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Press Releases
For press releases, media inquiries or to speak with a vascular surgeon, contact Beth Bales at (312) 334-2316 or by email. (No solicitors, please.)
December 11, 2018 • Press Release
Many lymphedema patients are not receiving treatment
A new study finds that a significant percentage of cancer patients are not getting any care for their lymphedema, leading to a notable treatment gap.
December 11, 2018 • Press Release
Why do you need to see a vascular surgeon?
TOP 3 FAQS ANSWERED CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 17, 2018 – Alice is a smoker who was getting severe cramps in her legs when she walked. She thought she had just pulled a muscle, but after an office test, her primary care physician referred her to a vascular surgeon.
December 3, 2018 • Press Release
SVS Moving to Rosemont, Illinois March 2019
The Chicago-based Society for Vascular Surgery has announced it will relocate its headquarters to Rosemont, Ill., near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, as of March 1, 2019. The SVS is an international, not-for-profit professional medical society, serving specialty-trained vascular surgeons and allied professionals.
November 15, 2018 • Press Release
Obese patients have more post-op trouble after open AAA repair
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have found that obese patients were more likely to have longer procedures and to lose more blood than those who were not obese, and obese patients were more likely to have post-operative problems such as renal failure or wound infections.
November 1, 2018 • Press Release
Diabetes - 3 warnings signs of vascular disease
Diabetes can put patients at risk for vascular disease and limb loss INSULIN-DEPENDENT PATIENTS MAY HAVE WORSE VASCULAR SURGICAL OUTCOMES
