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Vitamin D–binding protein polymorphisms affect HCV susceptibility
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- Mark S. Lesney
Two specific polymorphisms in the vitamin D–binding protein gene may contribute to susceptibility to HCV...
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Missed HIV screening opportunities found among subsequently infected youth
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- Mark S. Lesney
In the year prior to HIV diagnosis, there were high rates of missed opportunities for HIV testing and sexual...
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HCV antibodies linked to poorer cardiac outcomes in ACHD patients
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- Mark S. Lesney
Adults with congenital heart disease and HCV antibody positivity had significantly worse cardiac outcomes....
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SVS guidelines address scope of practice concerns
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- Mark S. Lesney
NEW YORK – SVS confirms that vascular surgeons are the only specialists qualified to treat all vascular...
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Will AI or robotics steal your job?
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- Mark S. Lesney
AI and robotics are coming, but they won’t be taking your job any time soon as long as you work outside their...
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VQI-VVR registry data eyed for guiding development of ethical standards
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- Mark S. Lesney
Appropriateness standards are needed to develop ethical standards, and large, society-based registries such as...
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Don’t just work hard; work hard at living
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- Mark S. Lesney
Vascular surgeons need to change the way they think about work, about their health, and about the way the...
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What’s new with the SVS VQI?
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- Mark S. Lesney
Registry-controlled trials are going to be important to answer many questions that cannot be answered by RCTs.
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Update on integrated vascular surgery residencies
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- Mark S. Lesney
The number of integrated vascular residency programs increased from 4 in 2009 to 48 in 2015.
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What are the barriers to solving the upcoming vascular surgeon shortage?
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- Mark S. Lesney
Increasing the number of 0+5 integrated vascular surgery residency programs would help to alleviate a projected...
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A bovine arch predicts worse outcomes with type B aortic dissections
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- Mark S. Lesney
The presence of a bovine arch predicts higher mortality in patients with a type B aortic dissection.
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Quality of life with PAD follows function, not clinical markers
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- Mark S. Lesney
Patients with symptomatic PAD rate their health-related quality of life based on functional capabilities, not...
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INPACT SFA 5-year results: Drug-coated balloon treatment remains safe, durable
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- Mark S. Lesney
Use of a drug-coated balloon was effective and safe for the treatment of superficial femoral artery lesions....
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Catch all the action at the VEITHsymposium
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- Mark S. Lesney
Follow our coverage of the VEITHsymposium for the latest on the newest and best devices, drugs, and treatments...
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Struggling to reach an HCV vaccine
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- Mark S. Lesney
Despite barriers to vaccine development, a variety of hepatitis C virus–related antigens are being tested on...