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February 11, 2019 • Press Release
JVS: Patients with depression and PAD at higher risk of amputation and death
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 11, 2019 – 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
Chicago, Ill., West Lebanon, N.H. Dec. 18, 2018 – 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.
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.
