Vascular Surgery (all articles)
AHA Statement | Surgical management and mechanical circulatory support in high-risk pulmonary embolisms
24 Jan, 2023 | 14:40h | UTCNews Release: New statement suggests more patients may benefit from surgery for pulmonary embolism – American Heart Association
Commentary from one of the authors on Twitter (thread – click for more)
? New @AHAScience Statement on Surgical Management and Mechanical Circulatory Support in High Risk Acute PE!
Presented today #STS2023 by Writing Chair @GoldbergJBCTMD from @WestchesterMed & published in @CircAHA:https://t.co/YjeA8QbHOw
Endorsed by @STS_CTsurgery @ @AATSHQ pic.twitter.com/OhnRXnriq8
— Jay Giri (@jaygirimd) January 23, 2023
Case Report | Catheter-associated superior vena cava syndrome
20 Jan, 2023 | 14:36h | UTCCatheter-associated superior vena cava syndrome – Canadian Medical Association Journal
RCT | Prevention of incisional hernias by prophylactic mesh-augmented reinforcement of midline laparotomies for AAA treatment
19 Jan, 2023 | 14:03h | UTC
Review | Surgical site infection prevention
18 Jan, 2023 | 14:31h | UTCSurgical Site Infection Prevention: A Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Author interview: Surgical Site Infection Prevention – JAMA
Related:
Global guidelines on the prevention of surgical site infection – World Health Organization
AAOS Guideline: Prevention of surgical site infections after major extremity trauma.
Cohort Study | Procedural characteristics and outcomes of transcatheter interventions for aortic coarctation
13 Jan, 2023 | 13:16h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Practice patterns and acute outcomes of #transcatheter #coarctation interventions in the @ACCinTouch #NCDR IMPACT Registry ➡️ https://t.co/tkFJ3tiSvu@DrAdaStefanescu @AmiBhattMD @erichorlick pic.twitter.com/lzVr6KV0mE
— MyJSCAI (@MyJSCAI) September 27, 2022
Atypical ulcers: a stepwise approach for clinicians
10 Jan, 2023 | 14:00h | UTCAtypical Ulcers: A Stepwise Approach for Clinicians – Wounds
2022 ACR/EULAR classification criteria for giant cell arteritis.
16 Dec, 2022 | 13:39h | UTCNews Release: Updated: GCA Classification Criteria – European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology
2022 ACR/EULAR classification criteria for Takayasu arteritis.
12 Dec, 2022 | 12:50h | UTCNews Release: Classification criteria established for Takayasu arteritis – European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology, EULAR
RCT | Anticoagulation for 3 months reduces recurrence rates vs. treatment for 6 weeks in patients with isolated distal DVT.
24 Nov, 2022 | 13:34h | UTCNews Release: Extending anti-clotting treatment after distal DVT reduces further clot risk – BMJ Newsroom
Pooled analysis of 4 studies | Drug-coated balloons vs. bare metal stents in patients with femoropopliteal arterial disease.
22 Nov, 2022 | 13:02h | UTC
Review | POCUS for aortic dissection in the clinical presentation of ischemic stroke.
17 Nov, 2022 | 12:08h | UTCPOCUS for aortic dissection in the clinical presentation of ischemic stroke – emDocs
Matched cohort study | Long-term clinical and radiographic outcomes in patients with clinically isolated aortitis.
11 Nov, 2022 | 13:43h | UTC
Cohort Study | Surveillance of long-term outcomes of devices after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
10 Nov, 2022 | 14:00h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Long term reintervention and rupture after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair varies by device manufacturer, and failures are common, especially for early generation devices, finds this study by @dartmthsurghsr and colleagueshttps://t.co/0FwQdBaMkc
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) October 25, 2022
Cohort Study | Population-based estimates of 1-year mortality after major surgery among community-living older adults.
9 Nov, 2022 | 12:23h | UTCPopulation-Based Estimates of 1-Year Mortality After Major Surgery Among Community-Living Older US Adults – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries:
One in Seven Older Adults Die Within a Year After Surgery – Medscape (free registration required)
Surgery Holds Danger for Seniors. Who’s Most at Risk? – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
In a nationally representative sample of community-living Americans aged ≥65 years, nearly 1 out of every 7 persons died in the year after major surgery, including more than 1 of 4 who were frail and nearly 1 of 3 who had probable #dementia. https://t.co/nf8W4oLOLd @NHATS_NSOC
— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) October 19, 2022
Scoop thrombectomy | Single-center results of a declotting technique for thrombosed autologous arteriovenous fistula.
9 Nov, 2022 | 12:20h | UTC
Review | Direct oral anticoagulants for the prevention and acute treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis.
