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For press releases, media inquiries or to speak with a vascular surgeon, contact Kay Severinsen at (312) 334-2317 or by email. (No solicitors, please.)
June 4, 2019 • Press Release
World vascular societies announce new CLTI guidelines
ROSEMONT, Illinois, June 2019 – Four years ago, vascular experts from around the world had a quixotic quest: get all surgeons and providers to agree on the best ways to treat a common and debilitating illness: chronic limb-threatening ischemia. The goal has come to fruition with the publication of the new guidelines in the Journal of Vascular Surgery.
May 20, 2019 • Press Release
Free vascular screenings set for June 8 at GWU
WASHINGTON, DC — The Society for Vascular Surgery is partnering with the nonprofit AAAneurysm Outreach and other organizations to offer free vascular disease screenings June 8 at George Washington University in Washington D.C.
May 1, 2019 • Press Release
JVS report: Swine flu and respiratory distress linked to blood clots
SVS: Frequent blood clots documented in swine flu patients with ARDS EMPIRICAL SYSTEMIC ANTICOAGULATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH LESS VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM IN CRITICALLY ILL INFLUENZA A H1N1 ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME PATIENTS, Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders, May 2019.
April 23, 2019 • Press Release
High risk aneurysm patients can have good results if selected well
RISK FACTORS FOR EARLY AND LATE MORTALITY AFTER FENESTRATED AND BRANCHED ENDOVASCULAR REPAIR OF COMPLEX ANEURYSMS Journal of Vascular Surgery, May 2019.
April 22, 2019 • Press Release
What surgeons wish patients knew about their circulation
ROSEMONT, Illinois, April 22, 2019 – Many patients meet a vascular surgeon for the first time when they need to have surgery. There’s no time for an anatomy lesson; it’s time to make a medical decision. But quite a few of those patients might never have needed that surgery if they had known more about how the body’s amazing system of veins and arteries works and how to keep it healthy. Here are a few basics that vascular specialists wish patients knew:
