SVS:- AAA size predicts outcomes after endovascular repair

DIFFERENCES IN PATIENT SELECTION AND OUTCOMES BASED ON ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM DIAMETER THRESHOLDS IN THE VASCULAR QUALITY INITIATIVE. November 2019, Journal of Vascular Surgery.

CHICAGO, Illinois, November 2019 – Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) diameter has important implications for operative and long-term outcomes for patients, based on a study of 22,975 patient records in the Vascular Quality Initiative.

By Ryan McEnaney, MD & Kathleen Raman, MD
Members of the SVS VA Vascular Surgeons Committee 

SVS: IVUS invaluable for precise iliac vein treatment

A COMPARISON BETWEEN INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND VENOGRAPHY IN IDENTITYING KEY PARAMETERS ESSENTIAL FOR ILIAC VEIN STENTING.

November 2019 Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders

CHICAGO, Illinois, November 2019 – In a large series of iliac vein stent cases, a blinded comparison found intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) superior to venography in determining the proper location of treatment zones.

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.

SVS trainees interested in health policy have until the end of the month to apply to spend a day on Capitol Hill. The recipient of the SVS Vascular Surgery Trainee Advocacy Travel Scholarship will learn about vascular surgery issues and discuss with lawmakers and their staffs issues of concern for vascular surgeons and their patients.

Applications are due by Oct. 31. The recipient will receive $1,500 to defray travel costs. The scholarship is sponsored by the SVS Resident and Student Outreach Committee.

SVS member Matthew Edwards, MD, and wife, Angela Edwards, MD, were named co-chairs for the 27th Annual Winston-Salem Heart and Stroke Walk in late September.

Dear Friends,

The SVS Foundation is a fundamental part of our Society, entrusted with supporting programs that advance our knowledge of vascular disease and improve the care delivery process to our patients and communities.

Attending the Vascular Annual Meeting on a student travel scholarship nearly a decade ago changed the course of Andrea Obi’s career.

Already leaning toward vascular surgery, her VAM experience — including a mentor to show her the ropes — cemented that decision. “SVS made me feel not only that I belonged there, but that I was valued,” she said. “I’d never had that experience before.”

She wants prospective members today to feel that same camaraderie and sense of belonging she has always felt and urges them to apply for membership. The final deadline for 2019 is Dec. 1.

The end of the year is fast approaching, and SVS memberships are now up for 2020 renewals.

Dues invoices have been distributed to all members via email and must be paid by Dec. 31 to maintain SVS membership and access to the Journal of Vascular Surgery and SVSConnect. Statements will be mailed in early November, for those who need hard-copy invoices.

VRIC Submission Site Opens Oct. 29: Abstracts for the 2020 Vascular Research Initiatives Conference may be submitted beginning Oct. 29.

VRIC is held the day before and in the same location as the American Heart Association’s “Vascular Discovery: From Genes to Medicine” Scientific Sessions. VRIC takes place May 4, and Vascular Discovery May 5 to 7, 2020, at the Hilton Chicago in Chicago.

Abstracts will be accepted through Jan. 7, 2020.