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The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) is founded on the principle that vascular surgeons should be exposed annually to the full scope of advances in vascular health, inc...

Devastating extremity injuries are prevalent on the modern battlefield. Improved body armor, rapid evacuation times and advanced critical care yield survivability in the face of catastrophic limb trau...

In 2007, Medicare guidelines were established to identify persons at risk for the presence of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the implementation of the SA...

Endothelial function has been measured in human brachial and coronary arteries, but not in lower extremity arteries affected by atherosclerosis. We describe a novel, first-in-man, evaluation of endoth...

To examine the outcomes of tibial endovascular interventions with respect to ulcer healing and prevention of major limb loss.

We report our experience with the use of a novel Thermo-Sensitive Polymer (LeGoo) for distal vessel control during Infra-Popliteal Bypasses (IPB) in patients with severe leg ischemia.

The purpose of this study was to describe the frequency, predictors and outcomes of ischemic colitis after abdominal debranching combined with aortic stent grafts (ADSG) used to treat pararenal (PRA) ...

Traumatic transection of the thoracic aorta is being treated increasingly with the use of aortic stent grafting. Unfortunately, most stent grafts are designed for treating aortic aneurysmal disease in...

To review clinical outcomes of endovascular treatment of type B aortic dissection.

CMS requires high risk criteria for CAS reimbursement. The impact of these criteria on outcomes remains uncertain, potentially biasing comparative effectiveness analysis. We evaluate this using data f...

Administrative data (AD) have been used to compare CEA and CAS. However, there are limitations in defining prior stroke/TIA and complications that may vary by procedure. Therefore, we did a direct com...

Modern studies on wartime vascular trauma have previously focused on management strategies and early results with no characterization of enduring functional limb salvage or its relation to quality of ...

We assessed the impact of AAA-specific simulation training on resident performance in simulated open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (SOAAAR) and determined whether simulation training required dedic...

Controversy surrounds the topic of transfusion policy after non-cardiac operations. This study assessed the combined impact of postoperative nadir hemoglobin (nHb) levels and blood transfusion on adve...

Popliteal Entrapment Syndrome is a rare cause of claudication in the young population. These patients are typically referred to multiple specialists prior to their diagnosis and optimal treatment. Ult...

Over the last decade, there has been a significant increase in primary endoluminal therapy for critical limb ischemia (CLI; rest pain and tissue loss) of the lower extremity (LE) with limited reportin...

Branched and fenestrated repair is an effective method for treatment of complex aortic aneurysms. However, the long-term durability of branches is not well reported.

Chimney and periscope grafts (CP) allow maintaining patency of aortic branches when their orifices require coverage by aortic stentgrafts. We present a series of 77 patients in which CP have been used...

To analyze early and mid-term outcomes in patients undergoing the Sandwich Technique, hypogastric artery (HA) endorevascularization (ER), to treat complex aortoiliac aneurysms (AIA), isolated common i...

There are many patients treated with EVAR who have a concomitant aneurysm of the suprarenal aorta (sAAA). The natural history of these sAAAs and whether they affect the results of EVAR are unknown.

Stent graft infection is a rare but serious complication in patients who underwent endovascular aortic aneurysm repair. Particularly removal of suprarenal fixing stent graft carries risk of aortic or ...

Malperfusion syndrome is a known predictor of poor outcome in acute type B dissection. We describe our experience with endovascular revascularization in the acute setting.

To better understand factors determining responsiveness to treatment, patient characteristics and postoperative outcomes were examined in a series of pediatric and adult patients undergoing supraclavi...

Placement of inferior vena cava filters (IVCF) in the United States has increased dramatically over the last 3 decades, partly due to the popularity of retrievable filter use. Complications of prolong...

The mechanochemical ablation catheter utilizes a liquid sclerosant (sodium tetradecyl sulfate or aethoxysclerol) and a mechanical rotating wire to accomplish occlusion of incompetent GSV or SSV. The p...

The HeRO (Hemodialysis Reliable Outflow) graft is becoming a recognized alternative to Lower Extremity AV Grafts (LEAVG) as an option for patients who have exhausted traditional upper extremity access...

The National Kidney Foundation recommends the preferential creation of radiocephalic fistulas (RCF) over that of brachiocephalic fistulas (BCF) for hemodialysis access. This study tested the hypothesi...

Finite Element (FE) Analysis has been used to estimate peak wall stress(PWS) and peak wall rupture risk(PWRR) of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms(AAA). However, these values are not familiar for Clinicians....

To evaluate the role of intraoperative aneurysm sac embolization during EVAR (edEVAR) with coils and glue, in the prevention of Endoleak type II (ET2).