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CX 2023: Statins save lives after aortic repair regardless of dose
Statin treatment after aortic repair is associated with improved long-term survival, while dose does not matter. This was the key message from a first-to-podium presentation delivered by Kevin Mani (Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden) at the 2023 Charing Cross (CX) International…
The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of April 2023
In April 2023, Vascular Specialist readers were drawn to an interview dissecting the role robotics play, and can play in the future, in vascular surgery; a report of a new study that trialled the explantation of mature arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs)…
Research on aortic size index as predictor of AAAs in men vs women highlights importance of evidence-based practice
Seeking a better understanding of why women with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) have worse outcomes when compared with men, a new study champions adherence to “evidence-based practice” to challenge gender disparities within vascular surgery, in pursuit of sustained conversation…
Women’s Vascular Summit 2023: The ‘changing’ landscape of AAAs in women
Since conducting an initial U.S. population-based study of gendered abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) trends spanning 40 years, Indrani Sen, MBBS, an assistant professor of surgery in the Mayo Clinic Health System, has used her research as a launchpad to delve…
Creating an AI-based tool to help clinicians perform precision AAA analysis
For University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, vascular surgeon Randy Moore, MD, the route to a world of precision care for individual abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) patients—involving aortic wall strength-mapping technology developed over the course of the last 15 years, allied…
The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of March 2023
In March 2023, the Vascular Specialist stories grabbing readers’ attention were a response to a February letter addressing vascular surgeons’ use of social media; an interview with an advocate for more carefully considered use of venous stents; the publication of the…
Computational model found to predict early aortic abdominal aneurysm rupture
In Physics of Fluids, by AIP Publishing, researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi and Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur made a computational model of the cardiovascular system in order to predict early abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) rupture…
Short neck AAAs: ‘Choosing what is best for the patient’
Navigating cases of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) with short neck anatomy poses a serious challenge to vascular surgeons, but the list of potential options available to carry out repairs are numerous—and decision-making can be optimized by using a bespoke algorithm.…
Study highlights need for ‘continuous comparative assessments’ to guide endograft treatment decisions
A recent study comparing outcomes of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) patients has reported no statistically significant differences in mortality or secondary rupture rates between standard Cook, Medtronic and Gore endografts, suggesting similar safety in a real-world setting. Michael O. Falster,…
SCVS 2023: Four decades of AAAs in the US: Rare epidemiological study establishes women are diagnosed and repaired 10 years later than men
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) diagnosis and repair occurs among women almost 10 years later than in men—with similar age-adjusted mortality—the 2023 Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery (SCVS) annual meeting in Miami (March 25–29) is set to be told. The finding…