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February 1, 2018 • Press Release
‘Poor circulation’ leads to worse outcomes in African American vascular patients
CHICAGO, Illinois – Feb. 1, 2018 – According to a new study, black Americans have more severe vascular disease by the time they see a vascular surgeon, and they are more likely to die of it than other ethnic groups.
January 24, 2018 • Press Release
Black Americans Are Younger, Sicker and at Higher Risk When Faced with Major Vascular Interventions
“BLACK PATIENTS PRESENT WITH MORE SEVERE VASCULAR DISEASE AND A GREATER BURDEN OF RISK FACTORS THAN WHITE PATIENTS AT TIME OF MAJOR VASCULAR INTERVENTION.” Journal of Vascular Surgery, February 2018. CHICAGO, Illinois, February 2018 –African Americans come into the vascular operating room with significant co-morbidities that may explain their more severe level of disease and higher risk factors, report researchers who reviewed 76,000 vascular cases for their report in the February edition of the Journal of Vascular Surgery.
January 3, 2018 • Press Release
When to consider TEVAR in uncomplicated TBAD
PREDICTORS OF LATE AORTIC INTERVENTION IN PATIENTS WITH MEDICALLY TREATED TYPE B AORTIC DISSECTION, Journal of Vascular Surgery, January 2018. CHICAGO, Illinois, January 2018 – A new study suggests thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) may be appropriate in uncomplicated Type B aortic dissection (TBAD) based on several anatomic criteria determined by computerized tomography (CT) imaging.
January 3, 2018 • Press Release
Endovenous thermal ablation and thrombotic complications
“CLINICAL CORRELATION OF SUCCESS AND ACUTE THROMBOTIC COMPLICATIONS OF LOWER EXTREMITY ENDOVENOUS THERMAL ABLATION.”Journal of Vascular Surgery Venous and Lymphatic Disorders, January 2018 CHICAGO, Illinois, January 2018 – A large single center experience with endovenous thermal ablation reveals risk factors for thrombotic complications.
December 18, 2017 • Press Release
2017’s most frequently asked questions about vein and artery disease CHICAGO, Illinois, December 18, 2017 – For patients and their families, when the doctor talks about vascular disease it can be baffling. Vascular diseases have long, complicated names or acronyms and refer to parts of the body we sometimes don’t understand.
