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Carotid endarterectomy shows ‘improved long-term durability’ over transfemoral carotid artery stenting
An increased postoperative stroke rate associated with transfemoral carotid artery stenting “seems to extend up to five years’ follow-up” compared to carotid endarterectomy. This is the conclusion set to be presented by Kevin S. Yei, BS, of the University of…
Won’t be in San Diego? Register for livestreamed/on-demand sessions
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) 2021 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in San Diego (Aug. 18–21) starts in mere days. For those who face travel or other restrictions and cannot attend in person, the SVS has a technical alternative: livestreaming.…
‘VSITE predicts Qualifying Exam success’
The Vascular Surgery In-Training Examination (VSITE) is “highly predictive” of a Vascular Qualifying Examination pass for examinees following both the integrated vascular surgery (0+5) and vascular fellowship (5+2) training paradigms, Vincent L. Rowe, MD, professor of surgery at the University…
Special session on diversity enters VAM agenda
Over the course of more than a year, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) have been brought into sharp focus by a compendium of events inside and outside of medicine. As U.S. society has reckoned with the socioeconomic and cultural consequences…
Just 16% of US centers in VQI offer SVS guideline-compliant open repair for AAA, new study finds
There is a stark downward trend in the number of U.S. centers in the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) that meet the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) clinical practice guidelines for open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), new research to…
The year in COVID: VAM to feature 10 talks probing pandemic-related vascular complications
After nearly 18 months of life dominated by a worldwide pandemic—one that canceled the 2020 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM)—VAM 2021 highlights several aspects of COVID-19 in a special session. The coronavirus session will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday…
VESS session: ‘Concerted effort’ made to feature science, discussion from widest possible swath of US
At its very essence, says Vascular & Endovascular Surgery Society (VESS) President Jason T. Lee, MD, vascular surgery is a “social sport.” The specialty is built on the backs of not just the “alpha point guard,” or the surgeon, but…
‘COVID-19 sparks diabetic macrophage inflammation’—award-winning paper
When patients with diabetes are infected with coronavirus, specialized macrophage cells—already primed to develop excessive inflammation in this population—are further transformed into a pathologically inflammatory state by a decrease in the enzyme histone methyltransferase, or SETDB2, this year’s SVS Foundation…
The vasculature united: Bringing together competing specialties for better patient care
Incoming Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) President Ali AbuRahma, MD, knows the topic of this year’s E. Stanley Crawford Critical Issues Forum at the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) might make him as many enemies as it will friends. “You are…
CEA provides inhibitive effect on stroke prevention for eight years over no surgical intervention
Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) has a small but significant effect on stroke prevention through eight years compared with no surgery, investigators who carried out a cohort analysis in a large integrated health system found. A research team led by Robert Chang,…