Mission
TO IMPROVE THE PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITHVASCULAR DISEASE BY PROMOTING CLINICAL AND BASIC RESEARCH; PROVIDINGCONTINUING EDUCATION; DEVELOPING POST-GRADUATE TRAINING; ADVOCATING ONBEHALF OF MEMBERS; PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NEWTECHNOLOGY; PROMOTING AND FACILITATING THE DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGEAND INFORMATION TO PRACTITIONERS, PATIENTS, AND THE PUBLIC;STANDARDIZING NOMENCLATURE AND REPORTING OF VASCULAR CONDITIONS;DEVELOPING PRACTICE STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES; AND ADDRESSING RELATEDSOCIAL, ECONOMIC, ETHICAL, AND LEGAL ISSUES.