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Regional vascular societies gear up for fall annual meetings
The glut of early fall regional vascular society annual meetings is just around the corner, with no fewer than five slated for the month of September. Several have recently made announcements about standout events taking place at their conferences, with one unveiling a new scholarship opportunity. First up early in the month is the annual…
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Analysis of BEST-CLI, PREVENT III reveals significant improvement in vein bypass outcomes over 20-year period
A post-hoc comparison of the BEST-CLI and PREVENT III multicenter, prospective, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) aimed at evaluating outcomes of vein bypass in chronic limb threatening ischemia (CLTI) patients over the past two decades found that they had “significantly improved” during the study period, “even amidst concerns about declining case volume and training.” That was…
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SVS highlights landmark paper on functional popliteal artery entrapment syndrome
The Society for Vascular Surgery has highlighted findings from a comprehensive 20-year clinical study that demonstrate treatment of functional popliteal artery entrapment syndrome—particularly in combination with fasciotomy for exertional compartment syndrome—has shown highly effective outcomes, with 82% of patients returning to prior level of athletics. As the largest reported cohort to date, this research summarizes…
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‘Parenthood in vascular surgery a personal choice, not a professional deadline’
When is the right time to start a family in vascular surgery? That was a core question posed during the 2025 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in New Orleans (June 4–7) in a dedicated session aimed at tackling issues around parenthood for those practicing in the specialty. A panel of vascular surgeons and trainees sought to…
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New SVS president seeks to enhance communication with members, tighten focus on outcomes
With another Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in the books, that means the flag unfurls on a new presidential year. And that means Philadelphia-based vascular surgeon Keith Calligaro, MD, now leads the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) as president. And Calligaro, who brings decades of experience to the role, has outlined a clear vision for his…
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SVS launches partnership to help private practice vascular surgeons cut costs
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has announced a new partnership with group purchasing organization (GPO) Provista in an effort to help provide a cost-slashing benefit to private practice physicians amid ongoing financial pressures in outpatient care. The initiative, unveiled during a Section on Ambulatory Vascular Care (SAVC) session at the 2025 Vascular Annual Meeting…
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SVS president calls time on disengagement and disunity: ‘It’s time for a change’
Vascular surgeons should come together to present a unified voice in the world of medicine—it’s time for a change, to recommit, build bridges and find common ground across a fragmented membership, and time for leaders who are willing to engage across specialty lines without compromising vascular surgery’s core values. That was the word from outgoing…
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Vascular surgery history: Putting specialty on the map in a broader sense
The people, discoveries, innovations and events that brought the vascular surgery profession to where it is today formed the bedrock of the subject matter for this year’s John Homans Lecture—“Who put the vascular in vascular surgery?”—at the 2025 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in New Orleans (June 4–7). Jerry Goldstone, MD, an adjunct professor at Stanford…
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Researchers examine safety of prophylactic spinal fluid drainage in open and endovascular TAA and TAAA patients
“Spinal fluid drainage be considered when the risk of spinal cord injury from the procedure is greater than the risk of severe complications from spinal fluid drainage.” This was one of the concluding findings of a study presented during the 2025 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in New Orleans (June 4–7) by submitting and presenting author…
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Novel MRI technique for CLTI poised to address ‘medieval problem in modern medicine’
“We want to change global standards. What we’re doing isn’t working. Patients are getting hurt and devices are failing—we want to be able to make sure devices we’re using today are safe, so that we can build new devices that are going to meet our needs for tomorrow.” This was the statement made by Trisha…