Press Releases

March 6, 2019 • Press Release

SVS Announces New Task Force on Paclitaxel Safety

The following statement has been issued by the SVS: ROSEMONT, Ill., March 6, 2019 – The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), the premier scientific organization devoted to the treatment of vascular disease, is concerned about a recent article in the Journal of the American Heart Association suggesting higher rates of two- and five-year mortality in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) treated with paclitaxel delivering devices.

February 11, 2019 • Press Release

JVS: Patients with depression and PAD at higher risk of amputation and death

A recent finding published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery concludes that people with peripheral (or leg) artery disease and depression are more likely than other patients to face amputation and death due to their disease.

February 8, 2019 • Press Release

Good news, bad news: rAAA deaths down, but 43% occur in people that don’t qualify for screening

EPIDEMIOLOGY OF FATAL RUPTURED AORTIC ANEURYSMS IN THE UNITED STATES (1999-2016). Journal of Vascular Surgery, February 2019. CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 11, 2019 – Even though the number of deaths due to ruptured aortic aneurysms has decreased 68 percent in recent years, a significant number of deaths from ruptured aortic aneurysms occur in patients whose demographics exclude them from screening guidelines, according to a newly published study in the Journal of Vascular Surgery.

January 15, 2019 • Press Release

Excellent long-term results for large, braided self-expanding stents in iliofemoral venous disease

AUTHORS OFFER TIPS FOR BEST LONG-TERM CLINICAL OUTCOMES FOR TREATMENT OF CHRONIC ILIOFEMORAL VENOUS OBSTRUCTION CHICAGO, Illinois, January 2019 – A single-center experience using large, braided self-expanding stents for iliofemoral venous obstruction found excellent outcomes. Several useful techniques and pearls for improved outcomes are reported in the January edition of the Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders.

December 18, 2018 • Press Release

SVS VQI surpasses 500th center

The Society for Vascular Surgery® Vascular Quality Initiative® (SVS VQI) recently notched yet another milestone when it welcomed its 500th participating center to the registry. Now, with 513 centers, 500,000 procedures, and 3,000 participating physicians entering cases across 12 different vascular procedures, the VQI has experienced significant growth since its inception in 2011.