CHICAGO, Illinois, June 27, 2018 – The Society for Vascular Surgery has named Dr. Gregorio Sicard, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the Lifetime Achievement Award Winner for 2018. The award is the highest honor bestowed by the society each year.

With the advent of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) over the past several decades, along with more recent technical advances that now allow for more complex aneurysms to be treated with branched-fenestrated devices, it is not surprising that the rate of open AAA repair is declining. The important question now is, has this decline become so drastic that open AAA can no longer serve as a relevant marker for hospital quality, or program discrimination for trainees?

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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF MAY-THURNER SYNDROME WITH EMPHASIS ON GENDER DIFFERENCES

GRIP STRENGTH MEASUREMENT FOR FRAILTY ASSESSMENT IN PATIENTS WITH VASCULAR DISEASE AND ASSOCIATIONS WITH COMORBIDITY, CARDIAC RISK AND SARCOPENIA

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 24, 2018 – The Society for Vascular Surgery has released an updated version of its “Guidelines for hospital privileges in vascular surgery and endovascular interventions: Recommendations of the Society for Vascular Surgery,” which are published in May’s Journal of Vascula

SVS 2018 Vascular Annual Meeting to Host Vascular Teams

When: June 20-23
Where: Hynes Convention Center, Boston
Scientific Sessions: June 21-23
Exhibit Hall: June 21-22
Register: DNA

Angiograms and Angioplasty –Using your body’s vascular highway to identify and treat blockages

Though uncommon, some vascular complications could cost you more than swollen feet, according to the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS)

A new Harvard research study suggests that vascular surgeons should consider insulin dependency when determining treatment for chronic limb-threatening ischemia in patients with diabetes.