Vasa publishes original research articles, case reports and reviews on vascular biology, epidemiology, prevention, diagnosis, medical treatment and interventions for diseases of the arterial circulation, in the field of phlebology and lymphology including the microcirculation, except the cardiac circulation.
Preliminary topics include:
•Comparative outcome studies on vascular treatments (e.g., abdominal aortic aneurysm, carotid artery disease, peripheral arterial disease) using health insurance claims data
•Studies or study protocols illuminating the internal or external validity of claims data
•Systematic literature reviews on available validation studies in claims-based research
•Development or validation of risk scores or classifications utilizing claims data
•Combination or cross-linking of claims data with other data sources (e.g., registry data)
•Device-related or drug-related studies using health insurance claims data
•Studies illuminating the outpatient treatment of vascular diseases utilizing claims data
•Volume-outcome analyses using claims data