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Learn from other fields to enhance your practice, vascular surgeon innovators told
“A lot of solutions to your problems exist in somebody else’s operating room, or somebody else’s cath lab, but you never actually go there.” These were the words of Alan B. Lumsden, MD, of the Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston,…
SVS president will stake ‘reclaiming center’ in VAM 2025 address
One of the singular highlights of VAM 2025—the presidential introduction and address—will take place this morning from 11 a.m.–12 p.m. on Morial CC’s First Floor (Great Hall A), with SVS President Matthew Eagleton, MD, centering his focus on the Society’s…
Transatlantic multicenter experience highlights effectiveness of total endovascular aortic repair with F/BEVAR but 5% risk of major stroke
Staged total endovascular aortic repair (TEAR) utilizing arch branched and thoracoabdominal fenestrated and branched endografts is effective, but identified predictors of morbidity and mortality—including stroke—highlight the importance of individualized risk assessment to optimize outcomes. These are some of the key…
Greenberg Lecture encourages ‘move beyond’ binary aortic disease classification
Sherene Shalhub, MD, set out a new biologically informed framework that “captures the diverse spectrum of arterial fragility and repair outcomes across inherited and acquired aortic disease” during today’s Roy Greenberg Distinguished Lecture on Innovation at VAM 2025. Shalhub, chief…
Endovascular CFA treatment associated with increased rate of long-term CFA-specific reintervention, study finds
A recent study suggests that endovascular treatment of the common femoral artery (CFA) is associated with an increased rate of long-term CFA-specific reintervention, regardless of indication. Nicholas Wells, a medical student at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, USA,…
Patient selection may explain ‘counterintuitive’ relationship between carotid stenting volume and outcomes in new study
High stroke and death rates relating to carotid stenting in the Pacific Northwest may be driven by the selection of high-risk patients with less than 80% stenosis, and reducing the frequency of stenting in this high-risk group—along with better adherence…
‘We are in this together’: SVS president set to issue call for vascular surgery unity amid tensions of modern medicine
SVS President Joseph Mills, MD, is set to issue a rallying call steeped in classical history and decades of collected vascular surgery wisdom in order to bring the specialty together for a common purpose: to overcome “unrest” and to drive…
The shift to outpatient care: ‘A good business plan is mandatory’
Daniel McDevitt, MD, spoke during the Community Practice Section at VAM 2024 on potential methods to participate in the shift to the office-based lab (OBL) and ambulatory surgical center (ASC). The president of Peachtree Vascular Specialists in Stockbridge, Georgia, shared…
Early vascular evaluation can ‘significantly supplement’ wound healing and limit resource waste
“Our findings ultimately suggest that vascular evaluation within six weeks of wound appearance can significantly supplement wound healing in wound centers,” said Saranya Sundaram, MD, vascular surgery resident (PGY-3) at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, presenting data…
The Colombian Chapter strategy: ‘We’ve got to get the word out’
The International Chapter Forum Educational Session at VAM 2024 saw Ana M. Botero, MD, chief of vascular surgery at Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá in Bogotá, Colombia, speak on the evolution of the SVS Colombian Chapter. “We’re people that do…