Happy New Year everyone! In this latest installment of our JVS collaboration, Jacob discusses the January Editor’s Choice articles with Editor in Chief of the Journal of Vascular surgery, Dr. Peter Gloviczki.
Articles Discussed:
- Transabdominal open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair is associated with higher rates of late reintervention and readmission compared with the retroperitoneal approach (Editor’s Choice and CME)
- Fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair is financially viable at a high-volume medical center with positive hospital contribution margins and physician payment
- Nationwide comparison of long-term survival and cardiovascular morbidity after acute aortic aneurysm repair in patients with and without type 2 diabetes
- Contemporary outcomes after carotid endarterectomy in high-risk anatomic and physiologic patients