Tag: DVT
Wound healing in space: Vascular surgeons produce wide-ranging review
How a group of vascular surgeons is working to plug gaps in knowledge and inspire colleagues to recognize the specialty’s essential role in future...
Novel thrombectomy system for VTE used successfully in first tranche of...
SonoVascular has announced the successful completion of an initial set of eight deep vein thrombosis (DVT) cases using its SonoThrombectomy system as part of...
How the RevCore and VenaCore thrombectomy catheters combine to broaden treatment...
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For Joseph M. Liechty, MD, a vascular surgeon with Texas Vascular Associates in Plano, Texas, the emergence of...
Endologix announces 36-month results of DETOUR2 study
Endologix has announced the final 36-month results from the DETOUR2 study—a prospective, single-arm, international, multicentre clinical evaluation of the novel Detour system for fully...
Novel AI-assisted DVT diagnostic pathway aims to ‘democratize’ point-of-care ultrasound
A new deep vein thrombosis (DVT) diagnostic pathway incorporating non-expert artificial intelligence (AI)-guided compression ultrasound could reduce workload and costs for healthcare systems...
First-in-human study of SonoThrombectomy system completed
SonoVascular has announced the successful initiation of its first-in-human study (FIH) of the company's SonoThrombectomy system, an ultrasound-facilitated, thrombolytic-enhanced platform that utilizes multiple mechanisms...
Inari Medical updates ClotTriever XL IFU amid FDA recall notice
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Class I recall—the most serious type—for Inari Medical's ClotTriever XL, 30mm device due to reports...
Exploring the effectiveness of Topical Wound Oxygen therapy in diabetic foot...
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Until about a decade and a half ago, vascular surgeon Alisha Oropallo, MD, could be counted among the skeptics....
Tackling inequities in venous care
During the 2024 American Venous Forum (AVF;March 3–6) in Tampa, Florida, multiple presenters discussed inequities in venous care with a focus on how to...
The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of April 2024
In April, the most read stories from Vascular Specialist include new research on Chat generative pre-trained transformer (GPT) technology and its application within vascular...
Novel ultrasound-facilitated thrombectomy with microbubbles shows promise in acute porcine model...
Evaluation of the safety and performance of a novel pharmaco-mechanical procedure for acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in two pigs demonstrated a significant reduction...
Study hints at long-term cost-effectiveness of CDT and PMT over oral...
During a presentation at the 2024 European Vascular Course (EVC; March 3–5) in Maastricht, The Netherlands, Anna Pouncey, MD, a clinical research fellow for...
First-in-human study of Pounce thrombectomy system in acute iliofemoral DVT demonstrates...
Twelve-month outcomes from the Pounce venous thrombectomy system (Vetex Medical) first-in-human study evaluating its use in the treatment of acute iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis...
Tackling DVT head on: Single-session, wall-to-wall thrombus removal with the ClotTriever...
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Several years ago, when Nicolas Mouawad, MD, division chief of vascular surgery at McLaren Health in Bay City,...
CLOUT registry: Interim two-year rates of PTS ‘significantly lower’ than those...
Rates of post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) among deep vein thrombosis (DVT) patients treated with the ClotTriever thrombectomy system (Inari Medical) who are logged in the...
U.S. study highlights racial and ethnic disparities in the placement of...
A nationwide U.S. study, recently published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders (JVS-VL), showed that Black patients had the highest...
Mechanical thrombectomy demonstrates superior outcomes to anticoagulation in DVT patients, analysis...
Mechanical thrombectomy using the ClotTriever device (Inari Medical) for iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis (DVT) was found to be “associated with significantly” lower Villalta scores...
Large administrative databases enter crosshairs as comparative analysis shows percutaneous mechanical...
The pitfalls of large administrative databases came to the fore during the presentation of a propensity-match scoring analysis demonstrating that percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy (MT)...
The pulmonary arterial tree—it is time we branch out
Nicolas Mouawad, MD, chief of vascular surgery at McLaren Health System in Bay City, Michigan, urges vascular surgeons to “get out of their comfort...
Six-month outcomes from phase-one trial of anti-inflammatory drug to assess benefit...
The open-label phase of the DEXTERITY-AFP trial investigating the Bullfrog microinfusion device—which involves the perivenous injection of the anti-inflammatory drug dexamethasone to improve patency...
One-year CLOUT data demonstrate low rate of PTS following treatment with...
David Dexter (Sentara Vascular Specialists, Norfolk, USA) shared one-year data from the CLOUT registry this week at The VEINS 2023 (28–30 October, Las Vegas,...
