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

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

    TADV delivers ‘transformative advancement’ for no-option CLTI

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

    Imperative Care announces FDA clearance for Symphony thrombectomy system

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

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

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

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

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

    Anton Sidawy becomes president of American College of Surgeons

    Robyn Macsata lectureship to debut at 2026 APDVS annual meeting

    Site neutral payments: Are there winners and losers?

    ‘What I talk about when I talk about value’

    Education session closes PAD knowledge gap among primary care residents

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

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

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

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

    Vascular Verification Program opens doors for early engagement, quality improvement

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

    SVS updates patient reading materials to ‘improve accessibility’

    Dementia patients see worse outcomes after AAA repair

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

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

    SCVS Young Vascular Surgeons Program deadline further extended

    Fear and loathing in a post-CREST-2 world

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

    Blood pressure control critical following PAD revascularization, study shows

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

    Study strengthens case for conservative therapy in claudication over early intervention

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

    STORM-PE finds mechanical thrombectomy superior to anticoagulation alone

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

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

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

    The evolving role of academic outpatient vascular centers

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

    SVS releases updated guidelines for intermittent claudication

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

    CREST-2: Landmark trial finds benefit from carotid stenting

    Deadline extended for SCVS Young Surgeons Program

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

    SVS launches partnership to help private practice vascular surgeons cut costs

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

    Philips expands commercial availability of LumiGuide imaging system

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

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

    Premature PAD tied to higher amputation rates

    Medtronic fully launches Neuroguard IEP system

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

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

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

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

    MDR certification secured for Impede embolization plug devices

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

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

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

    Designated multispecialty CLTI teams may help in amputation fight

    NIH-funded WARRIORS trial advances toward launch

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

    Venous VQI celebrates decade milestone

    SCAI publishes chronic venous disease management guidelines

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

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

    Progress with limits: Female surgeons still face uneven playing field

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

    SVS Foundation Awards Grant to Study Pregnancy Outcomes, PAD Risk

    Updated intermittent claudication guidelines reflect a decade of new evidence

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

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

    Journal of Vascular Surgery secures new editor-in-chief

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Countdown to Capitol Hill: SVS Advocacy and Leadership Conference nears

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

    APDVS launches vascular surgery curriculum e-book for medical students

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

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

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

    ATEV shows promise in high-risk patients on hemodialysis

    Randomized data ‘debunks’ widely used negative pressure wound therapy

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

    Thomas Fogarty, cardiovascular surgeon and medical technology pioneer, dies

    Terumo Aortic and Bentley announce collaboration on US FEVAR study

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

    Early-bird deadline for SAVS 2026 approaches

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

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

    Vascular Research Initiatives Conference abstracts due

    Envision, private equity and patient care: Substituted values 2.0

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

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

    An open letter to Epic Systems

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

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

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

    VAM 2026 chairs discuss pathways to podium, poster presentations

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

    ATEV

    FDA approves Humacyte’s Symvess for vascular trauma

    Study details radiation exposure learning curve among vascular trainees 

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

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

    SVS issues new guidelines covering carotid disease and popliteal aneurysms

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

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

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

    It is time to end the interview

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

    ESVS publishes 2025 vascular trauma guidelines

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

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

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

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

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

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

    ATEV

    Humacyte announces Symvess ECAT approval from US Defense Logistics Agency

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

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

    ATEV

    Humacyte announces commercial launch of Symvess for extremity vascular trauma

    SVS announces election results for new leadership

    FastWave Medical appoints principal investigators for IVL pivotal trial

    New varicose vein management guidelines released

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

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

    VAM travel scholarships open doors for underrepresented medical students

    VSIGs increase early exposure to vascular surgery in med school

    Expiation, Karl Wallenda, Oppenheimer and us

    SVS highlights landmark paper on functional popliteal artery entrapment syndrome

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

    Hodgson: Bringing appropriateness into sharper focus

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

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

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

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

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    Correct coding for IVUS during venous and arterial interventions

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

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

    Sheahan takes over as Vascular Surgery Board chair

    A modest proposal: Let’s eat the trauma surgeons

    Eastern Vascular Society presidency transfers from Ozsvath to Lal

    Shockwave Medical announces US launch of intravascular lithotripsy catheter

    Faith and flaw: The replication crisis is here

    ‘Grit matters in vascular surgery’

