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APDVS says goodbye to two long-term leaders during spring meeting
The 2024 Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery (APDVS) convened in Chicago April 5–6 for their annual spring meeting, which held the record for the highest-attended in APDVS history. APDVS 2024 covered important topics for vascular surgery program directors,…
SVS Foundation awards announced
The SVS Foundation has announced recipients for the 2023–2024 awards cycle. The slew of awardees is headed by the winner of the S.T. Yao Resident Research Award winner, Kevin D. Mangum, MD, an integrated vascular resident at the University of…
‘I’m a big fan of firsts’: Nationally renowned speaker on DEI set to headline new SVS keynote
Karith Foster, chief executive of Inversity Solutions, is set to headline the inaugural Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Keynote Speaker Series at the 2024 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM 2024). It starts with a title. For Foster, her keynote begins with…
‘What if we could translate the most durable Dacron repair into a minimally invasive approach?’
Imagine a world in which the enduring Dacron graft, birthed by vascular pioneer Michael DeBakey, MD, some 70 years ago as an open repair for aortic aneurysms, could be performed minimally invasively with the sorts of gains associated with endovascular…
LINC 2024: C-GUARDIANS data represent lowest event rates in published trials of CAS, TCAR and CEA
New data from the C-GUARDIANS pivotal investigational device exemption (IDE) trial support consideration of carotid artery stenting (CAS) with the CGuard embolic prevention stent system (EPS; InspireMD) as a “frontline therapeutic option for appropriate patients being considered for carotid revascularisation”.…
PAD guideline update from ACC, AHA and others centers multispecialty care
New multisociety clinical practice guidelines for the management of lower extremity peripheral arterial disease (PAD) have been published online in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC). One of the document’s key takeaway messages is that care for…
We are not ‘and vascular’: SVS set to launch ambitious new phase in branding campaign
SVS secretary details the spirit and the cause behind the next phase of the Society’s branding campaign aimed at helping vascular surgery become an instantly recognizable specialty inside and outside of the hospital. “We are not going to apologize for…
Studies highlight need for tailored treatment options for women with peripheral arterial disease
New clinical results highlight the need for inclusive approaches and comprehensive examinations of treatment options for peripheral arterial disease (PAD), including endovascular therapy and revascularisation. The data were presented recently at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) 2024…
‘We need to continue to be deliberate’: Dedicated society for women vascular surgeons formed
The inaugural president spoke to Vascular Specialist about the newly formed International Society for Women Vascular Surgeons ahead of this year’s Women’s Vascular Summit (May 3–4) in Chicago, outlining its genesis and goals, as well as some of the highlights…
‘Who let a vascular surgeon in the room?’: Leadership in the face of turf battles in vascular disease treatment
Leading vascular surgeons from across the globe contributed pearls of wisdom on how to go about tackling inevitable turf battles from other specialties practicing in the vascular disease space during a leadership challenges session staged by the World Federation of…