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SVS encourages participation in compensation survey
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) is encouraging members to participate in the 2024 Compensation Survey, a key initiative designed to provide vascular surgeons with tailored insights into compensation, productivity and practice data. This effort, conducted in collaboration with Phairify—a…
Submit session proposals for VAM 2025
While the 2024 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) only wrapped up in June and attendees are still in awe of its education offerings, it is time to start planning for the VAM 2025 program. VAM 2025 will take place in New…
‘Night at the Museum’
The SVS Foundation hosted its annual gala on June 21 at Chicago’s famous Museum of Science and Industry. This was the first of the Foundation galas to take place offsite from the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM). “Operation Golden Key” was…
SVS Foundation’s Step at VAM challenge raises more than $30,000
The recent Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM 2024) was more than a gathering of medical professionals to discuss advancements in vascular health. It featured the Step at VAM challenge, an inspiring event highlighting the importance of physical activity that raised over…
Survey of off-label treatment of complex repair pinpoints factors behind underreported outcomes data
The potential for cost and time to be key factors in low levels of outcomes data reporting emerged during a national survey of the off-label use of approved endovascular devices for complex aortic aneurysm repair. Grayson S. Pitcher, MD, an…
One-year STRIDE study data show ‘meaningful’ limb salvage, mortality and QoL outcomes
One-year outcomes from the STRIDE study of the Indigo aspiration thrombectomy system (Penumbra) for lower-extremity acute limb ischemia (ALI) showed target limb salvage and mortality rates of 88.5% and 12%, respectively. The data were revealed by Thomas Maldonado, MD, professor…
PRESERVE II trial shows robust five-year outcomes
Five-year outcomes the PRESERVE II pivotal trial of Cook Medical’s Zenith branch iliac graft (ZBIS) demonstrate “sustained safety and effectiveness” when combined with the iCast (Getinge) covered stent for the treatment of aortoiliac aneurysms and preservation of hypogastric artery perfusion,…
‘Well, here we are—but right now I wish I wasn’t’: Early-career errors
On Friday, June 21, the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Young Surgeons Section (YSS) held their session at the 2024 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM). The session began with Chelsea Dorsey, MD, highlighting the YSS’ achievements from the last year including…
SVS Annual Business Meeting showcases 2024 Foundation award recipients
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) convened its Annual Business Meeting at the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) on June 22 in Chicago. A highlight of the event was the announcement of the 2023–2024 award recipients by the outgoing Foundation Chair…
SVS Women’s Section delves into vascular trauma treatment intricacies amid ‘paucity of literature’
“Life over limb”—that was one of the key messages to emerge from the VAM 2024 SVS Women’s Section session that placed a lens over vascular trauma treatment. Misty Humphries, MD, associate professor of surgery at University of California Davis in…