Cost-effectiveness outcomes defy expectations in latest BEST-CLI data drop

The open surgical approach will prove to be “slightly superior” to endovascular intervention in terms of cost per life year gained, while the latter will be slightly superior to open surgery with regard to cost per quality-adjusted life year gained,…
Debate verdict: Carotid endarterectomy maintains its golden hue

The established “gold-standard” approach to carotid revascularization remained enshrined as the go-to operation as far as a 2025 Charing Cross (CX) International Symposium audience was concerned. Some 76% of those who voted in the post-debate poll sided with Barbara Rantner,…
CX 2025: Sirolimus implant fails to meet fistula maturation endpoint in ACCESS 2 trial

Results of the ACCESS 2 study, evaluating arteriovenous fistula (AVF) outcomes following use of the Sirogen (Vascular Therapies) sirolimus-eluting collagen implant, have shown that the device failed to meet non-inferiority for clinical fistula maturation compared to control at six months.…
CX 2025: EVAR founding fathers invoke revolutionary past to predict path ahead for aortic stent graft development

The next spring forward in aortic stent grafting will be rooted in a greater understanding of the biomechanical forces acting upon devices alongside continued advances and specialization in imaging, according to some of the founding fathers of endovascular aneurysm repair…
Founding fathers of EVAR set to gather to mark 40 years of aortic stent graft development

The 40-year history of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) of the aorta wends a circuitous route, from behind the Iron Curtain in Soviet Ukraine, to Buenos Aires, Argentina, points east and west in the U.S., and far beyond. It’s a journey…

