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Challenges in Training: Open repair in 2020
Since FDA approval of endovascular aneurysm repair in 1999, the management of abdominal aortic aneurysms has transformed. Only 5.2% of AAAs were repaired by EVAR in 2000 compared to 74% in 2010. While the volume of AAA cases has remained…
Veith’s Views: The Blacksnake Phenomenon
Two young men went camping in the wilderness. One of them went off to gather firewood. He returned an hour later, staggering, badly battered, very bloody and with his clothes in tatters. His friend asked what happened. “I ran into…
SVS Resident Research Prize given to AAA study
Dr. Nathan D. Airhart, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, was the recipient of this year’s SVS Foundation Resident Research Prize Paper, which was presented at the Vascular Annual Meeting as part of the William J. von Liebig Forum,…
Vascular Chronicles: EVAR: 20 years in North America
The first endovascular treatment of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (EVAR) in North America was performed 20 years ago last November. Dr. Juan Parodi, Dr. Frank J. Veith, Dr. Michael L. Marin, Dr. Jacob Cynamon, and Dr. Claudio Schönholz performed the…
The Prince of Surgery: Sir Astley Cooper
Imagine ligating an arterial aneurysm in the early 1800s, when clipper ships were the fastest mode of transport. Thomas Jefferson was still President and not just the face on the $20 bill, and there was no anesthesia beyond plenty of…
New Vascular Health Fliers Available
Five new patient education fliers have been added to the online practice management toolkit at www.VascularWeb.org. Written in layman’s terms, the new vascular health fliers explain: • Cholesterol • High Blood Pressure • Nutrition • Physical Activity • Varicose Veins…
Rudolph Matas, M.D.
Rudolph Matas, M.D, is yet another of the famous surgeons of the past 2 centuries to whom the sobriquet “father of Vascular Surgery” has been applied, primarily for his pioneering studies on and surgical treatment of aneurysms before the era…
Michael E. DeBakey
Dr. Michael Ellis DeBakey, pioneer heart surgeon and medical device innovator, died July 11, 2008, in Houston, about 2 months shy of his 100th birthday on Sept. 7. In his lifetime, Dr. DeBakey was renowned for his immense contributions to…
SVS Vascular Quality Initiative® Rapidly Expanding
The Society for Vascular Surgery® (SVS) launched the Vascular Quality Initiative® (VQI) in February 2011. Today, VQI has more than 160 participating centers with more than 850 participating physicians. The high level of initial interest in VQI® continues with additional…
The Value of Regional Collaboration in the SVS Vascular Quality Initiative®
The Vascular Quality Initiative® surpassed 150 participating centers in March 2012. As the initiative continues to grow, so does the number of organized regional quality groups, a key component of the VQI®. Participation in a regional group allows for anonymous…