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THE OXFORD VASCULAR COLLATERALS
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AORTIC SERIES
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AORTIC SERIES
This OVCs series covers topics relevant to every day aortic practice and features the critical appraisal of several papers which have shaped the current management of aortic disease.
AAA Smolock&Co

Anaesthesia for the Open Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Dr Sadie Syed takes us through this tour de force of vascular anaesthesia and team working at its best

Managing the Infected Aortic Graft
Miss Rachel Bell
President-Elect VSGBI
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Freeman Hospital
President-Elect VSGBI
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Freeman Hospital

EVAR Planning
Mr Ian Nordon
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Wessex Vascular Training Programme Director
University Southampton Hospitals
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Wessex Vascular Training Programme Director
University Southampton Hospitals

Open or Endovascular AAA repair - How I decide
Dr Christopher Smolock
Cleveland Clinic, Ohio
Panel:
Prof Ian Loftus, Past-President VSGBI
Mr Michael Jenkins, President VSGBI
Dr CJ Smolock tells us about decision making for non-ruptured AAA at the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, followed by a discussion on whether the controversy preceding the final NICE guidance on AAA management has had any impact beyond the UK with panel members Mr M Jenkins & Prof I Loftus.
Cleveland Clinic, Ohio
Panel:
Prof Ian Loftus, Past-President VSGBI
Mr Michael Jenkins, President VSGBI
Dr CJ Smolock tells us about decision making for non-ruptured AAA at the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, followed by a discussion on whether the controversy preceding the final NICE guidance on AAA management has had any impact beyond the UK with panel members Mr M Jenkins & Prof I Loftus.

Type B Aortic Dissection
Mr Richard Gibbs
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Clinical Director of Vascular Surgery
Imperial College
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Clinical Director of Vascular Surgery
Imperial College

A critical appraisal of the EVAR-1 Trial
Mr Keaton Jones
NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer
Oxford University Hospitals
NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer
Oxford University Hospitals

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing prior to AAA repair
Dr Jonathan Mason
Consultant Vascular Anaesthetist
Oxford University Hospitals
Consultant Vascular Anaesthetist
Oxford University Hospitals

Complex Aortic Repair - Fundamentals & Considerations
Mr Ed Sideso
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Oxford University Hospitals
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Oxford University Hospitals

The evidence for AAA Screening - The MASS Study and the UK Small Aneurysm Trial
Mr Daniel Urriza Rodriguez
Vascular Consultant Surgeon
Oxford University Hospitals
Vascular Consultant Surgeon
Oxford University Hospitals

Journal Club: CPET before AAA repair
Mr Keaton Jones
NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer
Oxford University Hospitals
NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer
Oxford University Hospitals

AAA screening and surveillance
Mr Jeremy Perkins
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Oxford University Hospitals
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Oxford University Hospitals

The IMPROVE Trial - EVAR or open for ruptured AAA
Ms Kasia Bera
Honorary Senior Clinical Postdoctural Research Fellow
Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences
University of Oxford
Honorary Senior Clinical Postdoctural Research Fellow
Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences
University of Oxford

The EVAR-2 Trial
Mr Keaton Jones
NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer
Oxford University Hospitals
NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer
Oxford University Hospitals

Journal Club: The INSTEAD Trial
Ms Mei Nortley
Vascular Specialist Registrar
Oxford University Hospitals Imperial College
Vascular Specialist Registrar
Oxford University Hospitals Imperial College

The Genetics of Thoracic Aneurysms and Dissections
Dr Catherine Mercer, lead clinician for cardiac genetics services, Wessex.
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