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Study is first to elucidate lower-limb amputation epidemiology in a Latin American low- and middle-income country
A study recently published in the World Journal of Surgery claims to be the first to provide comprehensive population-level data on the epidemiology of lower-extremity amputation (LEA) in a Latin American low- and middle-income country (LMIC). The investigators write that their…
CX Aortic Vienna: Cardiac, vascular surgeons collaborate at the vanguard of aortic care
CX Aortic Vienna returns in October for its third edition (Oct. 24–26, Digital), bringing together world-leading specialists from the cardiac and vascular fields to discuss all facets of aortic care from selection to investigation, diagnosis, techniques and technologies. The meeting…
Diversity in care: ‘From being exclusive to more inclusive’
The role diversity played in the past, how it functions in the present, and where it might take vascular surgery in the future formed one of the central themes running through the Presidential Address delivered by outgoing Society for Vascular…
SCAI releases multi-society position statement focused on core competencies for endovascular specialists providing care for CLTI
The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) has released a position statement outlining competencies for endovascular specialists who provide care for chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI). The first-of-its-kind document, “SCAI/ACR/APMA/SCVS/SIR/SVM/SVS/VESS position statement on competencies for endovascular specialists providing CLTI care,”…
Hospital wins battle against time for one patient’s aortic emergency
This advertorial is sponsored by Tampa General Hospital. Aortic emergencies, if not diagnosed and managed in due time, are, of course, life threatening. Responding to them effectively requires the rapid activation of a complex health ecosystem. Even when these responses…
Research reveals improved outcomes, decreased mortality in management of aortic dissections with multidisciplinary care plans
The Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation (MHIF) has announced the publication of research showing improved patient outcomes and significantly decreased 30-day mortality in aortic dissection patients managed through a unique comprehensive care strategy designed by a team with multidisciplinary expertise. The manuscript, “Impact of…
Crawford Forum on multispecialty vascular care: ‘We can work together’
New Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) President Ali AbuRahma, MD, put on an E. Stanley Crawford Critical Issues Forum at this year’s Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in San Diego focused on the role of multispecialty care in vascular and endovascular…
The vasculature united: Bringing together competing specialties for better patient care
Incoming Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) President Ali AbuRahma, MD, knows the topic of this year’s E. Stanley Crawford Critical Issues Forum at the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) might make him as many enemies as it will friends. “You are…
Fighting the good fight: The case for multidisciplinary limb salvage in face of increasing diabetes, diversifying nation
Dramatic increases in rates of diabetes—particularly among Black females—through 2060 underscore the importance of a multidisciplinary team approach to limb salvage, according to Vincent Rowe, MD, professor of vascular surgery and endovascular therapy in the Keck School of Medicine at…
Disproportionately more women are affected by depression when pursuing specialty PAD care
A disproportionately higher percentage of women are affected by depressive symptoms when they seek specialty care for new or worsening peripheral arterial disease (PAD) symptoms, with rates almost twice that observed in men, according to a new study published in…