Press Releases

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.

December 11, 2018 • Press Release

Why do you need to see a vascular surgeon?

TOP 3 FAQS ANSWERED CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 17, 2018 – Alice is a smoker who was getting severe cramps in her legs when she walked. She thought she had just pulled a muscle, but after an office test, her primary care physician referred her to a vascular surgeon.

December 3, 2018 • Press Release

SVS Moving to Rosemont, Illinois March 2019

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 29, 2018 – The Chicago-based Society for Vascular Surgery has announced it will relocate its headquarters to Rosemont, Ill., near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, as of March 1, 2019. The SVS is an international, not-for-profit professional medical society, serving specialty-trained vascular surgeons and allied professionals.

November 15, 2018 • Press Release

Obese patients have more post-op trouble after open AAA repair

Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have found that obese patients were more likely to have longer procedures and to lose more blood than those who were not obese, and obese patients were more likely to have post-operative problems such as renal failure or wound infections.