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

    Debate verdict: Carotid endarterectomy maintains its golden hue

    Elucid launches PlaqueIQ image analysis software for carotid arteries

    Corner Stitch: A letter to new vascular interns

    Former SVS president named ACS president-elect

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

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

    Settled science: The indisputable link between EHR and burnout

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

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

    Novel phenotypic AAA classification may help better stratify aneurysm risk

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

    Early bird pricing deadline for coding workshop falls tomorrow

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

    Flying lesson: King Air 559 Delta Whiskey

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

    VAM travel scholarship applications available this month

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

    Carotid disease: Getting to the right decision

    Detour

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

    How the best leaders ensure psychological safety at work

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

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

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

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

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    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of November 2023

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

    FDA announces plans to address medical device shortage risks

    Obituary: Janet Powell

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

    Our broken system: Medical liability in vascular practice

    The pulmonary arterial tree—it is time we branch out

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

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

    Tying healthcare waste and spending to productivity incentives

    Boston Scientific to acquire IVL developer Bolt Medical

    aortic-related mortality

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

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    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories in September

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

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    LimFlow announces agreement to be acquired by Inari Medical

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    Vascular Specialist’s top stories of 2023

    Endologix announces 36-month results of DETOUR2 study

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

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

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

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

    Our forever plague

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

    SVS, ACS launch new quality verification program

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

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

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

    New APP Section: A ‘professional home’

    Aspirin plus rivaroxaban significantly lowers adverse events in PAD revascularization

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

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

    The price of a cup of coffee

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

    SVS members pitch in to help patients kick the smoking habit

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

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

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

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    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories in January

    Moments suspended in time: Joining the vascular fold

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    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of September 2023

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

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

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

    Explore the future of vascular surgery at Touchpoint@VAM

    Through the looking glass: Addressing bias in surgery

    In memoriam: Aspiring vascular surgeon Noor Gul Shah, 29

    Julie A. Freischlag becomes president of American College of Surgeons

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

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    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories in February

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

    Cognitive dissonance, unhappy physicians and burnout

    SCAI

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

    We can honor the past without living in it

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

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

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    SVS History Digital Archive Task Force calls for notabilia

    From the editor: Sex, lies, and carotid stents

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

    Stryker completes acquisition of Inari Medical

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

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

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

    SVS members rally to respond to CMS carotid stenting coverage proposal

    Vascular branding: Determining a vascular surgeon’s value

    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of October 2023

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

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

    Helping OBL vascular surgeons fight the squeeze

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

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

    Surgeons relate patient-reported outcomes experiences

    Open repair: In good hands?

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

    Diabetes: Impact of local medicolegal landscapes on costs

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

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

    SAVS makes travel scholarship applications call for 2024 meeting

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

    VAM 2024 pricing now available

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

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

    Outgoing SVS president outlines state of Society diversity

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

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

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    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of March 2023

    Crawford panel focuses minds on challenges facing vascular surgery workforce numbers

    JVS-VL to be open access beginning in January

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

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

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

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

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

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

    PVSS is now VESS -The Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society

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

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

    A Look into the Future at the Crawford Forum

    OBL: In praise of the office-based interventional lab

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

    Vascular Specialist–April 2022

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

    Veterans Affairs: A call to surveillance

    SVS mourns passing of former president

    ABCs for the treatment of lower-extremity acute DVTs

    Intentional mentorship and pushing beyond representation

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

    CMS: Proposed reduced conversion factor would cut vascular surgeon reimbursements

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

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

    Vascular surgery resident reflects on Match Day experience

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

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

    Muck takes over Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society presidency

    SVS encourages participation in compensation survey

    Penumbra launches Element vascular access system for VTE

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

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

    CMS publishes 2020 round of coding changes for vascular surgeons

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

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

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    Canadian Vascular: Spin in RCTs

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

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

    First US patient enrolled in SOCRATES short neck AAA trial

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

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

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

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

    Letters to the Editor

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

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

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    Study ‘supports’ SVS open AAA volume recommendations

    Second edition of VSITE review text released

    SVS launches national smoking cessation initiative

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

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

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

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

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

    Artivion granted FDA humanitarian device exemption for the AMDS hybrid prosthesis

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

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

    A renowned device innovator honored

    Homans Lecture: A Look Ahead in Vascular Surgery

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    Presidential Address: ‘We Care!’

    Learn Ins and Outs of Launching a Multicenter Clinical Trial

    VAM 2017 Features Alliances and Teamwork

    International Lecture: Endovascular colossus discusses new PAD therapy

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

    VA system delivers high quality services for veterans

    Conveying vascular surgery’s essential ‘coolness’

    SVS PAC: A voice for vascular surgeons on Capitol Hill

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

    Venous stents remain durable following pregnancy, researchers find

    Study of post-carotid endarterectomy surveillance prompts protocol discussion

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

    Vascular surgeons step up for PAD awareness campaign in September

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

    VQI@VAM: Social media helps promote safe technique, study finds

    BEST-CLI investigators implore a move beyond endo vs. open ‘battle’ in...

