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acute limb ischemia, ALI, DEI, Eastern Vascular Society, EVS 2024, gender disparities, medical therapy
Female patients found to be at increased risk from adverse outcomes after an ALI diagnosis
Results from a new study highlighting that female patients are at increased risk of adverse outcomes after acute limb ischemia (ALI) lend weight to the possibility of underdiagnosis and management of vascular disease among women, the authors behind the research report. Investigators from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, found that…
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Appropriate use criteria, Claudication, Eastern Vascular Society, EVS 2024, Intermittent claudication, JVS, PAD
Study details aspects of early care improvements after publication of SVS appropriate use criteria for claudication
An observational study of intermittent claudication (IC) practice patterns before and after publication of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) appropriate use criteria (AUC) for IC management points to a series of areas where care has improved, alongside aspects still in need of attention, according to the authors. The researchers noted improvements in optimal medical…
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mentorship, Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society, MVSS 2024, Presidential address, vascular workforce
‘Investing in the people of vascular surgery’
Outgoing Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society (MVSS) President Bernadette Aulivola, MD, underscored the importance of “investing in the people of vascular surgery—those learning about it and those progressing through their careers”—for the future of the specialty. At the heart of this investment is mentorship, and, crucially, mentoring early on the training trajectory, she told the 2024…
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CEAP, chronic venous insufficiency, Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society, MVSS 2024, venous valve, VenoValve
Bioprosthetic venous valve imparts sustained clinical improvement at one year regardless of CEAP category
A new paper that drills into the impact of a novel bioprosthetic venous valve replacement by CEAP (Clinical, Etiological, Anatomical and Pathophysiological) classification shows sustained clinical improvement regardless of grading, with patients classed as C4b exhibiting greater resolution of symptoms and quicker ulcer healing within the first three months after implantation than those with more…
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Smoking: BEST-CLI trial points to protective effect against MALE in those undergoing open bypass over endovascular intervention
An analysis of the BEST-CLI randomized controlled trial (RCT) found that smokers with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) should be preferentially treated with open bypass over endovascular intervention. Researchers from the University of California San Diego (UCSD) looked at BEST-CLI patients stratified into two groups related to smoking status—current smokers and non-smokers (a combination of never…
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DEI, disparities, Diversity, Eastern Vascular Society, Equity, EVS 2024, Presidential address, vascular workforce
A team sport: A prescription for the future of vascular surgery
Outgoing Eastern Vascular Society (EVS) President Kathleen Ozsvath, MD, used her presidential swansong to address the needs of those practicing the specialty moving forward, combining themes of family, collaboration, and diversity, equity and inclusion. Ozsvath, who serves as chief of surgery at Samaritan Hospital in Troy, New York, set the tone by invoking elements of…
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SVS encourages participation in compensation survey
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) is encouraging members to participate in the 2024 Compensation Survey, a key initiative designed to provide vascular surgeons with tailored insights into compensation, productivity and practice data. This effort, conducted in collaboration with Phairify—a web-based data collection and visualization platform—aims to help SVS members make informed career decisions by…
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Eastern Vascular Society presidency transfers from Ozsvath to Lal
Brajesh K. Lal, MD, assumed the Eastern Vascular Society (EVS) presidency during the 2024 EVS annual meeting in Charleston, South Carolina (Sept. 19–22). The professor of surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore took over from Kathleen Ozsvath, MD, a vascular surgeon at St. Peters Health Partners in Albany, New York.…
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Abou-Zamzam assumes Western Vascular Society reins
Ahmed Abou-Zamzam Jr., MD, has taken over the as the 2024–25 president of the Western Vascular Society (WVS). The professor of surgery at Loma Linda University Health in Loma Linda, California, assumed the WVS reins following the conclusion of the society’s 2024 annual meeting held in Colorado Springs, Colorado (Sept. 7–10). He was passed the…
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VQI analysis of CLTI practice following BEST-CLI finds no pick up in bypass rate
A Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) analysis of evolving practice in the wake of the BEST-CLI trial demonstrated no increase in the rate of surgical bypass in the year afterwards. More analysis needs to be done comparing the data pre- and post-publication of BEST-CLI in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) in November 2022, explains…