{"title":"One Year on: Test Your Knowledge from October 2025","authors":"Marie Josee van Rijn","doi":"10.1016/j.ejvs.2026.09.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejvs.2026.09.006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55160,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery","volume":"72 4","pages":"Pages 709-711"},"PeriodicalIF":8.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149174097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Meghan Barber MD, Darren B. Schneider MD, Ross Milner MD
{"title":"Five-year outcomes of the GORE EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis in real-world registry settings","authors":"Meghan Barber MD, Darren B. Schneider MD, Ross Milner MD","doi":"10.1016/j.ejvs.2026.09.028","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejvs.2026.09.028","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55160,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery","volume":"72 4","pages":"Page e95"},"PeriodicalIF":8.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149174099","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Katherine-Helen Hurndall, Simon Glasgow, Ross Davenport
{"title":"The Best Way to Learn Lessons from VISTA? Rapid and System Wide Implementation of the European Society for Vascular Surgery Guidelines on the Management of Vascular Trauma","authors":"Katherine-Helen Hurndall, Simon Glasgow, Ross Davenport","doi":"10.1016/j.ejvs.2025.10.033","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejvs.2025.10.033","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55160,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery","volume":"72 4","pages":"Page e85"},"PeriodicalIF":8.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145287724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Deep Learning for Automatic Detection of Aortic Dissection on Non-contrast Computed Tomography","authors":"Juliette Raffort, Jia Guo, Fabien Lareyre","doi":"10.1016/j.ejvs.2025.09.072","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejvs.2025.09.072","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55160,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery","volume":"72 4","pages":"Pages e91-e92"},"PeriodicalIF":8.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145582574","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From My Cold, Dead Hands: Is There Still a Niche for Open Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surgery?","authors":"Alexander Gombert","doi":"10.1016/j.ejvs.2025.11.037","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejvs.2025.11.037","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55160,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery","volume":"72 4","pages":"Page 678"},"PeriodicalIF":8.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145752425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pablo Marques de Marino, Drosos Kotelis, Alexander Gombert, Tilo Kölbel, Karin Pfister, Philipp Geisbüsch, Martin Austermann, Johannes Kalder, Martin Czerny, Eric L. Verhoeven, Nikolaos Tsilimparis
{"title":"Prospective, Multicentre Physician Initiated Trial Investigating the BeGraft Stent Graft as Bridging Stent in Fenestrated Endovascular Aortic Repair for Complex Aortic Aneurysms","authors":"Pablo Marques de Marino, Drosos Kotelis, Alexander Gombert, Tilo Kölbel, Karin Pfister, Philipp Geisbüsch, Martin Austermann, Johannes Kalder, Martin Czerny, Eric L. Verhoeven, Nikolaos Tsilimparis","doi":"10.1016/j.ejvs.2026.01.053","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejvs.2026.01.053","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To report the early results of a physician initiated clinical trial evaluating the safety and performance of the BeGraft Stent Graft (Bentley InnoMed, Hechingen, Germany) in fenestrated endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (FEVAR).</div></div><div>To report the early results of a physician initiated clinical trial evaluating the safety and performance of the BeGraft Stent Graft (Bentley InnoMed, Hechingen, Germany) in fenestrated endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (FEVAR).</div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This prospective, multicentre, single arm, physician initiated trial enrolled patients undergoing FEVAR for complex aortic aneurysms between March 2021 and July 2022 in nine high volume German centres. The BeGraft Stent Graft was used outside its initial intended use as a bridging stent graft (BSG) for FEVAR. The primary endpoints were technical success, BSG patency, and absence of procedure related complications and BSG related endoleaks at 12 months.</div></div><div>This prospective, multicentre, single arm, physician initiated trial enrolled patients undergoing FEVAR for complex aortic aneurysms between March 2021 and July 2022 in nine high volume German centres. The BeGraft Stent Graft was used outside its initial intended use as a bridging stent graft (BSG) for FEVAR. The primary endpoints were technical success, BSG patency, and absence of procedure related complications and BSG related endoleaks at 12 months.</div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>One hundred and three patients were prospectively enrolled. Three hundred and fifty BSGs were implanted as investigational devices and were included in the analysis. Technical success was 98.3%. Two BSG occlusions were reported in the first 12 months. Primary patency at 12 months was 99.3%. The absence of procedure related complications was 88.3%. Freedom from BSG related endoleaks at 12 months was 99.6%. Freedom from BSG related re-interventions was 97.1%. Two device deficiencies occurred in two patients: one disconnection between the BSG and the balloon before deployment, and one BSG fracture at one year. No BSG migration > 10 mm was recorded during the trial period.