ESVS Podcasts
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In this episode, Professor Santi Trimarchi discusses the ESVS Clinical Practice Consensus Statement on Ascending Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (aTEVAR). He provides a comprehensive scientific overview of the document, helping listeners gain a concise yet thorough understanding of its key recommendations and expert consensus. During the episode, we explore the unique anatomical challenges of the […]
Full name of guests: Dr. Barbara Rantner – TUM University Hospital, Munich, Chair of ESVS and DGG guideline writing committee Dr. Caitlin Hicks, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Member of the writing committee ESVS and SVS guidelines The publication of CREST-2 has reignited one of the longest-standing debates in vascular medicine: should asymptomatic carotid stenosis […]
How should we approach intervention thresholds, repair strategies, and lifelong surveillance in patients with genetic aortopathies? Prof. Sherene Shalhub (Oregon Health & Science University) and Prof. Rana Afifi (McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston) discuss the practical challenges, controversies, and unanswered questions that shape decision-making in the management of these complex patients. Shownotes: Lian T, […]
Recorded live at the ESVS Vascular Graft and Endograft Infection Workshop in Groningen, this episode explores one of the most challenging complications in vascular surgery. We spoke with Prof. Ben Saleem, Prof. Xavier Berard, and workshop participants about diagnosis, treatment strategies, difficult clinical decisions, and the key lessons learned from this unique hands-on course. A […]
In this podcast, we are joined by Dr Alex Crichton, researcher at the Trisha Roy Vascular laboratory at Houston Methodist Hospital, Texas, to discuss how QISS MRA can be used to image tibial vessels that are often missed by more conventional forms of imaging such as CT angiography, ultrasound duplex imaging or digital subtraction angiography. […]
In this episode of the ESVS Podcast, we explore air pollution as an often-overlooked risk factor for peripheral arterial disease (PAD). We are joined by Professor Alberto Maria Settembrini. Professor Settembrini is a vascular surgeon in Milan in MultiMedica and Professor of vascular surgery at Unicamillus University in Rome. He is a co-author of a […]
Guests: Prof. Anders Wanhainen Dr. Carlota Fernández-Prendes Prof. Athanasios Katsargyris ESVS 2026 Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Descending Thoracic and Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Diseases: https://www.ejves.com/article/S1078-5884(25)01319-X/fulltext Episode 1 In today’s episode, the first of this three-part series, we will discuss the opening section of the guideline: service standards and general considerations. Before moving to specific […]
In this episode of the ESVS Podcast, supported by Servier, we explore the importance of therapy adherence in chronic venous disease (CVD). The episode opens with short patient testimonies, highlighting real-world reasons for non-adherence. To explore this further, we are joined by Professor Denisa Celovska and Professor Atul Pathak. Professor Celovska is an Associate Professor […]