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Pilot study looks at undiagnosed vascular disease in homeless
A pilot study in Canadian capital Ottawa aimed at uncovering the extent of undiagnosed vascular disease among the city’s homeless population detected a subset who may be in need of treatment for venous disease. The work was carried out by…
Virtual visits versus in-person: Telemedicine study detects ‘substantial’ cost savings for patients
Virtual consultations appear comparable to care received in-person when it comes to clinical outcomes as well as patient and practitioner satisfaction, a systematic review and meta-analysis of all primary studies evaluating virtual patient visits in vascular surgery has demonstrated. “The…
Slew of regional vascular societies welcome new leaders for 2022–23
A number of regional vascular societies across the U.S. and Canada introduced their 2022–23 slew of officers during their annual meetings across the fall months. Among the leaders taking office in the U.S. were Jeffrey Jim, MD, who took over…
PAD: Endovascular revascularization ‘superior or not significantly different’ in terms of outcomes versus open repair
A real-world analysis of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) patients in Canada indicated open revascularization may not offer a long-term benefit over endovascular intervention. In a population-based retrospective cohort study, researchers from the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, found that…
Black patients wait more than twice as long as White patients for rAAA repair, VQI analysis finds
Black patients saw significantly delayed care for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (rAAAs), with a Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) analysis showing a median time from hospital admission to intervention of 168 vs. 78 minutes compared to White patients. The finding is part…
Interview: Combating the problem of spin, or overinterpretation, in RCTs
The presence of spin, or overinterpretation, in scientific papers that ultimately demonstrate statistically insignificant findings had been gnawing away at Thomas Forbes, MD, for quite some time. The practice, the University of Toronto vascular chair reflects, is by no means…
Canadian Vascular: Spin in RCTs
A large proportion of statistically nonsignificant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) yielded interpretations that were inconsistent with their results, according to an analysis of 31 manuscripts covering research comparing carotid endarterectomy (CEA) to carotid artery stenting (CAS) for carotid stenosis and…