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Claim emerging vascular surgeons ‘less well prepared to rapidly achieve open exposure’ in trauma setting draws scorn
A recent perspective published in the Annals of Surgery—which argued the shift toward endovascular care had led to a deficit in open surgical experience among the emerging cadres of trainees, impacting the treatment of vascular trauma injuries—has drawn broad censure…
Professionalism: #Medbikini through the eyes of an aspiring medical student
The recent furor over the article published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery (JVS) about unprofessional behavior among recent vascular surgery trainees occasioned a discussion between myself and my daughter, an exceptionally bright and perceptive young lady aged 23 who…
‘No signal of increased risk of long-term mortality’ with paclitaxel-coated Luminor DCB, EffPac trial finds
An ad hoc, two-year analysis of the EffPac study found no signal of increased risk of long-term mortality, nor any adverse events, within two years of drug-coated balloon (DCB) angioplasty using a Luminor-35 device (iVascular). This was the conclusion presented by…
IN.PACT Admiral DCB shows ‘significant advantage’ over uncoated devices in fempop artery treatment analysis
The IN.PACT Admiral drug-coated balloon (DCB) demonstrated a significant advantage in overall survival, amputation-free survival and target-lesion revascularization after femoropopliteal artery treatment through four-year follow-up when compared to uncoated balloons, a single-institution, retrospective review that tackled a head-to-head comparison between…
VESAP5 available for purchase
The fifth edition of the Vascular Educational Self-Assessment Program (VESAP), with a substantially enlarged section on vascular ultrasound and imaging, is now available for purchase. And because of the existing financial stresses and increased demand for online learning, SVS is…
What you don’t know can cost you money
How is your coding knowledge shaping up at present? Are you up to date on modifiers and how to apply them, changes in CPT (Current Procedure Terminology) and Medicare? Do you know the correct coding for key endovascular and open…
First patients enrolled in SUPERSURG study of Supera peripheral stent system
ID3 Medical Belgium has announced the first two enrollments in the SUPERSURG study to investigate the safety and efficacy of Abbotts’ Supera peripheral stent system versus surgical endarterectomy in treating patients with common femoral artery disease, with and without femoral…
Regional anesthesia alone is reasonable for lower extremity amputation in high-risk patients, study finds
A recent study, published online in the European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (EJVES), found that regional anesthesia alone is reasonable for major lower extremity amputation (LEAMP) in high-risk patients, and may initiate a more efficacious enhanced recovery program than general…
SVS president, JVS editors respond to controversial paper furor
Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) president Ronald L. Dalman, MD, has pledged that the SVS and its flagship title the Journal of Vascular Surgery (JVS) will “accelerate changes already underway” in order to improve the culture surrounding the specialty and align…
Depression linked to more prevalent subclinical atherosclerosis in women with HIV
Women living with HIV who reported a high burden of psychosocial risk factors like symptoms of depression, stress and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were more likely to have prevalent subclinical atherosclerosis compared with those indicating a low burden, a study…