@UKvascular fellows. Pros at the #open#AAA. 1st yr fellow met her required open abdomen (and #EVAR) cases in 6 months! Here she is doing back to back open AAAs. #AAA should be tx by well trained surgeons in #open & #endo. For aortic problems, see an expert! #VascularSurgeon
“In 2021, vascular surgeons produced an average of $1.6 million per full-time equivalent, ranking as the fourth-highest revenue-producing specialty in the health care system.” And that is for the obvious, billable services, not for everything else…. https://t.co/JLThmShti8
Incredible Grand Rounds with Dr. Sam Tyagi (@UKentucky)! 🏥
His RCT on using sub-dissociative ketamine to slash opiate use in thoracoabdominal aneurysm recovery is a game-changer for patient outcomes. 🚀
Great insights with our team! Thank you @SamTyagiMD
Excellent trip to Nashville for @VascularEVS! Congrats to Sadie Junkins MS4 @UKYMedicine for her podium presentation on suction thrombectomy vs lysis for acute limb ischemia. #VasculaSurgery@UkVsig
Ito, S., Graf, D.B., Katsumata, Y. et al. Smooth muscle cells and fibroblasts in the ascending aorta exhibit minor differences between embryonic origins in angiotensin II-driven transcriptional alterations. Sci Rep 15, 16617 (2025). https://t.co/k6FXFsgHXV
@farkomd Perhaps, will likely need humans to train them, and may solve the rural health access problem. But it may take a lot for people to trust the robots.
Today the Gill Heart & Vascular Institute implanted the first Barostim device at UK – a groundbreaking step forward in the treatment of advanced heart failure.
Huge congratulations to the team for bringing innovative, life-changing care to patients right here in Kentucky!
Today the Gill Heart & Vascular Institute implanted the first Barostim device at UK – a groundbreaking step forward in the treatment of advanced heart failure.
Huge congratulations to the team for bringing innovative, life-changing care to patients right here in Kentucky!
Failure was not an option: 55 years ago, Apollo 13 astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert were headed for the Moon. En route, an oxygen tank ruptured. Creative problem solving and courage brought them home safely. Here's how: https://t.co/sLMxNYVdAG