Vascular Disease in Women

<p>Section 1: Thoracic Aortic Disease<br>1a. Thoracic aortic disease in women: Sex disparities in etiology, presentation, and outcomes<br>1b. Thoracic aortic aneurysm repair in women<br>1c. Thoracic aortic dissection repair in women<br>1d. Thoracic aorta—What we still don’t know</p> <p>Section 2: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm<br>2a. Abdominal aortic aneurysm—Do women present differently than men?<br>2b. Abdominal aortic repair in women: Criteria for repair and device selection<br>2c. Abdominal aortic aneurysms in women, what we still do not know</p> <p>Section 3: Carotid Artery Disease<br>3a. Carotid artery disease: Do women present differently than men?<br>3b. Outcomes of carotid interventions in women<br>3c. Carotid artery disease—What we still don’t know</p> <p>Section 4: Hemodialysis Access<br>4a. Hemodialysis Access: What We Know<br>4b. Women and hemodialysis access: What we still do not know</p> <p>Section 5: Venous Disease<br>5a. Venous insufficiency and varicose veins in women management tips and tricks<br>5b. The management of May-Thurner syndrome in women<br>5c. Venous disease in pregnancy<br>5d. Venous disease—What we still do not know</p> <p>Section 6: Suprainguinal Peripheral Artery Disease<br>6a. Suprainguinal and infrainguinal peripheral artery disease—Do women present differently than men<br>6b. Suprainguinal endovascular procedures in women: Are all treatments created equal?<br>6c. suprainguinal peripheral artery disease: Open management<br>6d. Suprainguinal peripheral artery disease—Topics for future investigation</p> <p>Section 7: Infrainguinal Peripheral Artery Disease<br>7a. Infrainguinal peripheral artery disease—Endovascular treatment in women compared with men<br>7b. Outcomes of open treatment of infrainguinal peripheral artery disease in women<br>7c. What we still do not know in the treatment of infrainguinal peripheral artery disease in women</p> <p>Section 8: Thoracic Outlet Syndrome<br>8a. Thoracic outlet syndrome, do women present differently than men?<br>8b. Thoracic outlet syndrome: Treatment approaches<br>8c. What we do not know about thoracic outlet syndrome in women</p> <p>Section 9: Vasculitis<br>9. Vasculitis</p> <p>Section 10: Sex Issues in Vascular Surgery Research<br>10. Vascular disease prevention and screening in women<br>11. Race and cultural issues<br>12. Sex bias in surgical research<br>13. Assessment of female sex in preclinical vascular models</p> <p>Section 11: Practice Issues<br>14. Leadership and women: Two perspectives<br>15. Building an academic career<br>16. Joining and building a successful private practice<br>17. Radiation safety for women: What physicians and patients need to know<br>18. Gendered risk factors for burnout—Work-life integration and other workplace challenges<br>19. Contemporary topics focused on the experience of women in the United States surgical workforce<br>20. Pregnancy perceptions and experiences for surgeons and surgical trainees</p>