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To be or not to be: Are AI surgeons the future?
“Soon, AI will be able to perform surgery independently.” As a PGY-4 vascular surgery resident conducting AI research, I encounter this prediction somewhat frequently. I have to wonder — do we (surgeons) want this? Autonomous surgery could potentially expand access…
RapidAI earns US FDA clearance for AI-driven aortic measurement and surveillance product
RapidAI today announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of Aortic Management, part of Rapid Aortic, which the company describes as “a comprehensive deep clinical AI [artificial intelligence] solution designed to transform the acute assessment and longitudinal management…
ViTAA Medical announces FDA 510(k) clearance for aortic planning platform
ViTAA Medical today announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for AiORTA Plan, which the company describes as a “fully automated, hyper-precise aortic surgery planning solution”. The tool aims to automate key preoperative measurements and…
Nurea receives US FDA clearance for AI-powered PRAEVAorta 2 software
Nurea’s PRAEVAorta 2 artificial intelligence (AI)-powered software has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance, a company press release reveals. According to Nurea, PRAEVAorta 2 provides vascular physicians with advanced automated measurement tools for aortic diameters on contrasted…
AI: Where it lands today and how it might impact the vascular future
The speed with which artificial intelligence (AI) is beginning to envelope aspects of the human experience strikes many as jarring. Its entrance into the world of vascular surgery, too, has picked up a pace in recent years, with models and…
‘Rise together’: Harris urges unity in Women’s Vascular Summit presidential address
Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Vice President Linda Harris, MD, extolled the values of “co-elevation” in her presidential address at the 7th annual Women’s Vascular Summit (May 2–3), invoking lessons on teamwork from the world of sport to argue that…
The Survivalist’s Guide to Heart and Vascular Centers
Malachi Sheahan III, MD, produces notes on a quixotic quest to find meaning in one of medicine’s most meaningless endeavors. Here’s how it happens. One day, you are walking through your hospital, and you notice a pack of incongruously well-dressed…
Visiting professorship recipient announced
The SVS Young Surgeons Section (YSS) has selected Nathan Liang, MD, of the University of Pittsburgh, to receive its 2025 visiting professorship. Liang will present his research on the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in managing patients with complex aortic…
VAM 2025 set to feature dedicated session on artificial intelligence and machine learning
The upcoming Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM), taking place June 4–7 in New Orleans, will see Jason T. Lee, MD, and Claudie Sheahan, MD, at the forefront of educational programming. Both have stepped into pivotal roles, with Lee serving as VAM…
Novel phenotypic AAA classification may help better stratify aneurysm risk
Inspection of aortic lumen, wall and thrombus volume changes throughout the cardiac cycle enables novel classification of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) into four types “representing the complex wall-lumen-thrombus interaction,” a new study delivered during the 2025 Critical Issues America (CIA)…