Vascular Surgery Education and Training in the American Continent: Current Status and Future Directions.

Background: Despite the increasing burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), there is a shortage of vascular surgeons worldwide, with a higher scarcity in low- and middle-income countries. The objective of the present study was to report the current status of vascular surgery education and training on the American continent.

Methods: Official government, postgraduate medical schools, and medical associations' websites were searched for data regarding vascular surgery training positions, programs, and pathways available in the 35 countries of the American continent.

High Altitude Carotid Body Tumors Growth During active Surveillance.

Background: The gold standard for patients with carotid body tumors (CBT) is surgical resection; nevertheless, some patients are unfit for surgery or, for other reasons, could not be operated on. Active surveillance has been known to be a reasonable strategy for these cases. This study aimed to evaluate tumor growth in unoperated patients with CBTs.

An analysis from the CAPACITY database of outcomes of preoperative embolization before carotid body tumor surgery compared with resection alone.

Objective: There is no definitive consensus on the impact of preoperative embolization on carotid body tumor (CBT) treatment. The objective of this study was to compare surgical outcomes of patients who underwent preoperative embolization before CBT resection vs patients who underwent resection alone.

Methods: The CAPACITY registry included 1432 patients with CBT from 11 medical centers in four different countries.

Risk Factors for Stroke After Carotid Paraganglioma Surgery.

Background: The Carotid Paraganglioma Cooperative International Registry (CAPACITY) is an international registry composed of 1,432 patients with carotid body tumors (CBT) from 11 centers from 4 countries. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for patients who presented stroke after carotid paraganglioma resection.

Methods: Clinical characteristics and demographics of patients who presented transoperatively and postoperatively stroke from the CAPACITY database were retrospectively gathered.

Clinical Characteristics and Surgical Outcomes of Carotid Body Tumors: Data from the Carotid Paraganglioma Cooperative International Registry (CAPACITY) Group.

Background: This study's objective was to conduct a multinational registry of patients with carotid body tumors (CBTs) and to analyze patients' clinical characteristics, treatments, and outcomes.

Methods: Retrospective study from the Carotid Paraganglioma Cooperative International Registry involving eleven medical centers in Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Spain, of all patients with a CBT who underwent resection between 2009 and 2019.

Results: A total of 1432 patients with a CBT surgically treated were included.