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Duplex ultrasound may underestimate left renal vein compression in suspected nutcracker syndrome
Relying on duplex ultrasound to evaluate suspected left renal vein (LRV) compression may lead to underdiagnosis and delayed treatment of nutcracker syndrome, according to new data presented at the 2026 annual meeting of the American Venous Forum (AVF) in Denver,…
Data demonstrates extensive variations in antithrombotic therapy after venous stenting and suggests conservative approach may be appropriate
Antithrombotic therapy following iliac vein stenting varies widely and long-term outcomes differ significantly depending on the underlying condition, according to new research. The retrospective study included 314 patients who underwent iliac vein stenting at Yale New Haven Hospital between 2012…
EVC 2025: Multidisciplinary, multi-stakeholder efforts key to setting venous disease research priorities
Addressing the audience at the 28th European Vascular Course (EVC 2025) in Maastricht, The Netherlands (March 9–11), Ulka Sachdev-Ost, MD, from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, set out a method to ensure limited funding is…
Venous VQI celebrates decade milestone
At the recent VEITHsymposium (Nov. 19–23) in New York City, Marc Passman, MD, reflected on the achievements of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) venous arm, in collaboration with the American Venous Forum (AVF), since its…
VVT Medical receives endorsement letter from AVF on CPT coding guidance for ScleroSafe
VVT Medical recently announced that the American Venous Forum (AVF) has provided an official opinion letter regarding CPT coding guidance for the ScleroSafe percutaneous endovenous ablation procedure. This procedure, which combines mechanical collapse and chemical ablation to treat incompetent varicose…
Societies seek consensus on NIVL management amid ‘paucity of rigorous data’
The diagnosis and management of non-thrombotic iliac vein lesions (NIVL) is the focus of a newly published set of consensus statements from the Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA) Foundation, the American Venous Forum (AVF), and the American Vein and Lymphatic Society…
SVS, AVF bring the latest innovations in venous disease treatment to VAM
During the first day of VAM 2024, the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and American Venous Forum (AVF) have co-sponsored a session on the latest innovations in the delivery of venous disease treatment. Madhavi Meka, MD, a clinical associate professor…
As temporal trends in hemodialysis access creation emerge, notion of AV fistula superiority comes under scrutiny
The 2024 Southern Association for Vascular Surgery (SAVS) annual meeting (Jan. 24–27) hears three separate talks—two scientific papers and one from an invited guest lecturer—that separately and from different angles checked the pulse of the arteriovenous fistula (AVF)-first era. Sandwiched…
New varicose vein management guidelines released
The SVS, in collaboration with the American Venous Forum (AVF) and the American Vein and Lymphatic Society (AVLS), has unveiled part two of the clinical practice guidelines for the management of varicose veins of the lower extremities. Building upon the…
Multi-society guidelines on varicose vein management published
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), American Venous Forum (AVF), and American Vein and Lymphatic Society (AVLS) have released the second and final part of new guidelines for the management of varicose veins of the lower extremities. The recommendations, which…