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    Multi-society guidelines on varicose vein management published

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

    Change: A driving force behind SVS advocacy initiatives

    Personalized postoperative anticoagulation needed to curb lower-limb amputations

    International collaboration unveils updated PAD guidelines in diabetic foot ulcers

    SVS membership empowers surgeons in and out of the OR

    TRIOMPHE

    Endospan announces positive 30-day outcomes from TRIOMPHE IDE study

    Greenberg Lecture encourages ‘move beyond’ binary aortic disease classification

    New SVS president seeks to enhance communication with members, tighten focus...

    In Memoriam

    Hospital volume found linked to EVAR success

    Initial results from first-in-man trial of prosthetic VenoValve demonstrate promise, says...

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

    CDC codifies CLI, CLTI in ICD-10-CM

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    SVS pushes out trio of mobile apps to aid CLTI treatment

    System outage alert: Cyberattack sends medicine back to paper age

    Vascular Specialist–October 2021

    WIfI system helps predict revascularization benefit for diabetic patients with CLTI,...

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

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

    Diversity gains momentum at JVS

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

    SVS mourns death of Past President Kenneth Wayne Johnston

    FDA clears AAA-SHAPE trial for IDE approval

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

    Humacyte announces positive top line results from Phase 2/3 trial of...

    SVS varicose vein guideline webinar set for Oct. 10

    Rates of stroke, death and myocardial infarction post-TCAR do not differ...

    First patient treated in ARISE II study of ascending stent graft

    Chickasaw Nation study exemplifies how diversity can boost patient access to...

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    The shift to outpatient care: ‘A good business plan is mandatory’

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

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

    Of moral distress, coronavirus and implications for burnout

    Dispatches: Vascular surgery and pandemic redeployment in New Orleans

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

    New JVS associate editor for diversity traces footsteps of her mother

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

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

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

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

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

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    Advance: Navigating the policy and political processes on Capitol Hill

    SVS responds to CMS proposed coverage expansion for carotid stenting

    Corner Stitch: Supplementing our formal learning as vascular trainees

    UCLA-SVS review course is this month

    Vascular Health Step Challenge emerges as beacon of awareness and action

    Non-pneumatic compression device performed better than advanced pneumatic compression for lower...

    Drilling down on the roots of pathologic inflammation and wound healing...

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

    The Colombian Chapter strategy: ‘We’ve got to get the word out’

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

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

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

    From the Vascular Community

    Vascular Annual Meeting: A ‘Must-Attend’ Event

    Industry-Supported Satellite Symposia Offered at VAM

    Tracking the Decline of AAA Repair in the United States

    Crawford Critical Issues Forum 2020 echoes founding charge

    Journal supplement outlines updated clinical practice guidelines, reporting standards

    SVS announces future launch of vascular verification program, aiming to enhance...

    What is taxonomy and how does it affect vascular surgeons?

    Senate passes bill to halt 2022 Medicare cuts

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

    VAM 2022 will offer innovative formats

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

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    Vascular experts establish appropriate use of IVUS in peripheral interventions

    DEI initiatives in vascular surgery: How are we doing?

    SVS charts its course ahead for diversity, equity and inclusion

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

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

    VAM 2023: Endovascular thermal septotomy for chronic post-dissection aortic aneurysm

    The Golden Larva syndrome: Is it real?

    VQI Fellows in Training program marks one year

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

    VasQ AVF creation device receives FDA clearance

    EVS 2023: New data chart underrepresentation of women at the head...

    Survey suggests venous work less valued than arterial interventions

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

    For Diabetes Month, diabetes resources for SVS members, patients

    DETOUR1 and DETOUR2 pooled analysis of bypass system reveals primary rate...

    VAM 2024: Paper exploring stroke rates in arch TEVAR emerges as...

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

    One-year STRIDE study data show ‘meaningful’ limb salvage, mortality and QoL...

    SVS urges revisions for independent cardiology certification board

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

    Are we overtreating aortic aneurysms in the elderly?

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

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

    Early feasibility study for Velocity pAVF system now fully enrolled

    FDA deems Envveno’s VenoValve ‘not-approvable’

    EACTS 2025 hears new data on aortic arch remodelling device

    AAA diameter could have crucial implications for patient outcomes

    VAM: Helping Patients with Vascular Disease

    The Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society Welcomes You to VAM 2017

    Collaborative Approach on Wound Care Improves Patient Outcomes

    See You in Beantown!

