The 30th Anniversary of the First Clinical Application of Endovascular Stent-grafting

Into the Lead: How EJVES Became the Leading Journal in Vascular Surgery

“…A major scientific breakthrough, such as the description of the Seldinger 7 technique, is often well cited, but there are examples of the opposite. For example, the first aortic stent grafting procedure in a human was performed by Nikolai Volodos in Charkov, Ukraine, in 1985, 8,9 a fact that is rarely acknowledged. Many authors continue (after more than 30 years) to cite later publications, claiming that they invented this technique.…”

ESVS Volodos Lecture: Innovations and the Hippocratic Oath

“…Volodos was recognised at the Charing Cross meeting, received Honorary Fellowship of the European Society for Vascular Surgery, and carries the name of a Distinguished Lecture at the annual meeting. 12,25 The (Fig. 4).…”

The Fall of a Giant Professor Nicolai Leontyevich Volodos May 15, 1934–April 3, 2016

“…1 Following his lecture, he was awarded an honorary Fellowship by the Society. Although the auditorium was overcrowded, everyone was so focused on listening to his words, one might have heard a pin drop!…”

“…Professor Volodos' own words explain why the early operations were primarily on the iliac arteries and also reveals the high ethical standards of his research group: "We deliberately experimented with 'remote endoprosthetic repair' within the iliac segment because the risks of intervening were lower and it would be relatively easy to treat any complications that arose using conventional open surgery." 1 Because of the extensive preclinical work that the group had developed in the previous years, the new technology was now ready to be tested in different pathological conditions. While waiting for suitable clinical cases to appear, Volodos and his team tested their devices in models and cadavers.…”