</div></div><div>One hundred and three patients were prospectively enrolled. Three hundred and fifty BSGs were implanted as investigational devices and were included in the analysis. Technical success was 98.3%. Two BSG occlusions were reported in the first 12 months. Primary patency at 12 months was 99.3%. The absence of procedure related complications was 88.3%. Freedom from BSG related endoleaks at 12 months was 99.6%. Freedom from BSG related re-interventions was 97.1%. Two device deficiencies occurred in two patients: one disconnection between the BSG and the balloon before deployment, and one BSG fracture at one year. No BSG migration > 10 mm was recorded during the trial period.</div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>This study demonstrated favourable short term outcomes of the BeGraft Stent Graft as a BSG","PeriodicalId":55160,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery","volume":"72 4","pages":"Pages 659-666"},"PeriodicalIF":8.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146121158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Benjamin S. Brooke, Gheorghe Doros, Maarit Venermo, Jeffrey J. Siracuse, Ahmed M. Abou-Zamzam, Hasan H. Dosluoglu, Raghu L. Motaganahalli, Matthew T. Menard, Alik Farber, Michael S. Conte
{"title":"Editor's Choice – Early Improvement in Wound, Ischaemia, and foot Infection (WIfI) Ischaemia Grade Lowers Risk of Major Amputation following Revascularisation for Chronic Limb Threatening Ischaemia","authors":"Benjamin S. Brooke, Gheorghe Doros, Maarit Venermo, Jeffrey J. Siracuse, Ahmed M. Abou-Zamzam, Hasan H. Dosluoglu, Raghu L. Motaganahalli, Matthew T. Menard, Alik Farber, Michael S. Conte","doi":"10.1016/j.ejvs.2026.01.055","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejvs.2026.01.055","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>The Wound, Ischaemia, and foot Infection (WIfI) staging system for chronic limb threatening ischaemia (CLTI) predicts outcomes after revascularisation, but individual components of WIfI have not been evaluated. This study was designed to evaluate changes in WIfI ischaemia grade as a predictor of major amputation after open and endovascular revascularisation in the Best Endovascular versus Best Surgical Therapy in Patients with CLTI (BEST-CLI) trial.</div></div><div>The Wound, Ischaemia, and foot Infection (WIfI) staging system for chronic limb threatening ischaemia (CLTI) predicts outcomes after revascularisation, but individual components of WIfI have not been evaluated. This study was designed to evaluate changes in WIfI ischaemia grade as a predictor of major amputation after open and endovascular revascularisation in the Best Endovascular versus Best Surgical Therapy in Patients with CLTI (BEST-CLI) trial.</div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A secondary analysis was conducted of patients with CLTI randomised to surgical bypass or endovascular therapy as part of the BEST-CLI trial with available WIfI ischaemia scores at baseline and one month post-procedure. Risk adjusted Cox regression models were used to assess the effect of change in WIfI ischaemia grade on the rate of major amputation, while controlling for potential confounders.</div></div><div>A secondary analysis was conducted of patients with CLTI randomised to surgical bypass or endovascular therapy as part of the BEST-CLI trial with available WIfI ischaemia scores at baseline and one month post-procedure. Risk adjusted Cox regression models were used to assess the effect of change in WIfI ischaemia grade on the rate of major amputation, while controlling for potential confounders.</div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Among 785 patients with CLTI who underwent revascularisation and were alive at one year, 629 (80.1%) achieved improvement in their WIfI ischaemia grade within 30 days after undergoing surgical and or endovascular interventions. Patients with improved ischaemia grade were younger and were more likely to smoke, have lower baseline ankle brachial indices, and have a worse overall WIfI stage at the time of revascularisation compared with patients with worsening or no improvement in limb perfusion (<em>p</em> < .050 for all comparisons). The major amputation incidence at one year was 14% and was increased among those with higher baseline WIfI stage (3/4 <em>vs.</em> 1/2) and with unchanged or worse WIfI ischaemia grade after revascularisation. Patients with improved WIfI ischaemia grade early after revascularisation had a statistically significantly lower likelihood of major amputation at one year (hazard ratio 0.27, 95% confidence interval 0.18 – 0.41; <em>p</em> < .001) after risk adjustment.</div></div><div>Among 785 patients with CLTI who underwent revascularisation and were alive at one year, 629 (80.1%) achieved improvement in their WIfI ischaemia","PeriodicalId":55160,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery","volume":"72 4","pages":"Pages 571-578"},"PeriodicalIF":8.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146121231","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Early Outcome Predictability in Revascularised Patients with Chronic Limb Threatening Ischaemia: When WIfI Matters Beyond Connectivity","authors":"Stephanie Rassam, Trisha L. Roy","doi":"10.1016/j.ejvs.2026.02.032","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejvs.2026.02.032","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55160,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery","volume":"72 4","pages":"Pages 579-580"},"PeriodicalIF":8.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147272723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"When in Doubt, Randomise","authors":"John SM. Houghton","doi":"10.1016/j.ejvs.2026.05.022","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejvs.2026.05.022","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55160,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery","volume":"72 4","pages":"Page 569"},"PeriodicalIF":8.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148007485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}