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The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of March 2024
In March, the most read stories from Vascular Specialist include a new analysis which suggests of a ‘lack of reach’ of vascular voices within news coverage of vascular disease; a vascular surgery resident reflects on their experience of match day;…
New data underscore physician experience levels required to derive benefit from transfemoral carotid artery stenting
Data from a new study that maps out the levels at which adverse postoperative events decrease following transfemoral carotid artery stenting (TfCAS) based on depth of physician experience with the procedure represent an “absolute minimum threshold of learning,” the lead…
No increased risk of complications found with transradial access for carotid artery stenting
Carotid artery stenting (CAS) delivered via transradial artery access has demonstrated no increased risk of stroke, death, myocardial infarction, transient ischaemic attack, or access site complications, as compared to the more traditional transfemoral approach. That is the concluding finding of…
SVS members rally to respond to CMS carotid stenting coverage proposal
Nearly one-third of the public comments submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on a controversial proposed coverage decision affecting carotid stenting were from SVS members. “We could not have been more pleased with our members’ response…
CEA, TCAR ‘continue to show superior outcomes’ to transfemoral stenting
Researchers led by a vascular team in Indianapolis found that carotid endarterectomy (CEA) remains the most-used strategy in carotid revascularization, with CEA and transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) showing decreased odds of stroke or death compared to transfemoral carotid artery stenting…
TCAR affords greater quality-adjusted life years than carotid endarterectomy, cost-effectiveness model finds
A cost-effectiveness model based on peer-reviewed sources suggests that although five-year costs for transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) were higher than those for carotid endarterectomy (CEA), TCAR afforded greater quality-adjusted life years (QALY). The study was published in the December 2021 issue of the…
Carotid endarterectomy shows ‘improved long-term durability’ over transfemoral carotid artery stenting
An increased postoperative stroke rate associated with transfemoral carotid artery stenting “seems to extend up to five years’ follow-up” compared to carotid endarterectomy. This is the conclusion set to be presented by Kevin S. Yei, BS, of the University of…
TCAR outperforms transfemoral carotid artery stenting, ‘significantly’ lowering stroke and death risk
A study that set out to determine whether there was a lesser stroke or death risk by deploying transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) over the transfemoral approach among patients receiving treatment for carotid stenosis suggested a statistically significant advantage for the…