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Inari Medical updates ClotTriever XL IFU amid FDA recall notice
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Class I recall—the most serious type—for Inari Medical‘s ClotTriever XL, 30mm device due to reports of patient injury, and death from device entrapment and pulmonary emboli (PE). The device remains on…
Corner Stitch: Navigating pregnancy as a vascular surgery trainee
As a vascular surgery resident, our training emphasizes anticipating and planning for complications. This mindset is undoubtably critical clinically but can be less beneficial in settings outside of hospital confines. It certainly was my first reaction to the positive pregnancy…
Gore announces first commercial implant of Gore Tag thoracic branch endoprosthesis in Canada
Gore has announced the first commercial use of the Gore Tag thoracic branch endoprosthesis (TBE) in Canada. The news came as Canadian government health authority Health Canada approved the first-of-its-kind endovascular device, which is indicated to treat lesions of the…
VAM 2024: Paper exploring stroke rates in arch TEVAR emerges as winner of Poster Competition
The 2024 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in Chicago showcased emerging talent in vascular surgery through a moderated Poster Competition held over two days of the conference. This event provided a platform for research and recognized excellence among the next generation…
Women’s Section to place a lens over vascular trauma
The SVS Women’s Section will host their VAM 2024 session, “Vascular Trauma: What I Need to Know in the Middle of the Night” at 3:30–5 p.m. on Friday (West Building, Level 1, W184a). The session will feature talks about different…
Sex-based analysis finds BEST-CLI data generalizable to female patients
A new secondary analysis of sex disparities in the best endovascular versus best surgical therapy in patients with critical limb ischemia (BEST-CLI) trial data has found that improved major adverse limb event (MALE)-free survival via open surgical bypass with single…
Attendees welcomed to ‘more inclusive, more innovative, and more educational’ VAM
“I urge each one of you to seize this unique opportunity to not only enhance your patient care but also elevate your careers,” SVS President Joseph Mills, MD, advised VAM 2024 attendees during yesterday’s Opening Ceremony. Mills welcomed delegates to…
Twin global burdens of growing PAD prevalence and vascular workforce shortfall demand action, WFVS session hears
A growing prevalence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) across the world parallels a deteriorating PAD landscape in the U.S., underscoring a need for more vascular surgeons and risk-factor reduction globally, according to a leading expert in the field. Vincent Rowe,…
Grit: The value of growth mindset and persistence as a vascular trainee
One of the biggest mental shifts I had to make during residency was my view on failure. I literally had to rebrand failure. As a medical student, and like many of my peers, I had been conditioned to automatically feel…
Longer fasting before venography appears to impact stent size selection, new study finds
During the 2024 American Venous Forum (AVF) annual meeting in Tampa, Florida (March 3–6), Kurt S. Schultz, MD, a general surgery resident at the Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, presented data from a study exploring how…