–February 2022

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

    Study highlights need to extend scope of cerebrovascular health disparities research

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    Vascular Specialist–January 2022

    CSI announces development of IVL technology for the treatment of PAD

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

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

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

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    FDA approves two pediatric venous thromboembolism indications for rivaroxaban

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    Senate passes bill to halt 2022 Medicare cuts

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

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    Vascular Specialist–November 2021

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    Vascular Specialist–October 2021

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    FDA approves expanded PAD indication for rivaroxaban plus aspirin

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    Carotid endarterectomy shows ‘improved long-term durability’ over transfemoral carotid artery stenting

    UPMC study probing stress-reduction interventions among high-burden specialties begins enrollment

    RelayPro thoracic stent graft approved by FDA

    Vascular Specialist–August 2021

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    AHA publishes updated scientific statement on PAD

    VenoValve granted FDA Breakthrough Device designation

    SVS publishes DEI supplement to highlight challenges and opportunities within the...

    Surmodics announces successful first patient use of Pounce thrombectomy system

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    LimFlow system a ‘cost-effective and high-value alternative’ to traditional therapies

    ‘VSITE predicts qualifying exam success’

    Special session on diversity enters VAM agenda

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    Artio Medical completes enrollment of first-in-human trial investigating Amplifi vein dilation...

    The year in COVID: VAM to feature 10 talks probing pandemic-related...

    Latest meta-analysis on paclitaxel in peripheral arterial disease provokes mixed reception

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    Study shows increase in risk of renal failure following lytic therapy...

    ‘COVID-19 sparks diabetic macrophage inflammation’—award-winning paper

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    Endologix receives FDA Breakthrough Device designation for ChEVAS system

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    The vasculature united: Bringing together competing specialties for better patient care

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    Town Halls to address wellness, appropriate use

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    Vascular Specialist–July 2021

    Janssen submits new drug application to FDA for rivaroxaban to treat...

    SVS releases updated clinical practice guidelines covering carotid disease

    A lifetime of achievement: Former SVS president looks back on career...

    SVS clinical practice guidelines on popliteal artery aneurysms published

    SVS Town Hall on June 30 hones in on value of...

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    OBL: Keys to success in the outpatient setting

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    AVFs contribute to higher survival of hemodialysis patients with COVID-19

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    Patient: ‘Whole body wellness includes the mind and body’

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    Philips announces positive two-year data from TOBA II BTK clinical trial

    Stenting found to be superior to atherectomy, balloon angioplasty in reducing...

    SVS: Progress made during year like no other

    AI triage solution for PE and aortic dissection receives FDA clearance

    Study provides new insights on COVID-19 risk in patients receiving dialysis

    Vascular Specialist–June 2021

    New SVS vice president, revised bylaws to be unveiled June 16

    Medicare E&M coding changes and EHR physician burnout

    Boston Scientific and BD initiate venous stent recalls

    Elevating women in vascular surgery

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    ‘Disproportionate decrease’: Vascular surgeons see buying power fall, study finds

    Medical Devices Regulation goes into effect across EU

    Medtronic issues updated patient management recommendations on Valiant Navion recall

    Boston Scientific recalls Vici SDS and Vici RDS venous stent systems...

    Former SAVS president David Rosenthal dies at 76

    One-year results from PROMISE I study of LimFlow system in ‘no-option’...

    Candidates for 2021-22 SVS vice president revealed

    ACC.21: SAFE-PAD finds no increased risk of death with drug-coated devices

    ACC.21: VOYAGER PAD shows rivaroxaban ‘significantly’ reduced total ischemic events in...

    In the room: Changes aplenty as VAM returns

    Intermittent claudication and exercise therapy: A poor SET-up

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

    Innovation: ISET audience hears what’s on the horizon for CLTI patients

    Apply for VAM travel scholarships by May 19

    Registration for VAM 2021 now open

    Voting on bylaws, vice president begins May 17

    Honor mentors with gift to SVS Foundation

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    Endologix announces launch of Alto abdominal stent graft in Canada

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    VAM: SVS PAC donors to be recognized at VAM

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    Registration to open for VAM 2021

    Vascular Specialist–May 2021

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

    Interventions associated with ‘poor’ two-year relief of intermittent claudication symptoms

    Enrollment starts in postmarket studies of WavelinQ endoAVF system

    Wearable device for AV fistula remote monitoring shows promise—but faces commercial...

    Upcoming webinars: May to feature exchanges on coding, employment

    SAVS issues 2021–2022 officer line-up

    SoundBite peripheral crossing system gains FDA approval

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

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    SVS seeks nominees for prestigious community practice award by May 1

    PAD: Endologix acquires PQ Bypass

    Surgeons react to reintroduction of bill that aims to increase access...

    VenoValve: Chronic venous insufficiency device gains brisk double of first US...