    Crawford Forum sets the stage for vascular surgery future

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

    ‘Improving disparities in healthcare is not a matter of slapping some...

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

    Freischlag elected as ACS president-elect

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

    Fighting the good fight: The case for multidisciplinary limb salvage in...

    Special session on diversity enters VAM agenda

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

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

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

    Supply & demand: [Private] practice matters

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

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

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    Vascular Specialist@VAM–July/August Review Edition

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

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    Corner Stitch: Navigating the technology landscape as a vascular trainee

    JVS-VL peer-review title launches virtual special issue on diversity topics

    Enrollment of first patient in Neuroguard carotid stent system trial announced

    Corner Stitch: On the vascular trainee opportunities on the conference calendar

    Vascular-VP: ‘The blueprint for what a quality vascular program should look...

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    SVS gets moving on PAD-related grant

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    VEITHsymposium to include world federation session

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    LimFlow deep vein arterialization

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    In Memoriam: Dr. John Ochsner

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    Study of amputees finds referral for prosthetics to be an independent...

    Formally introducing Christopher Audu

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

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

    Vascular Specialist–March 2022

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    SVS receives CMSS grant to advance diagnostic excellence

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    Viabahn VBX stent graft receives FDA approval

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    Regional vascular societies gear up for fall annual meetings

    Concurrent Sessions Provide Younger Surgeons Information

    Postgraduate Courses: Six Sessions Offered

    Finding Food, Fun and History in DC Environs

    Enjoy a ‘Capitol’ Performance with the Capitol Steps

    On Tap – Thursday

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    To drain or not to drain? That is the question

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    Trainees step up to learn coding, reimbursement

    An open letter to the National Rifle Association

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    VAM 2023: Slew of special SVS section sessions set for Thursday

    Presidential address: ‘The annual meeting is only part of our story’

    SVS seeks volunteers to write position paper

    SVS Foundation adds two surgeons to board of directors

    Venous stenting and the IVC: ‘Persistent problems’ in the setting of...

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    First patient enrolled in HERCULES randomized trial comparing ESAR and EVAR

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    Research suggests arm vein is the best alternative bypass conduit to...

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    Researchers develop machine learning models to predict IVC filter complications

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

    Gore announces FDA approval and first commercial implant of large-diameter thoracic...

    The question of Vascular Surgery Board independence: Federated or free-standing?

    Increased experience with off-the-shelf TAAA endograft sees reduction in complications but...

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

    Benvenuto, Bienvenue, Velkommen, Willkommen!

    We Must Lead on BEST-CLI Trial, Enroll Patients: Dr. Conte

    VQI Adds Half-Day, Posters, Reception to Meeting

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    Highlights from new guidelines, and a chance to weigh in

    Crawford Forum Celebrates 25 Years

    VESS: Hospital Volume Is Tied to the Outcomes of Thoracoabdominal Aortic...

    VQI analysis finds endovascular repair of rAAA superior to open repair

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

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    CMS creates new billing code for central venous vascular access system

    Learn best-, worst-case and likely scenarios of upcoming planned cuts to...

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    FDA advisory panel issues recommendations on lifelong surveillance for EVAR

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    Outpatient evaluation and management codes extensively revised

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

    ‘Leveraging multiple teams and cardiovascular specialists’

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

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

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    VAM 2022: More science, discussion, streaming

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    FDA approves expanded indications for TCAR’s Enroute stent

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

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    Act now to keep CME credits, SVS urges members

    Society of Black Vascular Surgeons builds bridges, connects international dots

    Corner Stitch: Spotlight on VESS 2023

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    VQI@VAM: Quality takes center stage at VQI meeting, initiative making much...

    Carotid revascularization capable of improving mood in depressed patients with carotid...

    Vascular Nurses Week shines spotlight on vital role in patient care...

    EVS 2023: Ozsvath assumes Eastern Vascular presidency

    Popliteal artery lesions: Two-year results from European DCB catheter registry announced

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    No relationship found between DW-MRI lesions and long-term stroke risk following...

    Twelve-month first-in-human data from Xeltis’ aXess haemodialysis vascular conduit trial presented...

    AAA and complex repair: ‘We need more evidence,’ says UChicago chief

    Physician-assembled unitary stent graft platform for debranched TAAA repair found safe...

    Interim analysis provides early window into real-world Alto stent graft outcomes

    Grasping the nettle: The need to tackle PAD problem head on...

