Tag: EJVES
Equivalency to clinical practice ‘varies considerably’ across recent carotid intervention trials
The transferability to real-world clinical practice of contemporary randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigating carotid artery stenosis interventions “varies considerably,” according to a recent analysis...
The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories in May 2022
News on the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) ballots set to determine the next vice president and secretary, a hard-hitting column about vascular surgery's...
ESVS publishes 2023 guidelines on management of atherosclerotic carotid and vertebral...
The European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) has just released 2023 clinical practice guidelines on the management of atherosclerotic carotid and vertebral artery disease. The...
War in Ukraine: A tale of unspeakable horror, unprecedented unity and...
This editorial was written in the days leading up to April 2.
At about 4 a.m. (Kyiv time) on Feb. 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin...
Peer-reviewed COVID-19 archive grows
Two years in, an indicator of COVID-19’s continuing presence in the world is the growth of the “COVID-19 Collection” in the pages of the...
Latest meta-analysis on paclitaxel in peripheral arterial disease provokes mixed reception
“There appears to be heightened risk of major amputation after use of paclitaxel-coated balloons in the peripheral arteries,” findings from a systematic review...
Large study shows drop in AAA mortality ‘at faster rate than...
According to a new, population-based analysis, abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) mortality has continued to decline and “at a faster rate than ever” in the...
‘A reliable tool’: Positive findings for 2D perfusion angiography in CLTI...
Researchers suggest that in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), two-dimensional (2D) perfusion angiography is a “reliable tool” when used according to standardized methods. Jetty...
Evidence suggests wearable activity monitors could benefit intermittent claudication patients
There is some evidence to indicate that the inclusion of wearable activity monitors in home-based exercise therapy improves walking ability and quality of life...
Simulation-based training shown to build open vascular surgery skills
A recent systematic review found that “carefully designed and structured” simulation-based training (SBT) in open vascular surgery is effective and can improve technical skills,...
High level of heterogeneity found in randomized PAD trial antithrombotic regimens
A recent systematic review showed that randomized trials comparing different types of peripheral endovascular arterial intervention have a high level of heterogeneity in their...
Regional anesthesia alone is reasonable for lower extremity amputation in high-risk...
A recent study, published online in the European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (EJVES), found that regional anesthesia alone is reasonable for major lower extremity...