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Vascular Health Experts

*To speak with a vascular surgeon, please call 800-258-7188 or email communications@vascularsociety.org.

Media Questions

SVS members are your news source on the topics of vascular disease and prevention. Members of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), these physicians and researchers are available for interviews; medical expertise; comments on political aspects of vascular healthcare; and answering general questions about the vascular system. The Vascular Health Speakers/Spokespersons Bureau is qualified to discuss all topics on vascular health including:

Story Ideas

The field of vascular healthcare is probably the most dynamic discipline in medicine today. The combination of
a growing senior population that is more likely to experience vascular disease and the development of innovative medical technology combine to make vascular health an important story. A few interesting story topics are:

Vascular Disease Prevention/Screening

What Is Your Vascular Profile?
Risk Factor Management
Stroke Screening for Stroke Prevention

Disease Expertise

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
Carotid Disease (stroke)
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Venous Disease
Thoracic Aneurysm
All Other Vascular Diseases

Diabetic Patients

Diabetic Vascular Disease
Natural History
Diabetic Foot Problems
Steal Syndrome

Minimally Invasive Vascular Surgery, Including Thoracic, Abdominal, Carotid, Peripheral

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Balloon Angioplasty
Carotid Stenting
Carotid Angioplasty
Non-invasive Testing and Graft Surveillance
Percutaneous Peripheral Vascular Surgery
Iliac Stenting
Carotid Endarterectomy Under Regionall Anesthesia
Ischemic Complications of Endograft Repair of AAA

Political Issues Related to Vascular Diseases

Medicare Screening
All Vascular-related Legislation  

Vascular Disease and Ethnicity

Lower AAA rate in African Americans 
Amputation rate and stroke rate higher in African Americans compared to the general population

Vascular Research/Breakthroughs

Open surgical procedures vs. endovascular interventions
High risk patients for carotid endarterectomy: an illusion to justify carotid artery stenting

Socioeconomic Aspects of Vascular Healthcare

Medicare recipients are eligible for free AAA screenings beginning January 2007 
Free screenings offered through SVS foundation, American Vascular Society
Vascular diseases in competitive athletes

To speak with a vascular surgeon, please call 800-258-7188 or email communications@vascularsociety.org.