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Screening for AAAs in Patients Who Have Undergone CABG

The experience at Inova Fairfax with disease identification in high-risk patients.

By Maseer A. Bade, MD; Erica Neufeld, MA; Behdad Aryavand, MD; Paul S. Massimiano, MD; Dipankar Mukherjee, MD; and Homayoun Hashemi, MD

First Case Dos and Don’ts

Experts share advice for junior colleagues before their first case, including basic keys to success and pitfall avoidance, what to watch for when observing a case, and questions to ask and when to ask them.

With Pavan K. Kavali, MD; Danielle Sutzko, MD, MS; and Trisha Roy, MD

Panel Discussion: Decision-Making for Type B Aortic Dissection

Device choices and approaches to de novo TBAD presenting with malperfusion or an enlarging thoracoabdominal aortic diameter after TEVAR, thoughts on whether to intervene on the false lumen, and surveillance protocols after TEVAR.

With Tilo Kölbel, MD, PhD; Tara M. Mastracci, MD, FRCSC; Christoph A. Nienaber, MD, PhD, FESC, FAHA; Germano Melissano, MD; Daniele Mascia, MD; and Eric E. Roselli, MD, FACS

Subspecializing: When and How to Decide on a Practice Focus

Experts share advice on career decision-making, skill development, and balancing passions.

With Kush R. Desai, MD, FSIR; Anahita Dua, MD, MS, MBA; and Sameh Sayfo, MD, MBA, FSCAI, FACC

Keeping Up With Cardiovascular Therapies

Current applications and future directions of medical simulation in cardiovascular medicine.

By Jahan Zeb, MD; Daniel McCormick, DO; Daniel Dadourian, MD; and Sheldon Goldberg, MD

EVAR in Community Hospitals

A community hospital approach to establishing a successful EVAR program.

By E. Bruce McIff, MD; Robert P. Smilanich, MD; and Daniel McIff

Training in Dialysis Access: Where to Get It and Why We Need It

Society meetings, live conferences, simulated training, and online resources are invaluable tools for patient-centered and value-based care.

By Therese A. Wykoff, MS; Gerald Beathard, MD, PhD; Ingemar Davidson, MD, PhD; Bart Dolmatch, MD, FSIR; Maurizio Gallieni, MD; Nicholas Inston, MD, PhD; Ngoh Chin Liew, MD; Richard F. Neville, MD, FACS; Billy Nolen, Captain; John Ross, MD; and Douglas Slakey, MD

Surveying the 2019 Venous Stent Landscape

A look at the existing and emerging stents being used to treat venous obstruction.

By Erin H. Murphy, MD, FACS

Panel Discussion: The Case for Robust Screening Programs for Venous Leg Ulcers

A multidisciplinary panel discusses educating providers about early reflux elimination, VLU diagnosis mistakes, identifying appropriate candidates, the potential downsides of large-scale screening programs, and more.

With William Ennis, DO; Manjit Gohel, MD, MBChB, FRCS, FEBVS; Neil Khilnani, MD, FSIR, FACPh; Raghu Kolluri, MS, MD, RVT, FSVM; and Kathleen Ozsvath, MD

Panel Discussion: Top Tips in Interventional Oncology: Insights Into Building Clinical Practice and Clinical Research Entities

Essential components to starting a practice, recommendations for success, potential pitfalls, developing relationships and patient referrals, participating in research, and next frontiers.

Moderator: Bela Kis, MD, PhD, FSIR;
Panelists: Alexandra Fairchild, MD; Michael Devane, MD; Marcelo Guimaraes, MD, MBA, FSIR; and Ghassan El-Haddad, MD

The STABILISE Technique for Treatment of Acute/Subacute Type B Dissections

The remodeled single-channeled aorta may prevent aneurysmal degeneration.

By Germano Melissano, MD, and Daniele Mascia, MD

An Interview With Luis Mariano Palena, MD

Dr. Palena discusses the necessary skills for tackling challenging CLI cases, his ongoing research of new technology in this area, and his educational work around the world, particularly as Course Director of the CLIC meeting series.

An Interview With Rick de Graaf, MD, PhD

Dr. de Graaf discusses his approaches to treatment of deep venous obstruction and postthrombotic syndrome, current imaging modalities and technology for venous disease, and the benefits attending vascular congresses.

Optimizing Prostatic Artery Embolization Outcomes

Experts discuss the impact of the updated American Urological Association guidelines, current evidence and long-term data, patient candidacy, imaging and embolic selection, the reimbursement landscape, establishing referral relationships, and the next phases of clinical research.

With Tiago Bilhim, MD, PhD, EBIR-ES, FCIRSE, FSIR; Samdeep Mouli, MD, MS; Aaron M. Fischman, MD, FSIR, FCIRSE, FSVM; and Rachel Piechowiak, DO

Pregnancy in the Cath Lab: Myths, Safety, and Evidence

Drs. Stéphane Manzo-Silberman and Sheila Sahni explore the misconceptions around radiation exposure for women and offer tools available to help dispel those prejudices.

Custom Devices

Clarification of the FDA definition of custom devices.

By Dorothy B. Abel, with Harold Pellerite

Training the Next Generation of Aortic Specialists

Future generations of aortic specialists will not only need to master endovascular techniques but also collectively work to preserve the open aortic skill set.

By Eric J. Finnesgard, MD, MS, and Andres Schanzer, MD

Remembering Roy K. Greenberg, MD

Friends and colleagues share fond memories of Dr. Greenberg and consider the legacy of an extraordinary vascular pioneer.

An Interview With Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc

Dr. Secemsky discusses his work with FDA using Medicare data in SAFE-PAD and SAFE-AAA, how a statistical education and mentor relationships were formative to his career, his experience with PERTs, and his perspective on how to increase the breadth of evidence for peripheral vascular disorders.