Tag: VAM 2023
SVS launches national smoking cessation initiative
The Society for Vascular Surgery’s Patient Safety Organization (SVS PSO) has formally launched a national smoking cessation initiative. It includes tools and resources to help physicians,...
Shockwave L6 catheter achieves ‘almost pristine’ result in challenging case
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Experts gathered at the Society for Vascular Surgery’s 2023 Vascular Annual...
‘Vascular surgery should be a key member of pulmonary embolism response...
“PERT care is the coalition of the willing,” quipped Dennis Gable, MD, a vascular surgeon at Texas Vascular Associates in Plano, Texas. He was...
‘FDA’s mission to bring safe and effective vascular surgery devices to...
The Vascular and Endovascular Devices Team (VEDT) in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Cardiovascular Devices appreciates the Vascular Specialist editorial board's...
Financial viability, appropriate use and patient safety in the operation of...
The number of office-based facilities has been increasing steadily over the past several years—and more vascular surgeons may be considering becoming involved in operating...
Crawford panel looks at opportunities to plug and extend vascular surgery...
This year’s E. Stanley Crawford Critical Issues Forum zeroed in on the pipeline of sources feeding the vascular surgery ranks. Incoming SVS President Joseph...
The numbers are in: VAM 2023 adds up to another SVS...
Landmark meeting (June 14-17) with nearly 1,400 vascular professionals moves the needle with program innovations, slew of new science and jam-packed agenda.
With more content...
Vascular Specialist–July 2023 VAM Review Edition
in this issue:
The numbers are in: VAM 2023 adds up to another SVS classic
Guest Editorial: The Golden Larva Syndrome: Is it...
The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of June 2023
Last month, Vascular Specialist garnered readers' attention with an array of commentary on the BEST-CLI and BASIL-2 trials; the medical editor's interview with vascular...
VAM 2023 attendees have their say on the impact of BEST-CLI...
As the vascular community continues to unpack the key learnings from two of the biggest trials to date in chronic limb threatening ischemia—BEST-CLI and...
The Big Interview: Pioneering surgeon recounts career as new VAM lectureship...
Vascular Specialist medical editor Malachi Sheahan III, MD, sits down with Frank J. Veith, MD, to discuss his new book, The Medical Jungle, ahead of the...
VAM attendees chime in on BEST-CLI and BASIL-2
VS@VAM journalist Will Date and videographer Jean-Philippe Bensoussan caught some VAM 2023 foot traffic outside the BEST-CLI and BASIL-2: Debate, Analysis and Implementation session...
Frailty status beats WIfI score as mortality predictor in all-comer CLTI...
A study presented during Plenary Session 3 at last week’s Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM), concluded that the Wound, Ischemia, and Foot Infection (WIfI) stage...
SVS diversity celebration at VAM 2023
The Society for Vascular Surgery celebrates all of its members at the inaugural Celebration of Diversity Reception at the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) 2023....
Optimizing the clinical environment: ‘Mitigating Barriers to Inclusion and Advancement in...
America’s face is changing, becoming more diverse and with more women and immigrants in the country, medicine and the vascular surgery specialty.
Raghu L....
SVS honors two with Lifetime Achievement Award
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) honored two surgeons—instead of the traditional one—with its highest honors, the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Vascular Annual...
‘Vigilant’ surveillance and low threshold for further interventions ‘crucial’ following rescue...
The findings of a recent study on reinterventions and sac dynamics after fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair (FEVAR) with a physician-modified endograft (PMEG) for index...
SVS announces new vice president and treasurer following 2023 election
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has announced the latest additions to its officer roll following the 2023 elections for Society vice president and...
Nephrologist insights for vascular surgeons at hemodialysis access session
Friday afternoon in Potomac D will see VAM play host to a series of presentations on access for hemodialysis that will offer education on...
‘Excellent’ limb salvage rates for trauma bypass performed by vascular surgeons
Revascularization for extremity trauma can be performed with excellent limb salvage rates, though poor compliance with long-term surveillance raises some cause for concern.
These...
Improved fistulas and cost-effectiveness promised in plenary 5 abstract presentation
Friday morning’s Plenary Session 5 (8:00–9:30 a.m.) is set to feature new data on an external support device that may deliver more functional arteriovenous...
