Helen Jones
Cardiovascular morbidity, mortality and risk management in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms
Introduction An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a focal dilation of the abdominal aorta with a diameter of 3.0 cm or more. Within the UK the national screening programme has shown an AAA prevalence in men aged >65 years of 1.57%, similar to that in the USA.1 The implementation of screening programmes for AAAs across…
Nurse-delivered endothermal venous ablation: 12 years’ experience at a single UK centre
Introduction Attention is currently being directed towards the care of patients with venous disease in the UK. Contemporary research supports early intervention of incompetent superficial truncal veins, especially beneficial to patients suffering from venous leg ulceration (VLU). However, there are significant difficulties in the delivery of venous services impeding the implementation of best practice. In…
Editor’s foreword
Welcome to the August 2024 edition of the Journal of Vascular Societies Great Britain and Ireland (JVSGBI). This edition contains an editorial review regarding the assessment and management of the not uncommon condition of blue toe syndrome. Then there are 2 high quality systematic reviews, the first evaluating the safety & efficacy of tranexamic acid…
Updates from the Vascular Societies
News from the Circulation Foundation www.circulationfoundation.org.uk @CircFoundation #TheBodyWalk September is Vascular Awareness Month, and the Circulation Foundation’s #TheBodyWalk is a national campaign to raise awareness of vascular disease, fund vital research, and support patients. We’re inviting everyone to help us raise funds and support individuals coping with serious circulatory problems. The circulatory system is incredibly…
Rouleaux Club Winning Essays 2022
STUDENT CATEGORY Should the threshold for elective AAA repair be raised to 7 centimetres? Hailey Rees, University of Dundee An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a degenerative condition caused by the abnormal dilatation of the abdominal aorta.1 In the UK, there is a prevalence of 1.3% of men with an AAA over the age of 65…
