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Surgical societies respond to updated pulmonary embolism clinical practice guidelines
In a recent editorial, stakeholders responded to the exclusion of vascular surgical societies from participating in developing updated clinical practice guidelines for the management of acute pulmonary embolism from the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology…
From the editor: House of Cards
On Jan. 22, 2024, the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC), together with three other major cardiology societies, submitted a proposal for the formation of the American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine. Essentially, the 157-page document…
VRIC submissions are now open
Researchers may now submit abstracts for the SVS Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC), to be held in conjunction with the American Heart Association’s annual Vascular Discovery meeting. The conference, which emphasizes basic and translational vascular science, will take place all…
VRIC 2024 set for May 15
The 2024 Society for for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC), which concentrates on basic and translational vascular science, will take place from 7 a.m.–6 p.m. CDT on May 15, 2024, at the Hilton Chicago in Chicago. Researchers…
May Vascular Research Initiatives Conference program takes shape
With an emphasis on cells—structural and immune—the program for the May 10 Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC) in Boston next month is taking shape. VRIC will be held at the Boston Marriott Copley Place in Boston, in conjunction with the…
BEST-CLI attracts $3.3m funding injection to continue data analysis
The Novo Nordisk Foundation has made a $3.3 million contribution toward the BEST-CLI (Best endovascular vs. best surgical therapy in patients with critical limb ischemia) clinical trial, the Denmark-based entity has announced. The grant is set to be used by investigators…
Prepare to submit research for VAM, VRIC 2023
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) wants members’ research on vascular disease for the 2023 Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC) and the 2023 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM). VRIC will be held Tuesday, May 10, 2023, at the Boston Marriott Copley…
ESVS publishes 2023 guidelines on management of atherosclerotic carotid and vertebral artery disease
The European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) has just released 2023 clinical practice guidelines on the management of atherosclerotic carotid and vertebral artery disease. The guideline document, authored by chairperson Ross Naylor, MBChB, from Leicester Vascular Institute, Leicester, England, co-chairperson Barbara…
Deadlines near to submit VRIC and VAM abstracts
Abstract submissions for possible presentation at the 2022 Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC) and the 2022 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in Boston are due Jan. 11 and Jan. 12, respectively. Submissions for VRIC, which emphasizes basic and translational vascular science,…
VRIC 2022 to be held May 11 in Seattle
The Society for Vascular Surgery’s 2022 Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC) will return to its spring timeframe of the past several years. Abstract submission for VRIC closes at 6 p.m. Central Time Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. Registration opens Feb. 10,…