Drs. Belinda Rivera-Lebron and Catalin Toma each present from the 2016 UPMC Department of Medicine Grand Rounds. Dr. Rivera-Lebron discusses Pulmonary Thromboembolism and the approach to treatment that involves multiple disciplines. Dr. Toma discusses acute PE and the emerging percutaneous options for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
Educational objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Recognize the differences between Submassive PE and other types of PE including the appropriate risk stratification work-up.
- Teach the appropriate medical options in treating Submassive PE
- Teach the various interventional options in treating Submassive PE
- Discuss the different clinical classifications of PE and the appropriate risk stratification workup.
- Review medical options available to treat submassive PE
- Recognize the various interventional options in treating submassive PE and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
Reading Resources:
- Kearon, et al. Antithrombotic Therapy for VTE Disease
- CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report. CHEST 2016; 149(2):315-352.
- Konstantinides et al. 2014 ESC Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism. European Heart Journal
- Kuchcr et al. Randomized Controlled Trial of Ultrasound-Assisted Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for Acute Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Embolism. Circulation 2014.
- Aujesky. AM J Respir Crit Care Med 2005.
- Jimenez. Arch Intern Med 2010.
- Zamorano. European Heart J 2014.
- Konstantinides. European Heart J 2014.
- Handoko. AM J Respir Crit Care Med 2014.
- Sharif M et al. AM J Cardiol 2013.
- Zhang Z et al. Thumb Res. 2013
- Armstrong PW et al. AM Heart J 201.
- Klok F. Blood Reviews 2014.
- Sanchez O. J Thromb Haemostatasis 2010.
- Jimenez, et al, Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 189 March 15, 2014.
- Meyer et al, N Engl J Med 2014;370:1402-11.
Disclosures:
Dr. Rivera-Lebron has financial interests with the following entity or entities producing health care goods or services as indicated below:
Grant/Research Support: Actelion, as site for PI clinical trial
Dr. Toma has reported no relevant relationships with entities producing health care goods or services.
All presenters disclosure of relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients is listed above. No other planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
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ABIM MOC Part 2 Credit
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Release Date: 2/14/2017 | Last Modified On: 4/20/2021 | Expires: 3/21/2022
