Tag: Endovascular repair
BEST-CLI: A year down the road
A dedicated session at the 2023 VEITHsymposium (Nov. 14–18) in New York City aimed to unpack the ways in which clinical practice and attitudes...
Generational divide: Do baby boomers and millennials see eye-to-eye on vascular...
Older-generation vascular surgeons are keen to hone their endovascular skills, while the younger generation are looking to develop their capacity to treat aortic pathologies—but...
BASIL-2 points towards endovascular-first revascularization strategy in CLTI patients
A question from Manj Gohel, MD, from Cambridge University Hospitals in Cambridge, England, on what the 2023 Charing Cross (CX) International Symposium audience should...
SAVS reveals 2023–24 officeholders, including new president-elect
The Southern Association for Vascular Surgery (SAVS) officially announced its 2023–24 slate of officeholders following the conclusion of the recent SAVS annual business meeting.
The...
Aortobifemoral grafting in the endovascular era: An exploration of the open...
Aortobifemoral grafting for aortoiliac occlusive disease (AIOD) probably remains “very safe” in the era of endovascular repair, according to the senior author behind a...
A modest proposal: Let’s eat the trauma surgeons
Well folks, after more than two years of the pandemic, racial injustice, and medical misinformation, I have decided it is time to return to...
Summit to discuss aortic arch: The ‘next new frontier’
This year’s Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) Aortic Summit will focus on the “next new frontier” in vascular surgery—endovascular treatment of the aortic arch.
“We want...
Just 16% of US centers in VQI offer SVS guideline-compliant open...
There is a stark downward trend in the number of U.S. centers in the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) that meet the Society for Vascular...
VRIC canceled, planned highlights shared
The SVS Research and Education Committee and the Research Council have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC)—a...