    Inari Medical updates ClotTriever XL IFU amid FDA recall notice

    Abou-Zamzam assumes Western Vascular Society reins

    In search of the ‘holy grail’: New analysis brings aneurysm rupture...

    New study validates BEST-CLI trial results, ‘suggesting generalizability’

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

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    Cook announces US launch of Zenith iliac branch device

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

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

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    Early Outcomes To Be Presented From ROADSTER 2

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    ‘Significant’ value of adding podiatrists to limb salvage alliance

    Study findings support SVS practice guidelines for surveillance of small AAAs

    Present imperfect

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    Fluoroquinolones linked to increased incidence of aortic aneurysms in US adults

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

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    FDA approves two pediatric venous thromboembolism indications for rivaroxaban

    Corner Stitch: From intentions to gratitude in 2022

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

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

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

    Jonathan Towne honored with SVS Lifetime Achievement Award

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

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

    Political Action Committee Reception Is Thursday

    Dear VESS Members and Attendees: Welcome to Spring Meeting

    VAM Session: Physician, Heal Thyself

    Crawford Critical Issues Forum Covers the National Shortage of Vascular Surgeons

    Change Doesn’t Come Easy! But Is Needed

    ‘Good outcomes not good enough’

    Wellness: Of dreaming in blood and the ‘moral injury’ contained in...

    New COVID-19-focused vascular registry gains IRB approval

    Dispatches from the vascular front: Consequences of COVID-19 on a Florida...

    President Hodgson to address ‘State of the SVS’

    SVS seeks comments on chronic mesenteric ischemia guidelines by July 8

    Sheahan: On professionals and professionalism

    ‘Nearly nothing’ in surgery will go untouched by AI, ACS Clinical...

    Correct billing in severe trauma cases can be complicated

    Former SVS president named to AMA RUC

    The benefits of an academic research career in the VA

    Inaugural leadership program overcomes pandemic difficulties

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

    Plans revealed for pilot study on performance of EVAR for AAA...

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

    WFVS undergoes transformation, looks for vascular ’haves‘ to better help ‘have...

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

    Gore Excluder IBE ‘effectively prevented common iliac artery aneurysm enlargement’

    Corner Stitch: The art of surgery in the present moment

    Endologix launches randomized study of Alto EVAR device

    Study detects no difference in adverse outcomes from balloon dilatation strategy...

    PTFE crural bypasses: ‘Very acceptable patency, excellent limb salvage is obtainable...

    VA: Cutting through the ‘red tape’ of research

    Study suggests more proximal landing zone is preferred for TEVAR of...

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

    Study highlights need to extend scope of cerebrovascular health disparities research

    First patient enrolled in PEERLESS study of FlowTriever system

    VAM packed from beginning to end

    Venovo venous stent returns to US market after 2021 recall

    SVS online community adds quality improvement group

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

    Terumo Aortic announces first commercial implant of Thoraflex Hybrid in US

    Cordis announces start of enrollment in RADIANCY clinical study in Europe

    Leadership program applications due by Aug. 15

    SVS Vascular Health Step Challenge asks surgeons to walk the walk

    AngioDynamics announces FDA clearance of expanded indications for Auryon atherectomy system

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

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

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

    Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative celebrates one million procedures

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    Endologix receives FDA approval of PMA supplement for AFX2 system

    Students and residents: Attend VAM 2023 on a scholarship

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

    SVS Foundation board approves latest pilot programs to help underserved

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

    Vesteck completes first-in-human use of several Suture-Tight devices

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    Computational model found to predict early aortic abdominal aneurysm rupture

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

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

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

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    Happiness, well-being and culture are key ingredients for seeking ‘eudaimonia’

    CEA associated with less reintervention than stenting in first six months-study

    The numbers are in: VAM 2023 adds up to another SVS...

    New study reports positive performance of AI-powered assessment of biomarkers for...

    Endovascular stablization system for infrarenal AAAs gains FDA Fast Track designation

    MVSS 2023: Aulivola takes over Midwestern Vascular reins

    Highlighting original work by women: Peer-review title blazes new trail in...

    U.S. Aortic Research Consortium maps out F/BEVAR preoperative risk factors for...

    Landmark BEST-CLI trial gains recognition as top cardiovascular advance in 2023

    First post-FDA approval implant of Duo venous stent system announced

    Government Grand Rounds: The role of stakeholders in legislative and administrative...

    Machine learning-based model could aid in determining EVAR suitability

    Research suggests potential link between strenuous physical activity and increased VTE...

    ‘Investing in the people of vascular surgery’

    First patient enrolled in study of integrated laser atherectomy and IVL...

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

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