People who live with diabetes know they have a lot of health management to do – monitor their blood sugar, stay alert for eye problems and monitor for foot infections.

The Society for Vascular Surgery has released new reporting standards focused on endovascular treatment of chronic lower extremity peripheral artery disease.

CHICAGO, Ill. -- Diabetics face more than food restrictions to regulate the disease. In some cases, diabetics have increased risk of losing a toe, foot or leg. Here’s why:

Donna Parks had a sensation of heaviness in her legs for a couple of years – then sharp, stabbing pains began.

NEW CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURE TO BE EVALUATED BY
THE SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY PATIENT SAFETY ORGANIZATION

New thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) reporting standards have been published by the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) in the September 2016 issue of Journal of Vascular Surgery.

CHICAGO, Illinois - Vascular surgeons and vein specialists made their case for newer lower extremity chronic venous disease treatments at a recent MEDCAC panel.

The Real Story on Traveler's Thrombosis

Answers to Questions about Leg Blood Clots

CHICAGO, Ill., July 11, 2016 — As he completed his term as president of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), Dr. Bruce A. Perler began his term as chair of the SVS Foundation at the society’s 2016 Vascular Annual Meeting near Washington, D.C. in June.

Dr. Michel S. Makaroun, a professor of surgery and of clinical and translational science at the University of Pittsburgh, was elected vice president of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) at the Society’s 2016 Vascular Annual Meeting in June.