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Patients with large AAAs see higher five-year mortality with EVAR compared to open repair
Large abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair is associated with higher adjusted five-year mortality, reintervention and rupture rates after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR)—but not after open repair, a prize-winning paper at the recently concluded SVS ONLINE digital conference concluded. Nevertheless, an…
Black patients in areas with lowest PAD rates disproportionally at higher risk for amputation
It’s among the most topical areas of discussion in current U.S. cultural life: Black people face disparities in terms of healthcare outcomes. And the recently concluded SVS ONLINE digital conference produced fresh research in the affirmative. Data presented during Scientific…
Counting down till July 15 CME deadline
The SVS ONLINE conference may be firmly fixed in the rearview mirror but attendees are now staring down the barrel of the deadline for Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) self-assessment credits obtained through participation in the…
SVS ONLINE: A meeting of firsts
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) notched up plenty of firsts this year with its virtual meeting, SVS ONLINE: “New Advances and Discoveries in Vascular Surgery.” These include the mere presentation of the first virtual meeting, of course, said Matthew…
Three weeks remain of VQI virtual sessions
SVS ONLINE—the virtual meeting staged by the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS)—may be completed, but the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) virtual sessions have three more weeks of programming still to run. VQI sessions are held from 12 to 1 and…
International Lecture: Endovascular colossus discusses new PAD therapy
A new therapy of hydration and oncotic pressure of plasma helped 100% of certain elderly peripheral artery disease (PAD) patients in terms of pain, ankle-brachial index (ABI) and walking time, endovascular pioneer Juan C. Parodi, MD, said on Tuesday, June…
Reminder: Claim CME, MOC credits by July 15
Physicians may obtain Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) self-assessment credits through their participation in SVS ONLINE. MOC credits require physicians to complete self-assessment quizzes first. Learn more and claim credits here. Credits are available now and…
SVS president to close out virtual conference with focus on quality in vascular care
As SVS ONLINE: “New Advances and Discoveries in Vascular Surgery” prepares to become part of the past, the final presentation will look toward the future. It is part of the tradition of the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM), which SVS ONLINE…
Paper on EVAR for large AAAs named 2020 poster winner
Livia de Guerre, MD, of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston has been named winner of this year’s poster contest. This year’s contest was held virtually as part of SVS ONLINE: “New Advances and Discoveries in Vascular Surgery.” She…
SVS pilots SET app for peripheral artery disease patients
Doctor-prescribed and -supervised exercise therapy is going digital. The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) will begin piloting a ground-breaking app for Supervised Exercise Therapy (SET), for at-home use by patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD). The SET App was introduced…