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New data support tailored revascularization strategies for patients with CLTI
A new study comparing autologous vein bypass to endovascular intervention as the initial revascularization strategy for patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) requiring infrapopliteal treatment found when patients were carefully matched for comorbidities, outcomes between the two approaches were largely…
Reducing unwanted care through better communication
Current communication practices often fail to help patients and their families understand if surgery is right for them, argued Margaret “Gretchen” Schwarze, MD, during a distinguished visiting professor address at the 2026 Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery (SCVS) Annual Symposium…
Reclaiming joy and meaning in vascular practice
“When was the last time in surgery that you experienced joy,” asked Vincent Rowe, MD, during his presidential address at the 2026 Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery (SCVS) Annual Symposium in San Diego, California (March 28-April 1). “Not just satisfaction,…
Unionization for vascular surgeons: Are you ready to join?
Vascular Specialist readers may wonder why I am now raising this topic amid current challenges facing vascular surgery, like governmental concerns, low reimbursement, specialty competition, the involvement of advanced practice providers without direct affiliation with vascular surgeons, and discussions regarding…
Regional vascular societies gear up for fall annual meetings
The glut of early fall regional vascular society annual meetings is just around the corner, with no fewer than five slated for the month of September. Several have recently made announcements about standout events taking place at their conferences, with…
Survey suggests greater exposure to mini-incision carotid endarterectomy during training may dispel perceived limitations to approach
While a recent survey found that a majority of those who responded had performed mini-incision carotid endarterectomy (CEA) at least once in their practice careers, most answered that they did not perform the surgery routinely. In the world of general…
SCVS 2025: Rowe becomes SCVS president
Vincent Rowe, MD, from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), became the 2025–26 Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery (SCVS) president during the Society’s 52nd Annual Symposium in Austin, Texas (March 29–April 2). Falling in line behind him are Peter…
SCVS 2025: TBE device provides ‘safer’ option than TEVAR for blunt thoracic injuries in setting of zone 2 coverage
Use of the Gore Tag thoracic branch endoprosthesis (TBE) “offers a safer alternative” to traditional thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) with left subclavian artery (LSA) coverage in blunt thoracic aortic injury (BTAI) requiring zone 2 coverage for zone 2 or…
SCVS issues call for abstracts as deadline approaches for 2025 symposium
The Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery (SCVS) has issued a call for abstracts for its 2025 Annual Symposium, with just under two weeks left until the deadline. Once again, the SCVS will give special consideration to papers deemed “collaboration abstracts”—those…
The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of March 2024
In March, the most read stories from Vascular Specialist include a new analysis which suggests of a ‘lack of reach’ of vascular voices within news coverage of vascular disease; a vascular surgery resident reflects on their experience of match day;…