    Emerging picture: VAM 2021 shaping up into blockbuster event

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

    ‘Radiation will be a thing of the past’

    SVS advocacy efforts help spark landmark change in research effort requirements

    BUTTERFLY study finds most reinterventions after FEVAR are not related to...

    SVS PAC has weathered the storm of 2020

    Lessons in PAD care from VA vascular surgeons

    Intravascular shunts improve early limb salvage after extremity vascular injury, study...

    SVS continues to plan in-person VAM

    Added benefit of carotid revascularization to modern medical care ‘needs to...

    Fluoroscopically-guided insertion of td-CVC found to be ‘low exposure,’ despite large...

    Settled science: The indisputable link between EHR and burnout

    Next SVS Town Hall to discuss post-pandemic practice

    New data support ‘routine’ use of IVUS during iliac vein stenting...

    VAM travel scholarships open up to applicants April 21

    Physician assistant community launches ‘PA Case of the Month’

    SVS introduces ‘Meet the Experts’ Webinar Series

    First pulmonary embolism patient enrolled in FLAME study

    When there are none: Why manels are out

    ‘More robust’ studies needed to confirm near infrared spectroscopy as valuable...

    Vascular Specialist–April 2021

    Surmodics announces first patient uses of two Sublime radial access platform...

    US surgeons begin commercial use of Gore Excluder conformable AAA endoprosthesis...

    APDVS honors Jack L. Cronenwett with inaugural Lifetime Achievement in Education...

    Details emerge on VRIC’s move to VAM 2021

    Researchers recommend national registries address geographical variation in DVT guideline implementation

    ‘A reliable tool’: Positive findings for 2D perfusion angiography in CLTI...

    ‘Highly implementable’ price sheet strategy sparks cost reduction in vascular procedures

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

    Tracci elected Southern Vascular recorder

    ‘Latinx’: How to understand and use the term

    Study: ELVeS Radial varicose vein laser therapy shows ‘excellent’ long-term results

    First patient treated in the BeGraft FEVAR study aimed at providing...

    Vetex Medical announces positive one-year outcomes for ReVene thrombectomy catheter

    Higher frailty scores linked to increased postoperative complications and mortality in...

    SVS Foundation: Celebrating surgeons on March 30

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

    Venous2021 kicks off Wednesday, March 17

    Ramped-up productivity incentives and a deadly down slope

    SVS Foundation work continues during year of challenges

    Radiation exposure: ControlRad Select imaging system gains FDA market clearance

    Key MACRA changes highlighted

    British AAA screening results show ‘considerable’ local variation in proportion of...

    VRIC set to be held during VAM 2021

    SVS SET: PAD patient walks away from pain

    Coaches ‘integral’ to SVS SET app program

    Supervised Exercise Therapy: There’s an app for that

    SVS Clinical Research Seed Grant deadline pushed to March 8

    FDA grants breakthrough device designation for Zenith fenestrated+ endovascular graft

    Channeling SVS messaging across diffuse mediums

    OBL: In praise of the office-based interventional lab

    Vascular Specialist–March 2021

    Virtual VSB Certifying Exam ‘a huge success’

    VESAP5 mobile app now available

    Hospital availability of TCAR associated with an improvement in overall outcomes...

    Journal of Critical Limb Ischemia set to launch in spring

    EVAR improves one-year survival in octogenarians with AAAs, study finds

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

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

    ‘Leading when everyone is watching—and when no one knows what to...

    ‘Grit matters in vascular surgery’

    New officers named to SVS office-based lab section

    In memoriam: Aspiring vascular surgeon Noor Gul Shah, 29

    Medtronic recalls unused Valiant Navion thoracic stent graft system

    ‘Vascular surgery is an integral part of a complete healthcare system’

    New SVS online portal heralds vascular education ‘on the go’

    SVS PAC recaps 2020, offers goals for 2021

    UPDATED: First post-virus vascular meeting with in-person element declared success

    SVS solicits comments on clinical practice guidelines covering carotid disease

    Surgeons discuss early efforts rolling out SVS Branding Toolkit

    SVS seeks volunteers to test website navigability

    Postmarket study of sirolimus-eluting balloon enrolls first patient

    Veterans study: No evidence of increased risk of death with use...

    Pioneering Duke vascular surgeon Richard McCann dies

    Evidence suggests wearable activity monitors could benefit intermittent claudication patients

    VESAP5 pandemic discount set to end

    SVS opens nominations for 2021–2022 vice president

    Data show potential of Limflow system to improve outcomes for no-option...

    Why VAM was shifted to August amid COVID-19 vaccination rollout

    USPSTF reaffirms 2014 recommendation against screening for asymptomatic carotid stenosis

    Cohort selected for second year of Leadership Development Program

    Foundation donors rise to challenge

    Treo IDE primary endpoint results announced

    SVS, ACC complete move to single vascular registry

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

    Vascular Specialist–February 2021

    LINC 2021: Long-term data show sustained efficacy and safety of paclitaxel...

