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…
Freischlag elected as ACS president-elect

Julie Ann Freischlag, MD, the first female president of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), will be the next president of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). The Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based vascular surgeon was elected to serve as the 2020–2021…

