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US FDA approves expanded indication for Gore Excluder conformable device
Gore has announced US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of an expanded indication for the Gore Excluder conformable abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) endoprosthesis. The device is now indicated for patients with aortic neck angulation ≤90° and a minimum length…
CMS considers new approaches to quality payment program with MVPs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are exploring strategies to enhance the Quality Payment Program (QPP), underscoring an effort to boost healthcare quality and efficiency. Launched on Jan. 1, 2017, the QPP was designed to inspire clinicians to…
The ability of ChatGPT to further patient education and aid surgeons
ChatGPT 4.0 was able to provide a mean accuracy rating of 4.4 on a Likert scale of 5 (1=very poor; 5=excellent) across 15 patient-level questions designed to assess the ability of the artificial intelligence (AI)-driven large language model to provide…
Statewide performance metric ‘profoundly’ increases rate of EVAR surveillance
A statewide collaborative between 35 hospital systems and a large insurance provider showed that the implementation of a performance metric linked with financial reimbursement designed to improve postoperative surveillance of patients who underwent endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) for abdominal aortic…
Interim analysis provides early window into real-world Alto stent graft outcomes
In a podium-first presentation on the final day of the 2024 Charing Cross (CX) International Symposium (23–25 April, London, UK), Sean Lyden (Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA) disclosed an interim analysis from the JAGUAR trial and, in doing so, gave delegates…
Physician-assembled unitary stent graft platform for debranched TAAA repair found safe and effective
Researchers behind a seven-year retrospective analysis of a physician-developed unitary stent graft system for endovascular debranched aortic repair of various thoracoabdominal aortopathies reported a 30-day mortality rate of 3.6%, with an all-cause mortality rate of 23% and an aneurysm-related mortality…
Florida IDE trial data support use of physician-modified F/BEVAR over open conversion to treat failed EVAR
This advertorial is sponsored by Tampa General Hospital. As Dean Arnaoutakis, MD, describes it, failed endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) because of poor proximal fixation of the implanted endograft is a small but increasing problem.…
The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of February 2024
In February, the most read stories from Vascular Specialist include a study of metformin and its potential as the first-ever medical treatment that can manage aneurysm disease; the SVS Sub-Section on Outpatient and Office Vascular Care (SOOVC) release the highly anticipated…
JVS group open-access papers
The Journal of Vascular Surgery (JVS) editors announced the open-access articles available in the flagship title’s March 2024 issue. The relevant papers are: “Creating hemodialysis autogenous access in children and adolescents” (vascular.org/JVShemodialysis); “Safety and efficacy of mechanical aspiration thrombectomy for…
AAA and complex repair: ‘We need more evidence,’ says UChicago chief
A randomized controlled trial (RCT) of open repair versus endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), as well as head-to-head trials for additional information on EVAR and complex repairs, are warranted. This was the main…