9 Nov, 2022 | 12:13h | UTC
RCT | Surgery reduced major adverse limb events vs. endovascular therapy in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia.
8 Nov, 2022 | 12:34h | UTCSurgery or Endovascular Therapy for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: Bypass surgery favorable for initial treatment of chronic limb-threatening ischemia – National Institutes of Health
Commentary on Twitter
In a randomized trial of patients with limb ischemia, those assigned to bypass surgery as compared with endovascular therapy as an initial strategy had fewer adverse limb events or all-cause death at a median of 2.7 years. #AHA22 https://t.co/GePo1ss1ar pic.twitter.com/bmH56dMkHP
— NEJM (@NEJM) November 7, 2022
Consensus Paper | State-of-the-art CT and MR imaging and assessment of atherosclerotic carotid artery disease.
7 Nov, 2022 | 12:44h | UTC
RCT | Efficacy of drug-eluting stent vs. bare metal stent for symptomatic femoropopliteal peripheral artery disease.
7 Nov, 2022 | 12:29h | UTCEfficacy of a Drug-Eluting Stent Versus Bare Metal Stents for Symptomatic Femoropopliteal Peripheral Artery Disease: Primary Results of the EMINENT Randomized Trial – Circulation (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
#OriginalResearch: #EMINENT RCT- DES superior to BMS in 1 year patency rates for symptomatic femoropopliteal arterial disease @espogiov @K_Stavroulakis @YannGoueffic #AHAJournals https://t.co/cdt4Te2TZx pic.twitter.com/qDGvKvtNYd
— Circulation (@CircAHA) October 25, 2022
2022 ACC/AHA Guideline for the diagnosis and management of aortic disease.
3 Nov, 2022 | 14:21h | UTCNews Release: ACC, AHA Issue Aortic Disease Guideline – American Heart Association
RCT | Intensive BP control after thrombectomy for ischemic stroke is associated with increased risk of poor functional outcomes.
2 Nov, 2022 | 14:26h | UTCIntensive blood pressure control after endovascular thrombectomy for acute ischaemic stroke (ENCHANTED2/MT): a multicentre, open-label, blinded-endpoint, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
1/ A #MorningPaper from @TheLancet on #Stroke. This large study randomised 821 patients into aggressive BP management (sBP <120mmHg) vs 140-180mmHg. Trial stopped early due to safety concerns. @neuro_at_ic @e1v1m1 @SomaBanerjee73 @StrokeImperialhttps://t.co/vnvnnI1KLq
— Kevin Tsang (@drtintin99) October 29, 2022
Post-trial follow-up | Endarterectomy vs. stenting vs. best medical treatment for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis.
2 Nov, 2022 | 14:25h | UTCCarotid endarterectomy or stenting or best medical treatment alone for moderate-to-severe asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis: 5-year results of a multicentre, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
5 year results of SPACE 2 in @TheLancetNeuro show low event rates in all groups. With best medical therapy only 3.1%, CEA+BMT 2.5%, CAS+BMT 4.4%. Study underpowered for firm conclusions. @CREST2_Study will have close to 2500 pts@ESOstroke @WorldStrokeOrg https://t.co/nUE0WxWidk
— Seemant Chaturvedi (@ChaturvediNeuro) September 17, 2022
ACCP Guideline | Perioperative management of antithrombotic therapy.
1 Nov, 2022 | 12:18h | UTCExecutive Summary: Perioperative Management of Antithrombotic Therapy: An American College of Chest Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline – CHEST
Commentary on Twitter
2022 guideline for perioperative management of VKAs, heparin bridging, DOACs & antiplatelets
Pts requiring elective surgery, in general,?? before surgery
?VKAs 3-5d
?DOACS 1-2d
?P2Y12 receptor inhibitors 3-7d✅drug specificshttps://t.co/RYNrEOovRe @SCCM_Surgery @SCCM_CPP— Sandra L. Kane-Gill, PharmD, MSc, FCCP, FCCM (@SCCMPresident) August 26, 2022
Asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis: a summary of current state of evidence for revascularization and emerging high-risk features.
1 Nov, 2022 | 11:46h | UTCRelated:
Commentary on Twitter
Latest in #carotid– https://t.co/ugL2tGBoLn – Woo Kim H et al. compile the evidence surrounding high-risk clinical and imaging features of #asymptomatic carotids that might identify higher-risk lesions. @s_hyunwookim pic.twitter.com/3E8P0EWRRl
— JNIS (@JNIS_BMJ) September 14, 2022
Multimodality imaging and image guidance techniques for endovascular ascending aortic repair.
26 Oct, 2022 | 14:37h | UTC