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EVS 2021: Vascular surgery as ‘an enabling service’ for the wider healthcare system
Vascular surgery is as important as anesthesia in providing a safe operating room (OR), Richard Powell, MD, the vascular section chief at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire, told an Eastern Vascular Society (EVS) annual meeting (Sept. 23–26) issues panel exploring how to demonstrate the value of the specialty to hospital administrators. But the…
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Survey on radiation safety in vascular trainees demonstrates a quarter received no feedback on exposure
A collaborative effort is needed to establish and adhere to best practice guidelines for radiation safety and exposure, Jasmine Bhinder, MD, a general surgery resident at the University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, told attendees of the 2021 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in San Diego (Aug. 18–21) as she presented data from a national survey…
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Significant reintervention after F-BEVAR ‘does not negatively impact survival’
Patients who underwent reinterventions after fenestrated and branched endovascular aneurysm repair (F-BEVAR) had improved long-term survival over those who did not undergo a secondary operation, a large study of all investigational device exemption (IDE) F-BEVAR procedures carried out at nine U.S. medical centers from 2005-2020 found. The consortium of researchers further discovered after analysis that…
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Thirty-year experience indicates SMA aneurysms are ‘relatively stable’
Based on 30 years of experience, researchers have concluded that aneurysms of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) are “relatively stable” and that those <20mm may be safely monitored with surveillance imaging. The experience also suggests that operative treatment should be considered if the aneurysms are symptomatic and that patients with vasculitis or fibromuscular dysplasia may…
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‘Tremendous advances in imaging possibilities’ signal further innovation, says leading vascular chief
It was a complex repair in the thoracoabdominal region of the aorta around 10 years ago, and Matthew Eagleton, MD, and his surgical team were in the process of cannulating several target vessels. They were being guided by what, for the period, was state-of-the-art imaging technology. When the chief in the division of vascular and…
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SVS membership, CME-MOC deadlines fall in September
The third deadline of 2021 to apply for Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) membership is Sept. 1. Be a part of the premiere organization representing vascular surgeons and allied health professions, and reap the substantial benefits SVS offers. These include discounts on meetings, the SVSConnect online community; camaraderie; the new Branding Toolkit and other practice…
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Veterans with claudication who undergo revascularization ‘significantly more likely to have major amputation than those who do not’
Patients within the Veterans Affairs Administration healthcare system who underwent an intervention for intermittent claudication (IC) were consistently at three-to-four times greater risk of undergoing subsequent amputation compared to those who did not, researchers at Stanford University report. Furthermore, Intervention was associated with a 40% greater hazard of disease progression to chronic limb-threatening ischemia, they…
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Dalman: Meeting challenges of COVID-19, SVS future direction head-on
In his introduction to the second of two Presidential Addresses on the 2021 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) slate, new Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) President Ali AbuRahma, MD, gave voice to that which seems virtually undeniable: that the SVS presidency of Ronald L. Dalman, MD, was defined by a double whammy of enormous challenges—both of…
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Save the date for June 17, 2022, for Gala celebration
It’s our party and, unlike in the Lesley Gore classic song, there will be no crying. And there also will be far more than “16 Candles” on the cake. In fact, there’ll be 75. The celebration of the Society for Vascular Surgery’s 75th anniversary officially commenced Friday evening at the President’s Reception and 75th anniversary…
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Insights from the VAM 2021 floor: The future of vascular surgery
The Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) presents great opportunities for medical students and residents who aspire to be vascular surgeons to network with, engage with and learn from vascular surgeons from all over the world. After a long day of vascular education, many of these VAM 2021 attendees gathered at the General Surgery Resident and Medical…