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It's a wrap! Thanks to all the speakers, sponsors, and participants for making this a success. See you next year for the 50th Annual Northwestern Vascular Symposium! @NMSurgery @NMCardioVasc

And last but definitely not least, R. Clement Darling III from @AlbanyMed shares his considerable experience and results with carotid eversion endarterectomy @NMSurgery @NMCardioVasc

A great discussion of carotid patch infections, a rare but high stakes clinical scenario, by Salvatore Scali from @UFVascular @NMSurgery @NMCardioVasc

... followed by discussion of "asymptomatic" carotid stenosis by @caprio_z from @NMNeurology. Should cognition be incorporated into carotid stenosis decision guidelines? @NMSurgery @NMCardioVasc

The final session on cerebrovascular disease begins with a contemporary review of carotid body tumor management by @GloriaKimMD from @UWSurgery

Pearls of anterior spine exposures from a master, Heron Rodriguez from @NMSurgery @NMCardioVasc

What are opportunities to decrease readmissions in vascular patients? Jessica Simons from @umassmed shares the benefits and value of postop phone call interventions @NMSurgery @NMCardioVasc

Important considerations for leg amputation rehab in vascular patients by Nancy Dudek from @uOttawa, including cognitive function, residual limb length, driving potential, prosthetic knees and feet, and more @NMSurgery @NMCardioVasc

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What about "minimally invasive aortic surgery" delivered robotically? Charudatta Bavare from @hmdhvc talks about his journey making his vision for this approach a reality in the US @NMSurgery @NMCardioVasc

Day 3 of the 49th Annual Northwestern Symposium kicks off bright and early with case presentations. Here is @MCrutcherMD presenting a renal artery aneurysm to discussants Dr. Gale Tang from @UWSurgery and Dr. Courtney Morgan from @WiscSurgery

Come back for day 3 tomorrow! Trainee case presentations begin at 7 am, followed by a great line-up of talks on care delivery, vascular practice, and cerebrovascular! @NMSurgery @NMCardioVasc

Richard Neville from @ISHVnews shares long term data on leg bypasses using PTFE with distal vein patches and other anastomotic adjuncts including deep venous arterialization

The Extremity Disease II session begins with a presentation by @BAulivolaMD on the bidirectional effects of PAD and comorbid depression, which lead to myriad worse outcomes @NMCardioVasc @NMSurgery

Great talk by Andy Hoel, now at @MayoVascSurgery, on managing malperfusion syndromes in type B aortic dissections!

Kevin T. Nead from @MDAndersonNews shares fascinating associations between cardiovascular disease and AAA and cancer from observational claims data and causal links from animal studies! Important implications for cancer prevention

The clinical translation of the incretin universe... and how GLP-1 receptor agonists will transform the cardiovascular landscape, by @NMHheartdoc!

The Vascular Medicine session kicks off with core concepts on genetic aortopathies and case presentations with @LWilsbacher!

Day 2 of the 49th Annual Northwestern Vascular Symposium, covering a broad variety of interesting and informative talks on vascular surgery, vascular medicine, healthcare delivery and finances, and more! @NMSurgery @NMCardioVasc