Advances in the management of patients with vascular disease

Abstract

Now in its 9th year, the Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA) Symposium has demonstrated comprehensive, objective, cutting-edge continuing education in the field of vascular medicine and intervention. With a faculty representing expertise across all specialties, and using a proprietary system of interactive educations (Laptop Learning), attendees listen to presentations and debates, and watch cases demonstrating state-of-the-art interventions from sites around the world. This year, VIVA attracted some of the most important studies presented by international investigators. In this article details regarding new stent technologies in the aorta, peripheral artery and carotid arteries will be highlighted.

Keywords::

• abdominal aortic aneurysm
• aortic stent graft
• erectile dysfunction
• intermittent claudication
• peripheral artery disease
• stents

Financial & competing interests disclosure

MR Jaff is a board member at VIVA Physicians, a 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit education and research organization. MR Jaff is also a noncompensated advisor at Abbott Vascular, Cordis Corporation, Covidien and Medtronic Vascular, and is a consultant at Trivascular, Inc. The author has no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed.

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