The top 10 most popular stories from April

Our April cover story on the links between electronic health records (EHRs) and physician burnout, the continuing problem of manels (or all-male speaking panels) at vascular surgery meetings, and some of the latest details on the 2021 Vascular Annual Meeting…
Registry data show EVAR is safe, durable and effective out to five years

Endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) is safe, durable and effective, the five-year interim results of the Global Registry for Endovascular Aortic Treatment (the GREAT registry) show. In this analysis of more than 3,000 abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) patients treated with an…
Patients with AAAs who had COVID-19 may need ‘more frequent surveillance’ until better understanding of link emerges

Patients who have known abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), who may have had a COVID-19 infection, might need to have more frequent or a different surveillance regimen until a better understanding of the relationship between the virus and potential symptomatic progression…
‘Radiation will be a thing of the past’

Discussion during the opening day of the Charing Cross (CX) 2021 Digital Edition emphasized the potential of Philips’ Fiber Optic RealShape (FORS) technology to reduce radiation and ease technical success, with moderator Gustavo Oderich, MD, professor and chief of vascular…
BUTTERFLY study finds most reinterventions after FEVAR are not related to balloon-expandable covered stent use

A mid-term assessment of bridging stentgraft integrity and flare geometry following fenestrated endovascular aortic repair (FEVAR) finds that, although there is a substantial reintervention rate post-procedurally, most are not related to the use of balloon-expandable covered stents (BECS). This is…

