Researchers report higher three-year amputation and reintervention rates in Black and Hispanic CLTI patients

In a study of over 7,000 chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) patients, researchers found that Black and Hispanic patients had higher three-year amputation and reintervention rates; survival, however, was higher among Black patients and similar between Hispanic and White patients. Aderike…
Regional society leaders look forward to VAM and beyond

We asked the presidents of all five major regional vascular societies in the United States for an update on the latest goings-on in their organizations, how their presidencies are progressing, and what papers and talks they are looking out for…
Missing something? View VAM 2022 on-demand sessions

Pre-recorded videos from Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) 2022 sessions are now available on-demand. If videos were submitted by faculty in advance, they will be available right after the session concludes. Access them now in the mobile app or in the…
A handy guide for VAM attendees: 2022’s Online Planner

The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) 2022 Online Planner is an invaluable companion at the event in Boston’s Hynes Convention Center. Users can easily search for meeting information via laptop, tablet or phone. Visit the VAM…
Vascular Live: Variety of vascular concerns on the slate

Be sure to save time for the Vascular Live theater-in-the-round presentations in the Exhibit Hall at the 2022 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in Boston. These sessions, on a variety of topics of importance to vascular surgeons, frequently play to big…
SVS special membership sections stage education sessions

For the first time, all those who are part of the five Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) membership sections have educational presentations geared specifically to them at the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM). VAM has offered education targeted to vascular physician…
Open repair of infrarenal aortic aneurysm proves preferable to endovascular repair

As part of the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) International Fast Talk session on the morning of Wednesday, June 15, Emiliano Chisci, MD, from San Giovanni di Dio Hospital in Florence, Italy, will be presenting the results of a 15-year follow-up…
Discussing ERAS—Enhanced Recovery After Surgery

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) pathways have been beneficial for many surgical specialties and are now available to guide the perioperative care of patients undergoing open aortic operations. The Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) will discuss this important topic starting at…
Open surgical bypass to distal targets at the ankle is ‘viable’ infrapopliteal CLTI treatment

The Vascular and Endovascular Surgical Society (VESS) Paper Session at the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in Boston on Wednesday, June 15, will see Othman M. Abdul-Malak, MD, from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, deliver results from “Midterm…
‘Endovation’: Guidelines from the front lines

Among the highlights from the “‘Endovation’—Endovascular Innovation for Urgent and Emergency Complex Aortic Disorders” session coming up at the 2022 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) Wednesday, June 15, is a presentation by Sukgu M. Han, MD, from the Keck Medical Center…