Last hours to bid on Gala Auction items
A night of grandeur, reminiscent of the parties hosted by the fictional character Jay Gatsby, awaits attendees on tonight (Friday) at the “Great Gatsby...
Presidential handover at VAM 2023
The annual business meeting (for members only).
The results of the just completed SVS election of officers (vice president and treasurer) will be announced at...
Future research needed to ‘optimize’ use of imaging technologies during aortic...
Imaging technologies in the aortic space will be a key feature of Saturday’s Plenary Session 8 (11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) in Potomac A/B,...
Study shows performance on the vascular qualifying examination does not predict...
A national cohort study of vascular trainees taking the Vascular Qualifying Examination (VQE) and the Vascular Certifying Examination (VCE) found performance during the former...
Novel drug candidate for slowing AAA growth demonstrates safety in humans
The local delivery of a glucose-derived compound in small- and medium-sized abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) has been deemed safe, with “promising” early efficacy data...
Vascular Specialist@VAM: Conference Edition 3
In this issue:
BEST-CLI investigators implore a move beyond endo vs. Open ‘battle’ in the name of scientific advance
Presidential address: ‘The annual meeting...
Generational divide: Do baby boomers and millennials see eye-to-eye on vascular...
Older-generation vascular surgeons are keen to hone their endovascular skills, while the younger generation are looking to develop their capacity to treat aortic pathologies—but...
Special VAM session underscores ‘complementary’ nature of open and endovascular strategies...
A dedicated session at VAM 2023 saw speakers and delegates gather to debate, analyse and consider the implementation of the BEST-CLI and BASIL-2 randomized-controlled...
Presidential address: ‘The annual meeting is only part of our story’
Friday morning will see Michael C. Dalsing, MD, MBA, deliver what is an annual hallmark of the VAM program—the SVS Presidential Address.
From 11:00 a.m.–12:15...
Carotid revascularization capable of improving mood in depressed patients with carotid...
A prospective study has demonstrated that carotid intervention can improve mood in depressed patients with advanced carotid disease, in addition to enabling cognitive improvements...
The global burden of CLTI: ESVS President points toward need for...
Early-bird VAM 2023 attendees yesterday gained broad insight into the issues facing vascular surgeons around the world, with the tone set from the opening...
SVS-VESS@VAM 2023: Observational study addresses ‘ongoing debate’ around intervention in asymptomatic...
Alessandro Gregio, MD, a vascular surgery trainee at the University of Bologna in Bologna, Italy, presented midterm results from the Carotid asymptomatic stenosis observational...
Cross-specialty approach to embolization ‘provides the best care for patients’
Shang Loh, MD, is chief of vascular surgery and endovascular therapy at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia and professor of clinical surgery at...
Trainees and students anticipate VAM experience
VAM brings together not only vascular surgeons but also residents, fellows and medical students keen to glean as much vascular education as possible. VS@VAM...
Learn the who, the when and the what of treating deep...
Between additional available therapies, multiple new devices now on the market and evolving research supporting thrombus removal, Patrick Muck, MD, and Madhavi Meka, MD,...
Risk assessment models “no better than coin toss” for predicting bleeding...
A study of two risk assessment models (RAMs) for predicting the bleeding risk in patients considered for pharmacologic prophylaxis to prevent venous thromboembolism (VTE)...
VAM 2023: Bring your Twitter ‘A’ game
Who enjoys Twitter as part of their daily routine? The Society for Vascular Surgery Social Media Subcommittee plans a challenge during the Vascular Annual...
VAM 2023: Vascular trauma session to highlight the current role of...
A focused session on vascular trauma yesterday took a deep dive into emerging issues and controversies in the field.
Moderated by Sherene Shalhub, MD, of...
VAM 2023: Earn credits, contact hours at VAM, VQI@VAM and SVN...
Attendees at the society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Annual Meeting, the Vascular Quality Initiative meeting—VQI@VAM—and the Society for Vascular Nursing Annual Conference all can...
VAM 2023: Great Gatsby Gala announces after-party
Keep the party going at the Great Gatsby Gala after-party. New this year, enjoy two additional hours of Prohibition-era festivities by purchasing a ticket...
VAM 2023: Gala offers early check-in option for guests
Quell your anticipation for the upcoming Great Gatsby Gala by skipping the registration lines Friday evening and heading straight to the night’s festivities. This...
