European Society for Vascular Surgery

One of our last live recorded podcasts from #ESVS2023 Annual Meeting in Belfast has been very special to our team – we had the pleasure to talk with three amazing female vascular role models: Dr. Tara Mastracci, Prof. Alison Halliday, and Prof. Palma Shaw. We focused on equality, inclusivity, and many other challenges in vascular surgery, especially for female physicians. We welcome you to share y...

We continue with another live recording from ESVS AM 2023. This time Egle Kavaliunaite interviews Jacob Budtz-Lilly on the SUNDAY trial - Scandinavian Trial of Uncomplicated Aortic Dissection Therapy. Listen and find out for yourself what we can expect from this international randomised trial!

In this week’s podcast, we aim to invite vascular surgeons to join a great team of young researchers- the European Vascular Research Collaborative (EVRC), who managed to unite many European Centers together to produce high-quality research. Together with Dr. Alexandra Gratl, Dr. Florian Enzmann, and Dr. Leszek Kukulski, we briefly discuss current activities as well as past, present, and future pro...

In this podcast, we will tell you what the new ESVS KOL forum is, who it is for, who the hostesses and key opinion leaders are in the first two editions (of a long series!) and we will even let you listen to some snippets of the first forum, which took place online on the 26th June. The next edition will happen on the 28th of November 2023, focused on vascular access. Register now, send in your ca...

In this episode, we are greeting you from the ESVS Annual Meeting with EVST Secretary Petar Zlatanovic. With this podcast, we would like to invite all vascular trainees not only to join educational activities, but also to join the EVST team with your ideas. https://esvs.org/european-vascular-surgeons-in-training/

Here is another ESVS podcast recorded live at Podcast Corner during the ESVS Annual Meeting held in Belfast in September 2023. This time we briefly interviewed some of the presenters of the Prize Session. They explained the main findings of their studies and what it meant to them to be runners-up for this year's prize for best oral presentation. The best of the best! PS. Megan Power Foley won 2nd...

As already presented last week, we are happy to share podcasts from the ESVS Annual meeting, this one is with Academy Chair Assoc. Prof. Igor Koncar. We covered activities during the Annual Meeting and academy activities for all of you for the upcoming year. https://esvs.org/esvs-academy/

Show notes: Live from the ESVS Annual Meeting held in Belfast in September 2023. This time at the Podcast Corner we have the current ESVS president prof. P.Kolh and President-elect prof. I. Loftus. You’ll be hearing about the ongoing and future projects in ESVS. Don’t miss out!

Here is another ESVS podcast recorded live at Podcast Corner during the ESVS Annual Meeting held in Belfast in September 2023. This time we briefly interviewed the convenors of the Academy workshop Stats for surgeons, Drs. Francisco Álvarez Marcos and Sergi Bellmunt. They explained the main contents and dynamics of the workshop, the importance of statistical knowledge in clinical practice and upco...

For the first time, the ESVS Annual Meeting, held in Belfast this September 2023, included a Podcast Corner, where we recorded some podcasts live with invited speakers onsite. The current and upcoming ESVS Programme Chairs Sebastian Debus and Hence Verhagen talk to us about how a conference programme is set up, the highlights of this year’s Annual Meeting and new ideas for the future. Enjoy!

For the past decade, there has been a significant increase in endovascular procedures. Therefore, certain actions have been taken to raise awareness and promote radiation safety. In today’s podcast, our guests are Dr. Jörg Teßarek and Professor Tilo Kölbel. We are going to talk about FORS and IVUS imaging modalities that may facilitate daily practice in vascular medicine by increasing the quality...

We are so glad to invite you all not only to join our Podcast Corner during the ESVS Annual Meeting in Belfast shortly, but to get some inside information on one of the highly attended Academy Workshops – ‘How to write and review scientific paper?’. Moreover, this podcast was extra special for me – I got to record it with an inventor and mentor of ESVS Podcast - Dr. Melina Vega De Ceniga. Enjoy th...

