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Sex-based analysis finds BEST-CLI data generalizable to female patients
A new secondary analysis of sex disparities in the best endovascular versus best surgical therapy in patients with critical limb ischemia (BEST-CLI) trial data has found that improved major adverse limb event (MALE)-free survival via open surgical bypass with single…
Attendees welcomed to ‘more inclusive, more innovative, and more educational’ VAM
“I urge each one of you to seize this unique opportunity to not only enhance your patient care but also elevate your careers,” SVS President Joseph Mills, MD, advised VAM 2024 attendees during yesterday’s Opening Ceremony. Mills welcomed delegates to…
Toe and flow session aims to break down barriers to multidisciplinary limb salvage teams
“If you had cancer you would go to a cancer center where you would get a multidisciplinary approach,” SVS President Joseph L. Mills, MD, tells VS@VAM, drawing on this example to highlight the importance of multidisciplinary teams working for amputation…
Sex-based analysis finds BEST-CLI data generalizable to female patients
A new secondary analysis of sex disparities in the best endovascular versus best surgical therapy in patients with critical limb ischemia (BEST-CLI) trial data has found that improved major adverse limb event (MALE)-free survival via open surgical bypass with single…
TCAR and endarterectomy both ‘reasonable’ but stenting linked to worse outcomes in kidney disease patients
A study examining outcomes between different carotid revascularization procedures has concluded that transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) and carotid endarterectomy (CEA) both represent a “reasonable choice” in severe chronic kidney disease (CKD) and hemodialysis patients—but transfemoral carotid artery stenting (TF-CAS) appears…
Patient selection may explain ‘counterintuitive’ relationship between carotid stenting volume and outcomes in new study
High stroke and death rates relating to carotid stenting in the Pacific Northwest may be driven by the selection of high-risk patients with less than 80% stenosis, and reducing the frequency of stenting in this high-risk group—along with better adherence…
Twin global burdens of growing PAD prevalence and vascular workforce shortfall demand action, WFVS session hears
A growing prevalence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) across the world parallels a deteriorating PAD landscape in the U.S., underscoring a need for more vascular surgeons and risk-factor reduction globally, according to a leading expert in the field. Vincent Rowe,…
APP united: Society for Vascular Nursing and SVS PA Section to host immersive program
The Society for Vascular Nursing (SVN) is again hosting its 42nd Annual Conference June 19–20 at McCormick Place alongside VAM 2024. This year’s meeting offers attendees a diverse offering, including an immersive program that will merge with the SVS Physician…
Endovascular CFA treatment associated with increased rate of long-term CFA-specific reintervention, study finds
A recent study suggests that endovascular treatment of the common femoral artery (CFA) is associated with an increased rate of long-term CFA-specific reintervention, regardless of indication. Nicholas Wells, MA, a medical student at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven,…
Unmet needs and paradigm shifts: VESS scientific sessions set to plumb the vasculature for advances in practice
Selected research to be presented during the Wednesday afternoon, June 19, series of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society (VESS) Scientific Sessions (from 1:30 p.m. onward in the West Building, Level 1) will highlight areas of unmet need and offer paradigm-shifting…