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Stanford vascular surgery blends team bonding and exercise in first SVS Step Challenge gathering
The Stanford Division of Vascular Surgery launched its first in-person SVS Foundation Vascular Health Step Challenge on Sept. 7, bringing together more than 100 participants to raise awareness for peripheral arterial disease (PAD) during PAD Awareness Month. Jason Lee, MD,…
TADV without venous branch coiling still yields strong limb salvage rates among ‘no-option’ CLTI patients
Transcatheter arterialization of deep veins (TADV) done without the coiling of venous outflow branches achieved sufficient distal perfusion after three months among “no-option” chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) patients, according to results from a study published in the Journal of Vascular…
FastWave Medical appoints principal investigators for IVL pivotal trial
Venita Chandra, MD, clinical professor of surgery at Stanford Health Care in Stanford, California, will serve as a co-principal investigator for the upcoming investigational device exemption (IDE) pivotal trial of Artero, FastWave Medical‘s peripheral electric intravascular lithotripsy (E-IVL) system. The…
Designated multispecialty CLTI teams may help in amputation fight
Teams formally defined as specializing in chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) were associated with a decreased risk of major amputation among a subset of BEST-CLI trial sites, a paper recently published online ahead of print in the Journal of Vascular Surgery…
Multidisciplinary approach to diabetic foot ulcers in rural America leads to NIH grant
Samantha Minc, MD, MPH, associate professor of surgery at Duke University, has been awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH) R03 grant to support her research project, “Understanding diabetes and peripheral arterial disease [PAD]-related amputation in North Carolina.” The R03…
Updated intermittent claudication guidelines reflect a decade of new evidence
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) recently published comprehensive update to its clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for the management of intermittent claudication (IC), urging clinicians to prioritize conservative treatment strategies and patient-centered care. The new recommendations, which appeared in the…
SVS Highway to Health campaign aims to make PAD a household term
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) is ramping up its national Highway to Health campaign to educate the public about peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and the importance of early detection as part of September’s PAD Awareness Month. Anahita Dua, MD,…
Enduring PROMISE: Real-world outcomes study suggests results continue to flow from transcatheter arterialization of the deep veins
First retrospective analysis shows comparable outcomes data to those found in PROMISE II pivotal trial, authors report. The first post-approval multicenter analysis of so-called “no-option” chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) patients treated using a pioneering transcatheter arterialization of the deep veins…
Advances in endovascular therapy help drive innovative CPVI training course
The SVS Complex Peripheral Vascular Interventions (CPVI) Skills Course has become a fixture on the vascular surgery calendar over the past couple of years. Here, course director Vipul Khetarpaul, MD, gives Marlén Gomez the rundown on how the evolution of…
Start of PAD Awareness Month heralds joint national effort to prevent amputations
The PAD Pulse Alliance—a coalition of leading medical societies that includes the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) dedicated to improving vascular health—is urging patients, providers and policymakers to act through its Get a Pulse on PAD Campaign as national PAD…