In 2003, the International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter, merged with SVS to become one Society—The Society for Vascular Surgery. Two historical articles about ISCVS-NA provide the historical information of this important partnership.
- Haimovici H. The history of the International Cardiovascular Society. Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 1977; 18: 207-240.
- Connolly JE. A view of the International Cardiovascular Society on its silver anniversary. Arch Surg 1977;112: 1281-1286
Posted September 2011