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2 I nternational Chapter 10 PAD Limb preservation efforts Novel MRI technique in South Asia detailed for CLTI
FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 2025 | NEW ORLEANS CONFERENCE EDITION 3
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4 I nnovation Opportunities for surgeon-innovators
12 Through the lens Pictures from the VAM conference floor
6 L earning curve E-nside experience reduces complications
14 Medical students The next generation of vascular surgeons
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SPOT LIGHT
Transatlantic multicenter experience highlights effectiveness of total endovascular aortic repair with F/BEVAR but 5% risk of major stroke By Jocelyn Hudson
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taged total endovascular aortic repair (TEAR) utilizing arch branched and thoracoabdominal fenestrated and branched endografts is effective, but identified predictors of morbidity and mortality—including stroke—highlight the importance of individualized risk assessment to optimize outcomes. These are some of the key findings of a study presented during yesterday’s Plenary Session 3. Submitting and presenting author Enrico Gallitto, MD, associated professor of vascular surgery at the University of Bologna in Italy, was speaking on behalf of the transatlantic TEAR study group, which includes four sites in the U.S. and 12 in Europe. The study aimed to identify outcomes of TEAR extending from the ascending to the infrarenal aorta or iliac arteries with arch-branched en-
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PREVIEW PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
SVS PRESIDENT WILL STAKE ‘RECLAIMING CENTER’ IN VAM 2025 ADDRESS By Urmila Kerslake
ONE OF THE SINGULAR HIGHLIGHTS of VAM 2025—the presidential introduction and address—will take place this morning from 11 a.m.–12 p.m. on Morial CC’s First Floor (Great Hall A), with SVS President Matthew Eagleton, MD, centering his focus on the Society’s anchor in a community commitment to patients and a spirit of shared purpose. The SVS seeks to lead, unite and
rebuild vascular surgery’s future, he will tell the VAM audience. “This isn’t just a speaking opportunity—it’s a moment of reflection, connection and responsibility. A responsibility to those that welcomed me into this specialty, and a responsibility to those of you here now who are part of our current and future vascular community,” Eagleton, chief of the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at Mass General Brigham and Harvard Medical School in Boston, will say. Like many other vascular surgeons, Eagleton’s journey into surgery came via a patient, his grandfather, who had had complications from a redo coronary bypass. The presence of a calm, focused Dr. DeWeese, who practiced both cardiac and vascular surgery, and who looked after his grandfather, profoundly
changed something in the young “uncertain and unfocused” college sophomore. As Eagleton will put it: “I did not go looking for vascular surgery, it found me.” Even early on, Eagelton recognized that people in the vascular community exerted incredible influence on others aspiring in the field. Take the late Roy Greenberg, MD, an intern then, and Karl Illig, MD, a senior resident, who were both major influences when he started out. They would go on to grapple with the future of aortic repair, as well as introduce Eagleton to invaluable future mentors such as Dick Green, MD, and Ken Ouriel, MD—"people who didn’t just do vascular surgery, but lived it. The intensity, the pace, the sense of urgency at times—it was a world
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DAY 3&4 HIGHLIGHTS
VAM 2025 HAS PLENTY MORE TO OFFER ON DAYS THREE AND FOUR
Starting Friday at 6:30 a.m. is the International Plenary featuring research and perspectives from the wider vascular world. Plenary Session 5 follows shortly afterwards, at 8:30 a.m. in Great Hall A, promising more data on peripheral hot topics. At 11 a.m. in the same location, Matthew Eagelton, MD, delivers the Presidential Address, offering a message of unity. Read more on this in the adjacent story. In the afternoon, Great Hall B plays host to the Trainee Recruitment and Networking Fair, presented by SVS in collaboration with the Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery (APDVS), offering trainees the opportunity to connect directly with vascular surgery residency and fellowship programs. SVS members will convene for the annual Business Meeting in second floor rooms 208–210 at 5:15–6:30 p.m. Don’t miss the opportunity to connect with industry colleagues in the Exhibition Hall, which is open throughout the day, and reserve your spot at the Touchpoint simulation lab by using the appointment calendar online. Sessions run 1–5 p.m. Saturday morning highlights include Plenary Session 7 taking place in Great Hall A, 8:30–9:30 a.m., which features new data on aortic and peripheral techniques. Later that morning, the Poster Championship, running 9:30–10:40 a.m. in rooms 208–210. Jerry Goldstone, MD, delivers the John Homans Lecture at 10:45–11:15 a.m., where he will pose the question "Who put the vascular in vascular surgery?", charting a history of vascular surgery.