VAM 2023: Learn at lunchtime
The Society for Vascular Surgery has added four lunchtime learning sessions to the VAM opening day.
Topics are both clinical and non-clinical, ranging from planning...
JETi registry provides “remarkable results” for peripheral thrombectomy system
Presenting “remarkable results” from the JETi registry—a prospective, multicenter, observational study which collected real-world data on the safety, performance and clinical benefits of the...
Primary patency after venous stenting best in NIVL patients, study finds
A recent study concludes that non-thrombotic iliac vein lesion (NIVL) patients have better primary patency after venous stenting than patients with venous thrombotic disorders....
The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of March 2023
In March 2023, the Vascular Specialist stories grabbing readers' attention were a response to a February letter addressing vascular surgeons' use of social media; an...
ABCs for the treatment of lower-extremity acute DVTs
Ashish Gupta, MD, outlines his ABCs for confronting and treating patients with acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the lower extremity, and how he...
Venous stenting: ‘We need to evaluate use, appropriateness and clinical indication’
An analysis of venous stent usage trends in the United States from 2014 through 2021 showed a “significant increase” in stents per day placed...
New study demonstrates IVC filters ‘safe and effective’ in treating venous...
Few adverse events are connected to the use of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters to help prevent deep vein blood clots from developing into...
First patient enrolled in DEFIANCE trial of the ClotTriever system in...
Inari Medical announced that the first patient has been enrolled in DEFIANCE, a prospective randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing the clinical outcomes of patients...
Meta-analysis of PTS finds one in five at risk of long-term...
A meta-analysis is first to report the pooled risk of post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) after isolated distal deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Researchers revealed a one-in-five...
Mechanical thrombectomy for DVT: Randomized data needed to boost growing evidence...
Two datasets presented during the late-breaking clinical trials session at The VEINS (Venous Endovascular Interventional Strategies) 2022 (Oct. 30–31) in Las Vegas—the latest results...
Abre stent data show ‘struggle to maintain patency’ among post-thrombotic syndrome...
The Abre venous stent demonstrated three-year primary patency rates of 97.1%, 76.5% and 70.4% respectively for non-thrombotic iliac vein lesion (NIVL), acute deep vein...
Trial supports full-dose anticoagulation to prevent blood clots in COVID-19 patients
Treatment of critically ill COVID-19 patients with full-dose anticoagulation lowers the risk of venous and arterial clotting complications by 44% compared with the standard dose, according to late...
Clinical outcomes of the ClotTriever system in DVT set to be...
Inari Medical has announced planned enrollment of the DEFIANCE randomized controlled trial (RCT), which is designed to compare the clinical outcomes of patients with...
Tying healthcare waste and spending to productivity incentives
A 74-year-old woman was recently hospitalized for a pulmonary embolus from acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the mildly edematous left lower leg. She...
Key differences in presentation, outcomes for distal versus proximal DVT uncovered
A new study highlights key differences in clinical features and comorbidities, as well as short-term and also long-term outcomes for patients with distal deep...
The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories in April 2022
The digital version of the April 2022 issue of Vascular Specialist, the most recent editorial by our medical editor focusing on diversity within the...
CLTI, VTE and post-thrombotic syndrome: Leading experts discuss crucial decision-making in...
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For Anahita Dua, MBChB, the stark realities and complexities of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) patients undergoing endovascular treatment for...
Registry data show greater clot chronicity on post-procedure inspection than initially...
Nearly half of patients deemed pre-procedurally to be suffering an acute case of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) turned out to have a “much more”...
The year in COVID: VAM to feature 10 talks probing pandemic-related...
After nearly 18 months of life dominated by a worldwide pandemic—one that canceled the 2020 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM)—VAM 2021 highlights several aspects of...
Study shows increase in risk of renal failure following lytic therapy...
A large, single-centre retrospective study has revealed the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) following pharmacomechanical thrombolysis (PMT) for lower-extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT)...
Researchers recommend national registries address geographical variation in DVT guideline implementation
A new review concludes that the implementation of clinical guidelines for the management of patients with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) varies among countries, from strict...
Resident Research Award deadline moved to Feb. 17
The deadline for the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Resident Research Award has been extended to Feb. 17—a knock-on effect of the date shift...
Resident Research Award: Extracellular vesicles enhance DVT via RIPK3
Extracellular vesicles enhance deep vein thrombosis (DVT) via receptor interacting protein kinase-3 (RIPK3), the study that claimed this year’s SVS Foundation Resident Research Award...
‘Desperate times require desperate measures,’ SVS Town Hall on COVID-19 hears
The imperatives of preserving personal protective equipment (PPE) in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic were given a robust airing during a Society for...