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The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of May 2023
Last month, Vascular Specialist most piqued reader interest with a commentary from the editor-in-chief on why he supports the decision by the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery (SAVS) to replace its emblem; a guest editorial examining whether physicians nowadays can experience both…
Reinterventions after physician-modified endovascular grafts ‘non-detrimental’ to long-term survival
For the treatment of juxtarenal aortic aneurysms, reinterventions after physician-modified endovascular grafts (PMEGs) are non-detrimental to long-term survival. This is one of the main findings of a recently published study by Ayumi Tachida (University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle,…
Pioneering Duke vascular surgeon Richard McCann dies
Richard McCann, MD, a vascular surgeon who reinvented his skills after the endovascular revolution in the 1990s and implanted the first endograft for an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, has died. Born in Portland,…
Claim emerging vascular surgeons ‘less well prepared to rapidly achieve open exposure’ in trauma setting draws scorn
A recent perspective published in the Annals of Surgery—which argued the shift toward endovascular care had led to a deficit in open surgical experience among the emerging cadres of trainees, impacting the treatment of vascular trauma injuries—has drawn broad censure…
Study: 40% of vascular surgeons report suffering chronic work-related pain
A majority of vascular surgeons are in pain after a day of operating—with open and endovascular surgery identified as the types of intervention causing the greatest level of suffering from work-related discomfort, according to a study recently published in the…
Inaugural CX Aortic Vienna to take place online
The inaugural CX Aortic Vienna meeting will be livestreamed Sept. 8–11 to an international, online audience, and will include registrant participation, interaction and polling. The program will focus on all matters aortic—from the aortic valve to the iliac arteries. All…
NICE aortic guidelines recommend discussion between physician and patient before offering any treatment
The U.K. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has today published guidelines on abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) diagnosis and management. Discussion between physicians and patients to consider the risks of any intervention versus no intervention is encouraged, and,…
Fogarty gives roadmap to future of innovation
HOUSTON—World-renowned innovator and inventor of the balloon catheter Thomas Fogarty, MD, delivered a robust pitch against the singular pursuit of financial gain during the process of innovation before a gathering of surgical colleagues at the inaugural International Society of Endovascular…