At Westchester medical they treat all massive PEs as a surgical disease- akin to type A dissection Malekan wowing the crowd with incredible specimens and making a damn good argument
Dr Mike Jaff interviews Mr Martin Burvill about the death of his wife from PE after long haul flight. This was a tragic event. PERT believes advocacy is a major focus of our organization.
Dr Greg Piazza discussing the impact of reperfusion therapy on RV recovery which seems to be more related to small vessel response rather than large vessel reperfusion. @PERTConsortium#PERT2019
Greg Piazza points out that it’s the response in SMALL vessels not the LARGE vessels during CDT that portends RV recovery - certainly makes me rethink this idea that large central clot is more “amenable” to catheter intervention @PERTConsortium
Dr Konstantinides highlights the impact of RV dysfunction, as measured by troponin and echo/CT, on acute #PE mortality. IMO, they do NOT indicate absolute need for advanced therapies. Better risk stratification is needed! #PERT2019
Dr. Spyropoulos shows a paradigm change in acute and extended VTE thromboprophylaxis which uses an individualized patient specific approach at @PERTConsortium scientific symposium
.@vic_tapson highlights the difference in RV and LV ability to generate higher pressure and maintain cardiac output. This is why RV often fails in acute #PE#PERT2019