In this issue: 2G uest editorial Redefining ‘optimal medical therapy’ for vascular patients 5C omplex aortic TBE ‘safer’ option than TEVAR for BTAI in setting of zone 2 coverage, new data show
MARCH 2025 Volume 21 Number 2
THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE
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SVS, MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS LAUNCH COMPREHENSIVE WOUND CARE CURRICULUM
JUXTARENAL AAA
By Marlén Gomez
multicenter data show favorable role for fevar over chimney grafts
A type Ia endoleak following two-vessel (left and right renal arteries) ChEVAR
A multi-institutional analysis has demonstrated fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair (FEVAR) could be a “safer and more durable option” than chimney EVAR (ChEVAR) in elective juxtarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) cases with suitable anatomy, offering potentially “greater generalizability to real-world practice.” See page 5
THE SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR Surgery (SVS), in collaboration with the Society for Vascular Nursing (SVN) and the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA), has designed an interprofessional curriculum to meet the needs of vascular wound care teams. As the collaborating organizations emphasize, this initiative marks the first of its kind in vascularspecific wound care. The organizations have shared several promotional videos on social media featuring specialists who promote the course, highlighting the necessity of collaboration between the organizations. “To prevent amputations takes a team—you can have the best vascular surgeons in the world and the best podiatrist, and if they’re not part of a cohesive team that includes ultrasound techs, nurses, nurse practitioners, advanced providers and wound care people, you’re not going to get the results that you want,” said Joseph Mills, MD, Reid professor and chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, in one of the circulating videos. The Wound Care Curriculum is a combination of on-demand content and an in-person hands-on workshop. The SVS VascuLEARN platform includes 27 on-demand short videos covering essential wound care topics for the online portion. Registrants can purchase the online module independently or participate in a hands-on workshop immediately following the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in New Orleans on June 7. Additional workshops will be held in conjunction with VAM 2026 and VAM 2027. Each workshop will focus on hands-on practical application
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