Press Releases

April 12, 2017 • Press Release

VQI Varicose Vein Registry Yielding Data on Treatment Efficacy

Joint Effort of the Society for Vascular Surgery and American Venous Forum Off to a Good Start Media inquiries:Dr. Paul DiMuzioPaul.Dimuzio@jefferson.edu

April 7, 2017 • Press Release

4 years after Boston Marathon attack, new hope for trauma patients

For trauma patients faced with limb loss, the old axiom about necessity and invention has never seemed more true. Four years after the tragedy at the Boston Marathon, medical professionals are combining what they have learned from that tragedy with new expertise in treating trauma patients, from saving limbs to improving the lives of amputees. Dr. Jeffrey Kalish has been at the forefront of this endeavor. A vascular surgeon at Boston Medical Center, he was amid the horror as many of the most critically injured Marathon trauma patients arrived.

March 30, 2017 • Press Release

PSO Goal: All Centers Offer Statins at Discharge to Vascular Surgery Patients

SVS PSO AIMS FOR 100 PERCENT COMPLIANCE AMONG PARTICIPATING CENTERS

March 27, 2017 • Press Release

WOMEN, MORTALITY AND AAA REPAIR

Adjusting for Aortic Size Index reduces gender differences in outcomes; may be a better indicator threshold for female patients CHICAGO, Illinois, April 1, 2017 – Following repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), women appear to have worse outcomes than men in terms of mortality and morbidity. Aortic aneurysm rupture remains a significant cause for morbidity and mortality. With increasing awareness of the disease, as well as continued screening programs, the medical community can limit its impact.

March 1, 2017 • Press Release

Time to Register for the 2017 Vascular Annual Meeting

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 1, 2017 – Registration is now open for the 2017 Vascular Annual Meeting, scheduled for May 31-June 3 in San Diego. Plenaries and exhibits open June 1.