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Medical therapy linked with low early mortality in type B aortic intramural hematoma patients
Medical management of type B aortic intramural hematomas is associated with low early mortality but a 19% risk of aortic-related intervention—primarily for proximal descending thoracic aneurysms, researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, found. The investigators report that elevated…
Postgraduate courses stacked with key content
Selecting topics for postgraduate courses, concurrent and breakfast sessions, and “Ask the Experts” presentations at the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) is a careful, considered process, Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) program organizers tell Vascular Connections. “We make a very conscious…
VESS session: ‘Concerted effort’ made to feature science, discussion from widest possible swath of US
At its very essence, says Vascular & Endovascular Surgery Society (VESS) President Jason T. Lee, MD, vascular surgery is a “social sport.” The specialty is built on the backs of not just the “alpha point guard,” or the surgeon, but…
AI triage solution for PE and aortic dissection receives FDA clearance
Medical imaging artificial intelligence (AI) specialist, Avicenna.AI, recently announced that it has received certification in the U.S. and European Union (EU) for CINA CHEST, its new AI solution that leverages deep learning algorithms for emergency triage of deadly vascular conditions. In…
Total endovascular aortic arch treatment shows promise in dissections, but secondary interventions remain ‘Achilles’ heel’
Speaking at the Virtual Aortic Surgery How to Do It Highlights conference (Dec. 17–18), Stéphan Haulon, MD, a vascular surgeon at Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, Paris, France, discussed total endovascular treatment of the aortic arch in chronic dissections. Detailing global experience…