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Vascular Health Step Challenge emerges as beacon of awareness and action
This September, 533 people put their feet to the ground to raise awareness about peripheral arterial disease (PAD) as part of the SVS Foundation’s Vascular Health Step Challenge. The challenge raises funds and awareness, with participants pledging to walk 60…
EVS 2023: New data chart underrepresentation of women at the head of national clinical trials
The underrepresentation of women vascular surgeons in national clinical trial leadership formed the central theme of data coming out of a new study that probed all clinical trials in five main areas of vascular disease between 1997 and 2003. Delivered…
Popliteal artery lesions: Two-year results from European DCB catheter registry announced
“We face a scarcity of data evaluating endovascular therapy for isolated popliteal artery lesions, known as a difficult vessel bed to treat as we don’t want to leave anything behind,” said Frank Vermassen, MD, chief of vascular and thoracic surgery…
When women are PIs: A story foretold on the vascular frontlines
“Multifactorial” issues persist in gender representation in vascular leadership and trial enrollment, leading women vascular surgeons tell Vascular Specialist. “We would have fewer untoward side effects, fewer drugs removed from the market by the FDA [Food and Drug Administration], and,…
Submit ideas for VAM 2024 educational sessions
Organizers of VAM 2024 want members to consider what the modern-day vascular surgeon needs to know for optimal patient care and professional success. What’s the latest in the venous disease space? What are helpful tips and tricks in open surgery…
Coding and complex PAD: Register today for two SVS courses
Limited spots remain open for two popular SVS courses coming in October: the Complex Peripheral Vascular Interventions (CPVI) Skills Course on Oct. 1–2 and the Coding and Reimbursement Workshop (with optional half-day evaluation and management coding workshop) on Oct. 16–17.…
Step off Friday for SVS Vascular Health Step Challenge
The month of September begins Friday and with it, the SVS Foundation’s Vascular Health Step Challenge. The initiative challenges participants to walk 60 miles—representing the 60,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body—throughout the month, which is National Peripheral…
SVS members get ready for second annual vascular health awareness event
September’s Vascular Health Step Challenge is fast-approaching, and SVS members are preparing to step up to meet it. The challenge benefits the SVS Foundation, which asks people to walk 60 miles—representing the 60,000 miles of blood vessels in the human…
Light-activated drug-coated balloon granted FDA approval for clinical study
Alucent Biomedical has announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted an investigational device exemption (IDE) for a U.S. clinical study of AlucentNVS, a light-activated, drug-coated balloon catheter technology. AlucentNVS combines an intravascular device with a photochemical process to…
Newest JVS peer-review title appoints editor-in-chief
The Journal of Vascular Surgery (JVS) has announced the appointment of Anahita Dua, MD, as the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Vascular Surgery-Vascular Insights (JVS-VI), the newest title in the JVS stable. Dua, an SVS member, is an associate professor…