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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.)
October 8, 2019 • Press Release
W. L. Gore & Associates supports SVS quality initiatives with new block grant
SVS: W. L. Gore & Associates Block Grant Will Support Vascular Quality ROSEMONT, Ill., Oct. 8, 2019 – W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. will support a new Society for Vascular Surgery initiative to advance patient safety programs and the quality of vascular care, the SVS has announced.
August 30, 2019 • Press Release
3 reasons smokers are at higher risk of amputations
Most smokers know cigarettes can damage their lungs, but all too often, they have no idea that smoking is also bad for their blood vessels.
August 19, 2019 • Press Release
When varicose veins could need medical attention
Most of the millions of people with varicose veins don’t consider them a medical issue, unless they happen to be painful, achy or inflamed.
August 5, 2019 • Press Release
Good news for PAD intervention patients who take statins
STATIN USE ASSOCIATED WITH IMPROVED LIMB SALVAGE AFTER INTERVENTION FOR PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE, Journal for Vascular Surgery, August 2019.
July 23, 2019 • Press Release
JVS: Early results found similar risks for TCAR and CEA at 30 days and 1 year
A MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS OF TRANSCAROTID ARTERY REVASCULARIZATION COMPARED TO CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY, July 2019, Journal of Vascular Surgery. ROSEMONT, Illinois, July 2019 – The first report of a matched analysis of TCAR (transcarotid artery revascularization) and CEA (carotid endarterectomy) reveals similar incidence of stroke and death at both 30 days and one year. Results suggest that the new procedure could become an important part of vascular surgeons’ armamentarium in treating significant carotid stenosis.
