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    Vascular Specialist–April 2023

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    VSGBI spotlights data-driven financial incentives for PAD revascularization

    Population Health Task Force volunteers needed by Oct. 8

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    Vascular Specialist–January 2021

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    Patient Education Press Releases Available for SVS Member Use

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    WIfI score found to be accurate across racial groups

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

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    From the SVS journals

    Significant reintervention after F-BEVAR ‘does not negatively impact survival’

    Bridge Grant Applications Due Oct. 1

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    Two-year DETOUR2 study results presented at VAM 2023

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    Tracci assumes presidency of Southern Vascular

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    Diversity gains momentum at JVS

    VESAP3 Discounted as of July 1

    StentIt launches first-in-human trial of bioresorbable stent to treat below-the-knee CLTI

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    President Hodgson to address ‘State of the SVS’

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

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    Vascular Specialist–August 2021

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    SVS calls for nominations

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    CX 2020 LIVE pioneers virtual vascular conference format in COVID-19 era

    From the editor: Sex, lies, and carotid stents

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

    Member Decisions Coming July 1

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    Vascular Specialist April 2019

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

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    FDA seeks to ‘modernize’ clinical trials with new draft guidance

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    Webinars Set on Medicare Reimbursement

    Vascular Specialist–May 2021

    SVS seeks volunteers to test website navigability

    Telemedicine gets shot in arm from COVID-19

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

    SVS announces new vice president and treasurer following 2023 election

    SVS Membership Grows to 4,604

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    VQI partners with Symmetric Health Solutions to improve device identification accuracy

    Update on VAM 2020 issued by SVS

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

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    Vascular Specialist–February 2022

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    Statewide performance metric ‘profoundly’ increases rate of EVAR surveillance

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    ‘Good outcomes not good enough’

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

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

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    Vascular Specialist–October 2024

    SoundBite peripheral crossing system gains FDA approval

    Choosing the right venous stent for the right situation

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    FastWave Medical appoints principal investigators for IVL pivotal trial

    Vascular Specialist–January/February 2026

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    Straub Medical announces first patient treated in US with Rotarex S...

    Congressional Advice on PACs

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    SVS Foundation: Celebrating surgeons on March 30

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    ‘Endovation’: Guidelines from the front lines

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

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    Dr. Wesley Moore: SVS Lifetime Achievement Award

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    General Residents See Fewer Aortic Surgeries

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    Pediatric vascular care in focus: Raising awareness of supportive care processes

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    Strategic planning session outlines SVS priorities for coming year

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

    SVS Foundation awards announced

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    JVS Access Expires Jan. 15 for Those Who Haven’t Paid Dues

    Vital importance of funding for pair of separate needs

    Utilize SVS Patient Resources

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    Through the looking glass: Addressing bias in surgery

    Linda Harris elected SVS vice president

    Surgeons relate patient-reported outcomes experiences

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    Lifetime Achievement, Innovation Award On Tap

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

    WARRIORS randomized trial aims to examine early EVAR in women

    Dues Statements Distributed

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    SVS von Liebig Forum: Complex Aortic Endografting

    Early adaptation of SVS, STS TBAD joint document will drive robust...

    How to Welcome a Patient Advisor to Your Research Team

    Apply for SVS Women’s Leadership Training Grant

    CMS announces temporary waivers that include expansion of telehealth coverage

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    New: International Forum followed by guest reception at Vascular Annual Meeting®

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    Hodgson: Bringing appropriateness into sharper focus

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    Deadline extension: VRIC 2023 abstracts now due Jan. 18

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    ESVS AAA guidelines alert recommends ‘enhanced surveillance’ in patients treated with...

    Vascular Specialist–November 2024

    Coding Workshop to be Held in Chicago

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

    SVS issues membership dues reminder

    Coding and reimbursement for vascular ultrasound

    PROMISE I 24-month results ‘validate the benefits of the LimFlow system’

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    CMS clinical trials raise cardiac mortality

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    Sept. JVS: Vascular surgeons do higher percentage of AAA repairs

    Vascular Specialist–July 2023 VAM Review Edition

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

    Commentary: Bias rules

    SVS now accepting late-breaking abstracts for VAM

    Black adults treated for common arterial disease are at greater risk...

    FDA approves expanded PAD indication for rivaroxaban plus aspirin

    SVS Members and Social Media

    CX 2023: Statins save lives after aortic repair regardless of dose

    Lecture: How remote support systems will transform medical care

    CREST-2: Landmark trial finds benefit from carotid stenting

    Journal of Vascular Surgery Web Site Enhancements

    Comments sought on VTE Guidelines

    Points/Counterpoint: Should surgeons operate on functional tricuspid regurgitation?

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    Executive Board commits to DEI changes

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    Mark your calendars: Latest SVS peer support call coming up

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    Vascular Specialist January 2018

    Vascular Verification Program opens doors for early engagement, quality improvement

    Commentary: INR instability in the NOAC era

    SVS Foundation Student Research Fellowships

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

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    Perioperative care in open aortic vascular surgery: join upcoming webinar

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    Successful 2012 Vascular Annual Meeting

    VOYAGE scholarship program for young vascular surgeons

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

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

    Endologix announces launch of Alto abdominal stent graft in Canada

    ‘Meet the Experts’ webinars now available OnDemand

    SVS coding workshop coming in October

    VAM 2024: Enhancing clinical practice and patient interaction in CLTI

    Local matters: Three community service honorees in profile

    New SVS Officers and Members of the Board of Directors

    ‘That 5% Thing’

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    Vascular experts establish appropriate use of IVUS in peripheral interventions

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    The case for aggressive intervention on symptomatic carotid web

    Comments sought on CMS proposed coverage expansion for carotid stenting

    Resident and Student Outreach Committee Members in the Spotlight

    Penumbra launches Lightning Flash mechanical thrombectomy system

    ‘Where are you from? Where are you really from?’

