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Chickasaw Nation study exemplifies how diversity can boost patient access to specialized vascular care
A “feasible and reproducible” intervention bundle characterized by surveys, provider education and patient screening has demonstrated the potential to not only identify gaps in peripheral arterial disease (PAD) primary care practices, but also to help address them. This was a…
Toe and flow session aims to break down barriers to multidisciplinary limb salvage teams
“If you had cancer you would go to a cancer center where you would get a multidisciplinary approach,” SVS President Joseph L. Mills, MD, tells VS@VAM, drawing on this example to highlight the importance of multidisciplinary teams working for amputation…
TCAR and endarterectomy both ‘reasonable’ but stenting linked to worse outcomes in kidney disease patients
A study examining outcomes between different carotid revascularization procedures has concluded that transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) and carotid endarterectomy (CEA) both represent a “reasonable choice” in severe chronic kidney disease (CKD) and hemodialysis patients—but transfemoral carotid artery stenting (TF-CAS) appears…
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…
Pediatric vascular trauma: ‘Collaboration really matters in this space’
The focus of yesterday’s American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA)-SVS task force’s spring quarterly interest group meeting at VAM 2024 was the “incredibly crucial” topic of pediatric trauma, as described by co-moderator John White, MD. Various speakers shared a series of…
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, MA, a medical student at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven,…
Toe and flow session aims to break down barriers to multidisciplinary limb salvage teams
If you had cancer you would go to a cancer center where you would get a multidisciplinary approach,” SVS President Joseph Mills, MD, tells VS@VAM, drawing on this example to highlight the importance of multidisciplinary teams for amputation prevention in…
SVS, AVF bring the latest innovations in venous disease treatment to VAM
During the first day of VAM 2024, the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and American Venous Forum (AVF) have co-sponsored a session on the latest innovations in the delivery of venous disease treatment. Madhavi Meka, MD, a clinical associate professor…
CEA vs TCAR: Surgeons should be familiar with both procedures and ‘collaborate as needed’
When it comes to the ongoing debate of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) versus transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) in the treatment of carotid artery stenosis, operators should be comfortable and maintain experience with both of these procedures—and “collaborate as needed.” That is…
VAM 2024 pricing now available
Pricing information for the 2024 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM 2024) is now available. The event, scheduled in Chicago from June 19–22, is promoted as the year’s premier educational event for all vascular professionals. Organizers urge prospective attendees to secure funding…