After a short summer break, ESVS podcast welcomes you with the new release. As a new school year marks, a new beginning we continue exploring topics on innovation by inviting you to get yourself more familiar with Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) or Shockwave therapy. Enjoy the listen! Principles of Intravascular Lithotripsy for Calcific Plaque Modification. Dean J. Kereiakes et al. https://www.sci...

Modern-day evidence-based medicine mandates a strong understanding of current local and international guidelines. We surgeons often rely heavily on these reports, but what to do when they differ? To explore this topic, Audible Bleeding (a publication of the SVS) and the ESVS podcast have partnered to create the Transatlantic Series. In this inaugural episode, we compare and contrast the SVS caroti...

Follow-up after EVAR is a topic of discussion worldwide. In this episode, Laurence Bertrand and Suzanne Stokmans summarise an Editor's Choice article from the European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (EJVES) on this topic: Meta-Analysis of Compliance with Endovascular Aneurysm Repair Surveillance: The EVAR Surveillance Paradox by Antoniou and colleagues. This systematic review compare...

This is the second part of a Vascular Forum interview with Isabelle Van Herzeele and Colin Bicknell. Carlota Fernández Prendes discusses with them the topic of training programmes, skills development, and recognising failures for vascular residents.

This is the first part of a Vascular Forum interview with Isabelle Van Herzeele and Colin Bicknell. Carlota Fernández Prendes discusses with them the topic of training programmes, skills development, and recognising failures for vascular residents.

At this week’s podcast, we dive deeper into the Virtual Vascular Chapter on Late complications and Surveillance after EVAR. We talk – among other things - about the different types of endoleaks and how some of them are ‘wolf in sheep's clothing’. We also discuss extensively about follow up and what we can learn from medical oncologists on this matter. Please tune in, and make sure to also read the...

New podcast episode on Virtual Vascular chapter of AAA is live! Tune in to hear experts dive into patient selection for open or endovascular repair, tough decision-making, and more! Don't miss out!

This week, we decided to clarify the unclear on the topic of vascular malformations with one of the best in the field – Prof. Iris Baumgartner. This group of diseases is a rather neglected one in vascular medicine, but make no mistake after listening to this episode you will get clarifications on a topic and for your own comfort, we created some bullet points with shownotes below, so that you can...

In this week’s podcast, the three authors of the recently published Virtual Vascular Chapter about popliteal artery aneurysms. Dr. Anne Cervin, Dr. Igor Koncar, and Prof. Dr Martin Björck share their knowledge about this disease and the surgical treatment. You can find this chapter and all the other Virtual Vascular Chapters in the E-library on the ESVS website. It is only accessible to ESVS membe...

In this week’s podcast, two team members joined forces to interview two legendary vascular surgeons: Prof. Jürg Schmidli and Prof. Michael Jacobs. Both professors have left a significant imprint on the clinical and educational development of vascular surgery in Europe and beyond. Both are actively involved in educational work and throughout their career have been mentors and inspirations to a grea...

This is a Virtual Vascular podcast on the chapter of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome with dr. Rebecca Winterborn, where we hear tips and tricks on how to get good transaxillary exposure, the role of physical therapy, and much more!

In this podcast, we cover physician (or surgeon) modified stent-grafts with leading vascular experts in the field: Prof. Vladimir Makaloski, and Prof. Nikolaos Tsilimparis. Designed for all colleagues from different backgrounds in vascular medicine, we go over the adequate preparation, execution and tips and tricks given by experienced colleagues. Take a listen! Stay up to date with the European S...

Can early carotid endarterectomy impact neurological impairment? Our two experts, Hans-Henning Eckstein and Gabor Menyhei, discuss the latest evidence regarding the asymptomatic carotid disease. Listen and find out what they have to say! Read more about what Hans-Henning Eckstein has to say about Asymptomatic Carotid Disease by becoming an ESVS member and accessing the Virtual Vascular chapter ded...