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Not all carotid procedures are equal after patients suffer a postoperative stroke
Comparative analysis looks at stroke-related disability and mortality after three modes of carotid revascularization. Strokes after transfemoral carotid artery stenting (TFCAS) were “the most disabling and lethal” when compared with transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) and carotid endarterectomy (CEA) in a…
SVS president calls time on disengagement and disunity: ‘It’s time for a change’
Vascular surgeons should come together to present a unified voice in the world of medicine—it’s time for a change, to recommit, build bridges and find common ground across a fragmented membership, and time for leaders who are willing to engage…
Researchers examine safety of prophylactic spinal fluid drainage in open and endovascular TAA and TAAA patients
“Spinal fluid drainage be considered when the risk of spinal cord injury from the procedure is greater than the risk of severe complications from spinal fluid drainage.” This was one of the concluding findings of a study presented during the…
VAM 2025: Crawford Forum probes four reasonable strategies to empower vascular surgeons
“Go back home and get a vascular center or […] get a vascular department, or, you know, assess the compensation [survey] results and, at least start considering a union, if it’s something feasible.” That was the new Society for Vascular…
Vascular surgery maintains popularity, becomes ‘more competitive’ after switch to virtual interviews
A study aimed at assessing the impact of a pandemic-related switch to virtual recruitment from in-person interviews on the Match for vascular surgery residents demonstrated that the transition had no impact on the popularity of the specialty. This is among…
Wound healing in space: Vascular surgeons produce wide-ranging review
How a group of vascular surgeons is working to plug gaps in knowledge and inspire colleagues to recognize the specialty’s essential role in future space travel. It’s not so much a case of where-no-vascular-surgeon-has-gone-before as making sure aspects of the…
Novel phenotypic AAA classification may help better stratify aneurysm risk
Inspection of aortic lumen, wall and thrombus volume changes throughout the cardiac cycle enables novel classification of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) into four types “representing the complex wall-lumen-thrombus interaction,” a new study delivered during the 2025 Critical Issues America (CIA)…
Study details radiation exposure learning curve among vascular trainees
The importance of radiation safety training for vascular surgery trainees was highlighted by a recent study that detailed a learning curve effect between first- and second-year fellows performing fluoroscopically guided interventions. Using optically stimulated dosimeters fitted outside and under lead…
Ketamine reduces postoperative opiate use and pain scores as part of spinal cord protection protocol for TAAA repair
The introduction of ketamine into a spinal cord ischemia (SCI) protection protocol used during thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) repairs led to significant reductions in postoperative opiate administration and patient-reported pain scores, a randomized controlled trial (RCT) performed by a team…
Foundation grant projects
Here’s a closer look at a funded partially through grants from the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Foundation. Samantha Minc, MD, received a Clinical Research Seed Grant in 2018 and a National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases-funded…