    Concurrent Sessions Provide Younger Surgeons Information

    Nominations for SVS Honors Due Today, March 1

    Annual Review of SVS Relationships with Industry

    Smoking: BEST-CLI trial points to protective effect against MALE in those...

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

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    SVS Seeks Medical Editor for ‘Vascular Specialist’

    Applications open for 2025 James S.T. Yao Resident Research Award

    VAM travel scholarship applications available this month

    Vascular Specialist–January 2022

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    CEA ‘remains useful and relevant’ in era of improving medical therapy

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    Jan. 2 Deadline for Abstract Submission for the Vascular Annual Meeting

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    Deadlines near to submit VRIC and VAM abstracts

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    Joint Review Course set for August

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    Cancer patients face greater risks from AAA repair

    Vascular Specialist–December 2020

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    Endologix receives FDA Breakthrough Device designation for ChEVAS system

    Final Meet the Experts session is July 15

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

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    Vascular surgeons encouraged to consult talking points document on paclitaxel devices

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    Vascular Specialist December 2019

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    Missing something? View VAM 2022 on-demand sessions

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    IN.PACT AV DCB sustained ‘superior’ effectiveness in subgroups with high reintervention...

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

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    Vascular Specialist August 2018

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    Letters to the Editor: ‘Endo hubris’ – We got...

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    Revascularization ‘improves’ walking performance in claudicating PAD patients 

    VRIC is May 9; Register On-Site

    President Dalman reflects on year of adversity—and positive change

    Machine learning-based model could aid in determining EVAR suitability

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    Overcoming barriers and finding solutions for diabetes-related amputations among underserved populations

    Register for VAM for a Chance to Win

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

    CMS: Proposed reduced conversion factor would cut vascular surgeon reimbursements

    WVS 2025: David Rigberg takes over as president of Western Vascular...

    Deadline nears for 2016 International Scholarship applicants

    First-in-human study of Wrapsody endoprosthesis yields ‘very promising’ results

    Vascular surgeons: Avoiding burnout and achieving wellness

    At Opening Reception: Vendors, Posters, Raffle

    Short, Intense Review Course Offered

    Greenberg Lecture encourages ‘move beyond’ binary aortic disease classification

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    SVS: Building bridges between twin tracks of academic and private practice

    Vascular Specialist–May 2025

    Malnutrition Exacerbated Outcomes in Frail Elderly Patients Treated for PAD

    Point/Counterpoint: Is limb salvage always best in diabetes?

    Drilling into controversies in field of asymptomatic severe carotid stenosis management

    Women’s Section to place a lens over vascular trauma

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    Boston Scientific announces agreement to acquire Silk Road Medical

    BEST-CLI: Optimal medical therapy adherence ‘well below’ recommended level at baseline

    SVS Award Nominations Open Through March 1

    SVS weighs in on 2023 Medicare payment rules for physicians and...

    Vascular Specialist–November 2020

    VRIC agenda taking shape, poster sessions to return

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

    SVS and APSA convene for quarterly meeting

    One-year results confirm safety and efficacy results of conformable AAA device...

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    Society for Vascular Surgery addresses latest mainstream media reports on atherectomy

    Deadline extended for SCVS Young Surgeons Program

    The price of a cup of coffee

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    From the Editor: Knights of the Rectangular Table

    The six Ps of vascular surgery

    Upcoming webinars: May to feature exchanges on coding, employment

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

    Nominations due March 31 for community practice award

    Preop Cognitive Issues and Surgery Type Affect Postop Delirium

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    Carotid intervention linked to improved survival versus medical management in symptomatic...

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

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    Vascular Specialist–September 2020

    SVS Coding Resources

    Inaugural leadership program overcomes pandemic difficulties

    SVS receives CMSS grant to advance diagnostic excellence

    Dispatches from the vascular front: COVID-19 strikes New Jersey like ‘tidal...

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

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    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories in August

    Cognitive dissonance, unhappy physicians and burnout

    SVS and FDA partner on TEVAR

    From the Editor: Let the ‘Sunset Act?’

    Analysis will kickstart conversation on F/BEVAR outcomes

    ‘Night at the Museum’

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

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    Study: Social support associated with better PAD health outcomes

    Vascular Specialist May 2019

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    Equivalent outcomes seen among female, male patients in real-world analysis of...

    SAVS issues 2021–2022 officer line-up

    Vascular Specialist December 2018

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    Vascular Specialist September 2018

    Three Event Favorites Have Been Moved to Saturday

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    Coding Course is Oct. 13-14 in Chicago

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

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

    Patient-reported outcomes in vascular surgery are here to stay

    RAS Inhibitors Show Promise for CLTI Patients After Interventions

    Vascular surgeons step up for PAD awareness campaign in September

    Diabetes: Impact of local medicolegal landscapes on costs

    Time, money and marginal utility

    Attend Aortic Summit at VAM 2017

    Give gift of SVS membership to vascular nurses

    Submit a late-breaking clinical trial abstract

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

    Gore receives CE mark for lower profile Viabahn VBX endoprosthesis

    Counting down till July 15 CME deadline

    Second edition of VSITE review text released

    VESAP4 Mobile App Coming Soon

    SurVeil DCB demonstrates sustained durability of safety, efficacy endpoints in TRANSCEND

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

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    Nominations for SVS Honors are Due March 1

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    Vascular Specialist–February 2024

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

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    Vascular Specialist–November 2022

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    Formally introducing Christopher Audu

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