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Sex found to be ‘important variable’ in study and treatment of carotid atherosclerosis
A systematic review and meta-analysis have demonstrated “convincing evidence” that sex differences exist in carotid atherosclerosis, with all types of plaque features—including those relating to size, composition, and morphology—found to be either larger or more common in men than in…
Summit dedicated to tackling key issues related to women’s vascular health and female workforce seeks to ‘enable and empower’
Linda Harris, MD, is a prolific attendee on the national and regional vascular meeting circuit, a noteworthy academic vascular surgeon with trainees and papers on the scientific session plate, and a curious questioner of new research offered up from the…
Women’s Vascular Summit: Diving into issues around women’s vascular health and the female workforce
The Women’s Vascular Summit was established five years ago with the twin purposes of delving deeper into the issues that surround women’s vascular health and disparate outcomes, and establishing a venue where women vascular surgeons could help elevate and empower…
EVS 2022: New study shows ‘encouraging increase in academic footprint of female-driven research’
How does vascular surgery compare to other specialties in the growth of gender diversity in published research? “Are we leaders in the field, or are we trailing?” Those were questions posed by Monica Majumdar, MD, a general surgery resident at…
Annals of Vascular Surgery announces special issue dedicated to original work by women
The Annals of Vascular Surgery peer-review journal has announced an upcoming special issue dedicated to original work by women that is set to be guest edited by Caitlin W. Hicks, MD, the associate fellowship program director for vascular surgery and…
Female sex is associated with reintervention and mortality following elective EVAR
Women are more likely to die within five years of having elective surgery to repair an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) or need repeat surgery, according to a recent study. Writing in the Journal of Vascular Surgery, Taylor Corsi, BS, a medical student at Rutgers University, Piscataway,…
Female sex is associated with additional treatments following surgery for intermittent claudication, study shows
A new U.S. study has found that female sex is associated with more reinterventions after surgical treatment for intermittent claudication. Additionally, guideline-directed medical therapy, including aspirin and statin use, was used less frequently among female compared with male patients in…
Female sex ‘should be considered an independent risk factor’ for new stroke occurrence after carotid revascularization in symptomatic patients
A preliminary report lends evidence to support female sex being considered as an independent risk factor for new stroke occurrence after carotid revascularization in symptomatic patients, according to a research team from Italy who presented at the International Chapter Forum…
First results from BEST-CLI poised to reveal ‘very low’ quality of life for patients entering the trial, especially women
An analysis from the Best Endovascular versus Best Surgical Therapy in Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia (BEST-CLI) trial presented at the 2022 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) demonstrated patient-specific variables such as self-reported female gender, current smoking, impaired mobility and opioid…
Sex discordance and postoperative outcomes: We should be vigilant of a real disparity in health outcomes
The recent JAMA Surgery publication “Association of surgeon-patient sex concordance with postoperative outcomes” is a population-based, retrospective cohort study of more than 1 million patients that concluded “sex discordance between surgeons and patients negatively affected outcomes following common procedures.”1 Furthermore,…