In this issue:
JANUARY 2023 Volume 19 Number 01
02 Guest editorial Bhagwan Satiani, MD, looks at a potential ‘shiny new object’
11 JVS SVS introduces new peer-reviewed title to JVS family
06 C omment & analysis Christopher Audu, MD, ponders his vascular surgical loves in Corner Stitch
18 3D printing Webinar explores how tech might affect practice
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Renal stenting
SVS FOUNDATION CHANGES NAME OF PROGRAM AIMED AT PROVIDING CARE FOR UNDERSERVED PATIENTS
SOUTHERN VASCULAR
By Beth Bales
t has been a source of great frustration for J. Gregory Modrall, MD, ever since, in 2014, the CORAL (Cardiovascular outcomes in renal atherosclerotic lesions) trial established no benefit from renal artery stenting over medical therapy in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). It created, the professor of surgery at the University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical School in Dallas told Vascular Specialist, “a state of therapeutic nihilism, if you will, in
THE SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR Surgery (SVS) Foundation program formerly known as VISTA has a new name. VISTA—an acronym for Vascular Volunteers In Service To All—is now simply Vascular Care for the Underserved™. Its mission, however, remains the same: “to provide outreach, screening and other resources to those who are impacted by lack of access, inadequate resources and/or distance from modern healthcare facilities.” With many SVS members expressing interest in addressing disparities in care, and building on the Foundation’s successful grant programs for community awareness and prevention, the program provides opportunities for vascular surgeons to make a direct impact on patients. Vascular Care for the Underserved™ focuses particularly on bringing vascular care to underserved populations, such as Black, Native American, and Hispanic patients, and all those who lack access due to low socioeconomic status. “The new name better reflects what our goal is: to provide programs and resources to those who, for whatever reason, are underserved in terms of healthcare,” said SVS
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Study probing which CKD patients would benefit most from renal artery stenting points toward those who experience a more rapid decline in renal function over six months prior to the procedure By Bryan Kay
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In memoriam
SVS mourns passing of former president SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY MEMBERS are mourning the death of James ( Jimmy) S.T. Yao, MD, 88, former SVS president and Lifetime Achievement Award recipient (writes Beth Bales). Yao, professor emeritus at Northwestern University, died Tuesday, Dec. 20, in Chicago. He had been a very active member of SVS since 1974, holding many roles, including that of president in 1993.
He was born in China and spent most of his formative years in Macau, in Eastern Asia. He returned to China before medical school and, seeing the political turmoil there, went instead
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