Prediction model offers new option for forecasting AAA growth
A predictive model incorporating 3D shape features such as aneurysmal flow lumen and outer wall structure extracted from computed tomography (CT) imaging can improve...
Make those VAM steps count: Compete to be the meeting’s top...
Any past VAM attendee knows he or she will put in a lot of steps on the way to educational sessions, the Exhibit Hall,...
VAM 2023: ‘What I wish I knew before retirement’ talk gives...
Reflecting on the positives and negatives of retirement, Peter Gloviczki, MD, from the Mayo Clinic, previously in Rochester, Minnesota, now in Scottsdale, Arizona, and...
VAM 2023: Endovascular thermal septotomy for chronic post-dissection aortic aneurysm
Aidin Baghbani-Oskouei, MD, and Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas, detail the endovascular thermal septotomy...
Special invited research presentations offered at VAM
VAM traditionally includes presentations from specially invited translational researchers that are performing cutting-edge work focused on vascular disease. All are held during plenary sessions.
“These...
Onco-vascular session set to offer ‘clinical pearls’ in ‘new’ area of...
Randall DeMartino, MD, is Division Chair of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and a co-moderator of a session...
Educational opportunities abound at VAM 2023
Ok, so day one has lived up to the hype. From hearing about amazing research endeavors to listening to lively discussions on the latest...
Analyses offer a deeper dive into BEST-CLI trial data
As the vascular community continues to digest key insights from the BEST-CLI randomized controlled trial (RCT), attendees of Plenary Session 3 at the Vascular...
VAM 2023: SVS descends on Capitol Hill
Nearly 50 SVS members took advantage of VAM’s location near Washington, D.C., visiting Capitol Hill Tuesday to discuss legislation related to vascular surgery with...
Vascular Specialist@VAM–Conference Edition 2
In this issue:
Opening Ceremony heralds ‘power’ of VAM attendance
Von Liebig Forum: Significant life and limb gains for claudicants who stop smoking before...
Sex-related disparities in lower-extremity revascularization outcomes brought into focus
Women are more likely to undergo reintervention after lower extremity revascularization for peripheral arterial disease (PAD) compared to male patients with similar limb salvage...
Endothelial cell granted superhero status in invited research presentation
“The endothelial cell is the superhero of the vascular system,” Kathryn L. Howe, MD, PhD, FRSCS, a vascular surgeon-scientist at the University of Toronto...
Significant life and limb gains for claudicants who stop smoking before...
Long-term overall survival (OS) and amputation-free survival (AFS) are outcomes that rebound in claudicants who quit smoking prior to elective surgery—and they mirror those...
Safety benefits mean TCAR may be preferable approach in radiation-induced carotid...
A study set to be presented at VAM (14–17 June, National Harbor, USA) has found that the long-term outcomes of transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR)...
Base revascularization strategy on effectiveness in restoring adequate and durable limb...
The results of a subanalysis of the BEST-CLI trial found that patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) who were deemed suitable for open lower-extremity...
Global perspectives take center stage in second annual WFVS session at...
“The intellectual exchange of information and a better understanding of unique global perspectives has brought the leading societies closer,” Palma Shaw, MD, MBA, secretary...
Integrated vascular surgery program features may optimize trainee wellness and decrease...
Today’s program at the 2023 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) will feature the presentation of an abstract by R. Debbie Li, MD, Loyola University Medical...
VAM 2023: Learn at lunchtime
The Society for Vascular Surgery has added four lunchtime learning sessions to the VAM opening day.
Topics are both clinical and non-clinical, ranging from planning...
Study finds carotid stent fracture rate to be negligible but long-term...
Presenter Neeta Karani, MD, from Bronson Healthcare, Kalamazoo, Michigan, is set to elucidate findings that consider the incidence of carotid stent fractures and their...
VAM 2023: SVS Connect@VAM social event is tonight
As part of its ongoing commitment to foster collaboration and strengthen the vascular community, the SVS will host the inaugural SVS Connect@VAM: Building Community...
‘First’ study to identify endothelial cell-cell communication via bidirectional secretion of...
Award-winning vascular resident talks about the science behind her work, which her mentor says is “moving the needle on every front.”
University of Toronto surgeon-scientist...
More research needed but lithotripsy plus TCAR ‘an answer’ in certain...
Earlier this year, researchers debuted single-center experiences indicating that intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) may be able to expand transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) into patients with...
