We are proud to congratulate Professor Miikka Vikkula, Chair of the Vascular Anomalies Working Group (VASCA-WG) as the recipient of the 2023 Earl P. Benditt Award presented by the North American Vascular Biology Organisation. The Earl P. Benditt award recognizes an individual who has made an outstanding discovery or developed…
A new article titled Paediatric lymphoedema: An audit of patients seen by the paediatric and primary lymphoedema group of vascular European Reference Network (VASCERN) has been published in the VASCERN Special Issue of the European Journal of Medical Genetics. It is co-authored by members of the Pediatric and Primary Lymphedema Working Group (PPL WG). Primary…
We are excited to feature an interview with Dr. Birutė Vaišnytė, a vascular surgeon from Vilnius, Lithuania, in our first VASCERN Spotlight of 2023. Dr. Vaišnytė is a member of the Vascular Anomalies Working Group (VASCA-WG). In this interview, she discusses how she became interested in the field of vascular…
The Vascular Congenital Anomalies and Pediatric Vascular Surgery Working Group of the Portuguese Society of Angiology and Vascular Surgery held their biannual meeting on the 19th of November in Oporto, Portugal. Prof Mikka Vikkula, Chair, VASCERN Vascular Anomalies Working Group (VASCA WG), and Manuela Lourenço Marques, ePAG Deputy Co-Chair, VASCERN…
New guidelines on the diagnosis and management of aortic disease have been published by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. These guidelines aim to guide clinicians to make informed decisions in the diagnosis, genetic evaluation and family screening, medical therapy, endovascular and surgical treatment, and long-term…
In this VASCERN Exchange Program interview, we are thrilled to interview Dr. Maryanne Caruana from Mater Dei Hospital in Msida, Malta. Dr. Maryanne Caruana is a member of the Heritable Thoracic Aortic Disease (HTAD). In this article, she shares what her goals were for the exchange program, and the lessons…
In this VASCERN Exchange Program interview, we are thrilled to interview Dr. Carine Van Der Vleuten from the Radboud University Medical Center in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Dr. Carine Van Der Vleuten is a member of the Vascular Anomalies Working Group (VASCA-WG). In this article, she shares her experience during the exchange…
The VASCERN webinar Pregnancy and PGD in Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome took place on on Wednesday September 28th. This informative webinar was presented by Dr. Michael Frank, Cardiologist and Specialist in Vascular Medicine from AP-HP, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou in Paris, France. It was followed by a Q&A session for participants to ask questions. If…
What a great way to end the month of October with its slew of conferences, seminars and scientific meetings discussing new research outcomes and improvements in patient treatment and care. The EuroThrombosis and EuroVessels 2022 (ETEV) meeting was held in Lisbon, Portugal from 20 – 22 October 2022. This conference was attended by Prof. Julie De…
The 14th International HHT Scientific Conference is the world’s largest gathering of HHT professionals and researchers, and it serves as an important forum for the exchange of new discoveries and ideas. The conference is held every two years and draws participants from all over the world. The conference was packed…