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

    Democrats take control with Biden presidency, majorities in both chambers

    SVS Foundation’s new initiative to address disparities in vascular health

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

    Patients with depression ‘less likely’ to go home after CLTI revascularization

    SVS online education hub goes live

    Five-year ILLUMENATE results confirm safety profile of Philips Stellarex DCB

    Upper-extremity vascular injuries associated with ‘increased prevalence’ of nerve deficits

    Vascular firefighters: New data highlight ‘essential hospital resource’

    Fempop atherectomy: Are high reimbursement amounts incentivizing inappropriate medical provider care?

    SVS seeks volunteers for claudication Appropriate Use Criteria rating panel

    Not Appropriate! Florida healthcare fraud case highlights inappropriateness in care

    ‘Inordinate amount’ of vascular surgery’s Medicare payments go to narrow group,...

    Leadership and culture: Nurturing our immune system

    Fluoroquinolones linked to increased incidence of aortic aneurysms in US adults

    Journal supplement outlines updated clinical practice guidelines, reporting standards

    ‘Ample published data unable to replicate association between paclitaxel-coated devices and...

    System outage alert: Cyberattack sends medicine back to paper age

    FDA representatives respond to SWEDEPAD interim analysis, highlight need for continued...

    Target 2021: SVS councils and committees drill down on key goals...

    Target 2021: SVS councils and committees drill down on key goals...

    Upcoming symposium for fellows: ‘Building a successful vascular practice’

    Walking can relieve leg pain in people with PAD

    Resident Research Award deadline moved to Feb. 17

    Target 2021: SVS councils and committees drill down on key goals...

    Medicare cuts: Avoiding the ‘tragedy of the unprepared’

    Target 2021: SVS councils and committees drill down on key goals...

    Study of patients undergoing AAA repair suggests screening guidelines may be...

    Target 2021: SVS councils and committees drill down on key goals...

    SVS creates much-anticipated DEI Committee

    Executive Board commits to DEI changes

    Missing your journals? Be sure your dues are paid

    New SVS learning platform due to go live in late January

    Deadlines near for Society, Foundation awards

    Outpatient evaluation and management codes extensively revised

    A healing touch

    Inaugural leadership program overcomes pandemic difficulties

    Vascular Specialist–January 2021

    Vascular surgery COVID-19 registry participants probe state of practice amid winter...

    Total endovascular aortic arch treatment shows promise in dissections, but secondary...

    Pre-emptive embolization of aneurysm sac side branches prevents post-EVAR type II...

    VAM dates shifted to mid-August

    Congress delays steep Medicare payment cuts

    Quality initiative: New pocket guides now available

    Simulation-based training shown to build open vascular surgery skills

    ‘Successful’ first-in-human use of the Efemoral scaffold system announced

    WIfI score found to be accurate across racial groups

    Revascularization ‘improves’ walking performance in claudicating PAD patients 

    SWEDEPAD unplanned interim analysis shows no difference in all-cause mortality for...

    CMS creates new codes for IVL performed below the knee

    SVS launches inaugural member census

    RelayPlus thoracic stent graft post-approval study reports low operative mortality

    COVID-related hypercoagulability linked to elevated malfunction rate in temporary hemodialysis catheters

    Fund hope with the SVS Foundation

    Vesper Medical announces first enrollment in the VIVID trial

    The power of groups: Invest in the SVS PAC

    VAM 2021 taking shape, schedule changes to expand programming

    Present imperfect

    The benefits of an academic research career in the VA

    CMS confirms Physician Fee Schedule cuts; SVS members asked to contact...

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

    Vascular Specialist–December 2020

    Clarion call: Application deadlines for research awards coming up

    Risk of ‘feared’ ischemic steal syndrome comparable for tapered and non-tapered...

    OBL: Community surgeons discuss surviving private practice in office-based labs

    Study: The ‘successful’ operation of TCAR in a community practice setting

    President Dalman reflects on year of adversity—and positive change

    F-BEVAR performed on women shows ‘lower’ level of technical success

    Study findings support SVS practice guidelines for surveillance of small AAAs

    SVS pushes out trio of mobile apps to aid CLTI treatment

    Audible Bleeding now flows through SVS

    NESVS outgoing president makes diversity pitch

    Former SVS president named to AMA RUC

    Frailty still strongly linked to mortality after EVAR for AAA

    Foot vein arterialization study shows 77.8% limb salvage rate

    HIFLO RCT finds increased wound closure, high-quality healing using mVASC microvascular...

    Correct billing in severe trauma cases can be complicated

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

    ‘Smile’ to benefit SVS Foundation

    Healthcare on a precipice: SVS PAC stands ready to fight coming...

    VOYAGER PAD: Rivaroxaban plus aspirin versus aspirin alone among CLTI patients...

    SVS members in the news

    Dig deep this Giving Tuesday

    Diabetes Awareness Month: The utility of SVS branding fliers for diabetic...

    SVS details opposition, support to CMS proposed rules