Interactive Case Study of the Month

Each month SVM presents a new case study or vascular image. View this dynamic new feature of the SVM Web site. Updated: Sep. 1, 2008

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SVM Endorses American Society of Echocardiography Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Task Force Consensus Statement
There is great interest in identifying asymptomatic patients at high risk who might be candidates for more intensive, evidence-based medical interventions that reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Click here to read more.

SVM Members: Take advantage of our new online discussion forum
All active members who have paid their dues for the current year are automatically subscribed to the SVM General Members discussion. Click here to join the discussion.

SVM Urges Vote in Favor of "Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act"
Cigarette smokers are 2 to 4 times more likely to develop coronary heart disease than nonsmokers, and 2 to 3 times more likely to die from it. The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved legislation (H.R. 1108) strongly supported by the SVM and other vascular organizations that would grant FDA authority over tobacco products. The bill must now be approved by the full House. Read the letter from SVM to the House of Representatives...