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Home > Press Center > M2S, Inc. Makes Contribution to American Vascular Association

Contact:
Jill Goodwin
SVS and AVA Communications
312.334.2308

The American Vascular Association® (AVA) today announced a contribution made by M2S, Inc. in support of its Open the Pathway campaign. Open the Pathway is an initiative of the AVA that was established to improve vascular health. AVA is the charitable foundation of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), with the mission to reduce death and disability due to vascular disease through research and education. The campaign expands AVA’s support of research conducted by vascular surgeons in order to remain in the forefront in a world where technologies and medicines are constantly changing.

“We are very excited to work with an outstanding company like M2S, Inc. who have had a long term committment to vascular treatment planning, post-operative patient outcomes and medical registries,” said William H. Pearce, AVA Chairman. “The continued quest for knowledge is essential to achieve critical advancements in vascular health care and M2S’ grant is an important beginning in helping us find new and safer methods to treat vascular disease, an ever increasing health problem for aging Americans.”

Vascular disease is among the leading causes of death in the United States, yet it is generally asymptomatic until a catastrophic event occurs, such as a stroke or aneurysm rupture. The risk of developing critical vascular problems increases with age and is a major health problem for the Medicare population. By the year 2011, as the first of the estimated 87 million baby boomers reach the age of 65, the demand for vascular health care will grow exponentially. M2S’ contribution supports the Open the Pathway campaign by ensuring quality patient care.

AVA, a grant-making resource, generates support for innovative education, basic and clinical research, and progressive initiatives to promote improvements in the vascular surgery specialty. In July 2008, the AVA launched Open the Pathway, a fund raising effort uniting vascular surgeons and corporate partners in generating vital resources for quality education and pioneering research.

For more information about vascular health visit VascularWeb.org and for more information about M2S, Inc. visit M2S.com.

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About M2S, Inc.
M2S Inc. is the leading provider of AAA and TAA Treatment Planning Software/Services and a Patient Evaluation and Management System (PEMS) registry for the vascular surgery field. M2S has been a supporter of the SVS over the past several years participating in SVS’ Vascular Annual Meeting® and other SVS related programs.