Pulmonary embolism

Michael R. Kendall, MD,¹;  Stuart Swadron, MD²;  Leonardo C. Clavijo, MD, PhD¹; Anilkumar K. Mehra, MD¹;  Antotreas Hindoyan, MD¹;  Ray V. Matthews, MD¹;  David M. Shavelle, MD¹

Victor F. Tapson, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California; Principal Investigator, OPTALYSE PE 

Results from a new study have moved the interventional pulmonary embolism field even further ahead by demonstrating significant improvement in right-heart strain with lower doses of tPA, making ultrasound-accelerated thrombolysis even safer.

Mark Chou, DO, Belemo Ekpete, DO, Senthil Thambidorai, MD, Iyamu Ikponmwosa, MD,
Ranjit Nair, MD, Medical City of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas

Tod C. Engelhardt, MD, FACS, Cardiothoracic Surgeon, The Louisiana Heart, Lung, & Vascular Institute, East Jefferson General Hospital, Metairie, Louisiana 

Amir R. Piracha, MD, KentuckyOne Health Cardiology Associates, Louisville and Shepherdsville, Kentucky

Cath Lab Digest talks with interventional cardiologist Mahir Elder, MD, Medical Director, Endovascular Medicine, Cardiovascular Institute, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan.

Cath Lab Digest talks with Gregory Piazza, MD, MS, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.