NEW CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURE TO BE EVALUATED BYTHE SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY PATIENT SAFETY ORGANIZATIONCHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 9, 2016 -- A surveillance project to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) in comparison with carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is being launched by the Society for Vascular Surgery Patient Safety Organization (SVS PSO).Carotid artery stenting (CAS) and CEA are performed in patients with atherosclerotic narrowing of the carotid artery in order to reduce stroke risk.

New thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) reporting standards have been published by the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) in the September 2016 issue of Journal of Vascular Surgery.

CHICAGO, Illinois - Vascular surgeons and vein specialists made their case for newer lower extremity chronic venous disease treatments at a recent MEDCAC panel.The Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee’s reports offer professional advice on treatments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

The Real Story on Traveler's Thrombosis

Answers to Questions about Leg Blood Clots

For those planning a trip, there can be plenty of things to worry about – airport security, the cost of travel and flight delays. It can also be a health hazard for some people who are at risk of getting blood clots.

VAM Recordings Now Available via Access Code

Want to re-visit the 2016 Vascular Annual Meeting, or view it for the first time?

The VAM On-Demand Library includes a wealth of useful information: 100+ audio and slide presentations of abstracts and papers, video recordings of plenaries and special sessions, lists of authors and faculty, links to information on CME credits and more.

Using the search box, those interested in a particular topic or speaker can easily locate all sessions related to that topic or presenter.

Read the SVS letter to CMS

SVS has sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services urging changes in the way the CMS proposes to pay physicians and specialists.  The Society is among many physician organizations and stakeholders urging the federal government to delay a proposed rule that will affect Medicare reimbursements.

CHICAGO, Ill., July 11, 2016 — As he completed his term as president of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), Dr. Bruce A. Perler began his term as chair of the SVS Foundation at the society’s 2016 Vascular Annual Meeting near Washington, D.C. in June. The Foundation supports research to improve the quality of vascular patient care.

Dr. Perler will oversee the foundation’s competitive, peer-reviewed, grant-making initiatives, which are made possible by contributions from members, medical societies and corporations.

Dr. Michel S. Makaroun, a professor of surgery and of clinical and translational science at the University of Pittsburgh, was elected vice president of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) at the Society’s 2016 Vascular Annual Meeting in June.

R. Clement Darling III, MD, was elected president-elect of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) at the 2016 Vascular Annual Meeting in June.

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