Vascular Specialist@VAM–Conference Edition 1
In this issue:
President-elect zeroes in on complexity of issues within vascular surgery pipeline
‘First’ study to identify endothelial cell-cell communication via bidirectional secretion...
The essential ‘need’ for vascular surgeons in pulmonary embolism treatment paradigm
The specter of pulmonary embolism (PE) as a common and lethal disease process—with mortality of massive PE static at about 50% for decades while...
Relax, recharge at VAM 2023 opening day social event
The opening day at the society for Vascular Surgery’s Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) starts with an educational session for the World Federation of Vascular...
Visit ‘SVS Central’ for headshots
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) will once again offer the 2023 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) attendees the opportunity to receive free headshots.
These...
VQI@VAM: Quality takes center stage at VQI meeting, initiative making much...
Over the past several months, the Society for Vascular Surgery’s Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) hit some important milestones, including registering procedure number 1,000,000 in...
VQI@VAM: Social media helps promote safe technique, study finds
A social media campaign promoting educational videos proved efficient and cost-effective, and similar campaigns will be useful for quality improvement projects directed toward medical...
‘Nobody believed us’: Vascular giant discusses overcoming skeptics to make specialty-defining...
Malachi Sheahan III, MD, Vascular Specialist’s medical editor, speaks to living legend and limb-salvage pioneer Frank J. Veith, MD, on the contents of his...
VAM 2023 beckons
Our annual gathering is almost here. After months of planning, our premiere educational event in vascular surgery, the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM), opens June...
Vascular Specialist–June 2023 VAM special
In this VAM 2023 preview issue:
The Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) beckons: "Our annual gathering is almost here. After months of planning, our premiere...
VAM 2023 meeting underscores commitment to DEI
Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) have been a focus for the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and continue to grow in importance. VAM 2023...
Attendees preparing for VAM 2023 education, networking
More than 880 vascular professionals are preparing to pack their bags in preparation for the 2023 Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Vascular Annual Meeting...
Mix and mingle at SVS Connect@VAM
The 2023 Society for Vascular Surgery's Vascular Annual Meeting will end its first full day on Wednesday with an outdoor networking event—food and drink,...
Contribute to PAC in April: Be honored at VAM in June
This year’s VAM will include an “enhanced” Society for Vascular Surgery Political Action Committee (SVS PAC) contributor display, which will recognize SVS PAC donors...
VAM 2023: Gala organizers seek auction donations
The “Great Gatsby Gala” Committee is turning its attention to gathering auction items to entice bidders in both the Live and Silent auctions.
The sky’s...
Showcasing a ‘rewarding field’: student-trainee program at VAM deals with full...
Besides being able to attend the scientific and educational sessions at the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM), medical students and general surgery residents have an...
VAM educational sessions set to cover gamut of clinical and vascular...
With sessions covering a wide swath of topics important to vascular surgeons, including many proposed by Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) members themselves, participants...
SVS announces officer candidates for 2023 election
The 2023 Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Nominating Committee has announced the candidates for the 2023 officer election. They are:
For SVS vice president,...
Trainees: Cases sought for three VAM sessions
Vascular trainees and medical students are invited to submit their best cases for three sessions at the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Vascular Annual...
Pay SVS dues to receive SVS benefits, including VAM discount
With registration for the 2023 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) right around the corner, those people who have not paid their SVS 2023 dues have...
VAM 2023: Early-bird registration opens
Meeting registration and hotel reservations opened March 15 for the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) 2023 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM). This year’s premiere educational...
Deadline extension: VRIC 2023 abstracts now due Jan. 18
The Jan. 11 deadline to submit research abstracts on vascular disease and treatment for the 2023 Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC) has been extended...
Students and residents: Attend VAM 2023 on a scholarship
Medical students and general surgery residents have the chance to change their lives. Perhaps they are still seeking some direction for their medical careers. Perhaps...
Conference watch: Submit research to VRIC, VAM
Submissions already are open for 2023 Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC), which will be May 10, 2023, in Boston. The conference includes abstract sessions,...
VAM 2023: Apply for international scholars program by Dec. 31
Young vascular surgeons from outside the United States and Canada have until Dec. 31 to apply for scholarships to attend the 2023 Vascular Annual...
Proposals sought for VAM 2023
Members are still raving about the 2022 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) even while organizers seek topics for educational sessions for the 2023 edition. Proposals...