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ESVS 2024 clinical practice guidelines on the management of abdominal aortoiliac artery aneurysms—what’s new?
The updated European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) 2024 clinical practice guidelines for the care of patients with aneurysms of the abdominal aorta and iliac arteries, have been published online this month in European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery,…
International collaboration unveils updated PAD guidelines in diabetic foot ulcers
The International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF), the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) and the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) have jointly released updated guidelines for the diagnosis, prognosis and management of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in…
New Florida vascular chief sets vision aimed at improving outcomes through multidisciplinary collaboration and innovation
This advertorial is sponsored by Tampa General Hospital. Early on, Jean Bismuth, MD, acquired a passion for vascular surgery from a world-class source. Back in his Danish homeland, he was drawn into the specialty as an intern by pioneering vascular…
Obituary: Roger M. Greenhalgh (Feb. 6, 1941–Oct. 6, 2023)
Roger Malcolm Greenhalgh, MD, the surgeon internationally renowned for his unparalleled contribution to vascular education, training and research, died peacefully on Oct. 6. He was 82. At the time of his death, he was emeritus professor of surgery at Imperial…
The global burden of CLTI: ESVS President points toward need for new global vascular guidelines
Early-bird VAM 2023 attendees yesterday gained broad insight into the issues facing vascular surgeons around the world, with the tone set from the opening talk on the World Federation of Vascular Societies (WFVS) Educational Session docket. Looking at the global…
The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of January 2023
In January 2023, most popular among the Vascular Specialist readers were several stories from the recent Southern Association for Vascular Surgery meeting, including a report of data shared to demonstrate the benefits of vascular involvement in non-vascular-led cases; an update on the use of the Human Acellular…
ESVS AAA guidelines alert recommends ‘enhanced surveillance’ in patients treated with Nellix device
In a newly released “focused update” to their 2019 recommendations, the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) guidelines writing committee has published advice on the surveillance and management of patients treated with the Nellix endovascular aneurysm…
NESVS Robert R. Linton Lecture features complex aortic masterclass from Europe
World-leading aortic surgeon Stéphan Haulon, MD, from the Aortic Centre at Hôpital Marie Lannelongue in Paris, France, took attendees of the 2022 New England Society for Vascular Surgery (NESVS) annual meeting on a whirlwind, 15-year journey through the evolution of…
VEITHsymposium to include world federation session
The World Federation of Vascular Societies (WFVS) is set to hold a session in November during the VEITHsymposium in New York City. The 90-minute session will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, on Friday, Nov. 18, at…
ESVS publishes ‘pioneering’ clinical practice guidelines on radiation safety
The European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) has released clinical practice guidelines on radiation safety, which the writing committee notes are the first guidelines on the topic to be published under the auspices of a vascular surgical society. The guidelines…