Objective: Epidemiological data on aneurysmal disease affecting the abdominal aorta in Latin American countries are limited. In our institution, the National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubiran (INCMNSZ), we have reported an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) prevalence of 3.26% in patients at risk from our Ultrasound (US) screening program.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Academic interaction with mentors has almost become minimal due to the current pandemic of COVID-19. The objective of this study is to introduce how a group of vascular surgery residencies joined forces to improve surgical education in times of COVID-19.
Methods: On May 2020, a group of Hispanic American vascular residency programs created webinar sessions of arterial and venous clinical cases among vascular residents across Latin America and Europe.