Tune in for a multi-disciplinary panel discussion on the latest real-world data and advanced endovascular strategies for PE management

After highlighting a case of a 31-year old with RV failure, the faculty discuss options, considerations, and barriers based on three settings: the community hospital, the hybrid hospital, and the quaternary care center.

With support from our colleagues at Penumbra, learn more about the speed, safety, and simplicity of CAVT for clot detection and removal.

With support from our colleagues at Thrombolex, learn more about how to incorporate pharmaco-mechanical thrombolysis into your practice

Listen to highlights for transferring patients with acute PE

With support from our colleagues at Thrombolex, this session provides an overview of pharmaco-mechanical thrombolysis and what the data tell us

Our faculty perform a mock PERT call with an intermediate high risk PE patient.

Advancing PE Treatment with Computer Aided Thrombectomy CAT & the Latest Clinical Evidence

Join expert faculty as they describe the ins and outs of starting a PERT program

Learn more about how artificial intelligence may improve PE care

Hear firsthand from leaders of the Interhospital Transfer Project Dr. Charles Ross, Dr. Michael McDaniel, Dr. Belinda Rivera-Lebron, and Dr. Parth Rali who recap some of the key take aways from studying interhospital transfers of PE patients from across the country.

The Course Directors of The PERT Consortium’s 2021 Annual Scientific Symposium summarize some key take aways from the event.

Speakers Dr. Thomas Tu, Dr. Andrew Klein, Dr. Wissam Jabber, Dr. Ken Rosenfield, Dr. Rachel Rosovsky, Dr. Victor Tapson, and Dr. Catalin Toma highlight the need for randomized controlled trials on treatment of intermediate-high risk pulmonary embolism.

The session features Dr. John Moriarty, Dr. Jaafar Golzar, and Dr. Brent Keeling who provide an overview of the AlphaVac System and provide an introduction to the APEX-AV study.

In this edition of PERTCast, Dr. Lindsay Lief, Professor Fionnuala Ní Áinle, and Professor Beverley Hunt recap important parts of the webinar: sex-specific differences in men and women as it relates to PE-specific events, anticoagulation in women with menstrual periods, and PE diagnosis and treatment during pregnancy.…

Listen in as Dr. Terry Bowers, Dr. Ken Rosenfield, and Dr. Eleni Whatley discuss findings from the inaugural PERC meeting.

Join Dr. Frances Mae West, Dr. Charles Grodzin, Dr. Emily Gundert, Dr. Jim Horowitz, & Dr. Alison Witkin as they recap mechanical measures to achieve hemodynamic stability, including ecmo and right ventricular support.

Dr. Jim Horowitz follows up with our speakers Dr. Brent Keeling, Dr. Rich Channick, Dr. Hillary Johnson-Cox, Dr. Sameer Khandar, and Dr. Akhilesh Sista to recap thoughts on burning questions like is clot burden associated with PE severity? Is increased clot removal associated with improved outcomes? Does increased retained clot lead to worsening lo…

Join us for this PERTcast featuring Dr. Ken Rosenfield, MD co-principal investigator in the latest clinical trial to date, Hi PEITHO. We meet the co-PI and ask clinical questions, trial endpoints, and study design for this new trial. Its a landmark venture you don’t want to miss out on.

The PERT consortium invites you to listen to a podcast moderated by Geoff Barnes, MD, and joined by Rachel Rosovsky, MD, and Scott Kaatz, DO, as they discuss extended VTE treatment and the American Society of Hematology (ASH) 2020 guidelines. These podcasts were developed by the featured Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT) Consortium speakers t…

Debrief: EndoWars: Aspirate vs. Dissolve. If you missed the webinar, do not worry. James Horowitz, MD follows up with our speakers and moderator Geoff Barnes, MD, MSc, Carin Gonsalves, MD, FSIR, Jay Giri, MD, MPH, Maya Serhal, MD, and Keith Sterling, MD, FSIR.

Debrief from the PERT Webinar: Cancer and PE: A Growing Problem. If you missed the webinar, do not worry. Jim Horowitz, MD followed-up with our moderator - Rachel Rosovsky, MD, MPH and speakers - Marc Carrier, MD, Lisa Baumann Kreuziger, MD, MS, Alok A. Khorana, MD, FACP, FASCO and Tzu-Fei Wang, MD.

The PERT Consortium® kindly invites you to the webinar “Cancer and PE: A Growing Problem”. Patients with cancer are at increased risk of developing pulmonary emboli. Join us to hear from world leading experts in cancer and thrombosis on the prevention, treatment, and adverse events that affect this vulnerable population. Our speakers are Marc Carri…

CTEPH, the rare yet increasing complication of pulmonary embolism. We discuss the surgical management of CTEPH, when to refer, evaluation timeline, and key points which you should not miss. Dr. Jon Haft, MD, is an Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at University of Michigan Medical Center.…

The PERT Consortium invites you to listen to a podcast moderated by Victor Tapson, MD, and joined by Alex Spyropoulos, MD, and Greg Piazza, MD, as they discuss the VTE risk for hospitalized acutely ill medical patients, risk stratification tools, and the population health impact. These podcasts were developed by the featured Pulmonary Embolism Resp…

Patient PERTspective: 8 Time Jeopardy Champion Jennifer Quail didn’t let her new diagnosis of pulmonary embolism and antiphospholipid syndrome stop her from competing in the tournament of champions. Her impressive comeback from a serious medical condition.

Debrief: Home management of PE. If you missed the webinar, do not worry. We spoke with Rachel Rosovsky, President Elect, Hematologist at Massachusetts General Hospital on home management of VTE, appropriate patient selection, and role for follow up once discharged.

The PERT Consortium® kindly invites you to listen to the audio from our webinar entitled, “Endo Wars: Aspirate vs. Dissolve”. Experts will debate the optimal management for two patients with intermediate-high risk pulmonary embolism. In these two debates, we will explore the evidence and practice patterns supporting the use of anticoagulation alone…

Episode 8: Our guest, Dr. Robert Lookstein, MD, MHCDL is a Professor of Radiology and Surgery at Mt Sinai as well as the Executive Vice Chairman of Radiology and the current President of the PERT Consortium. #PERTprez speaks!

Episode 7: Our guest, John Moriarty MD FSIR is an interventional radiologist and an Associate Professor at UCLA with appointments in both the Departments of Radiology and Internal Medicine. James Horowitz MD FACC FAHA is a cardiac intensivist and is the director of the Cardiac ICU and NYU Langone Health. Links: Endovascular Removal of Thrombus and …

The PERT Consortium® kindly invites you to listen to the aiudio from our webinar entitled “What Would You Do? Real Life Cases.” This webinar is moderated by Ken Rosenfield, MD. Speakers are Amir Darki, MD and Abdul Haseeb Qazi, MD. Panelists include Andrew Klein, MD, Jana Montgomery, MD, ScM, FACC, Hamid Mojibian, MD and Frances Mae West, MD.…

Episode 6: Our guest, Scott Cameron MD, PhD is a cardiology and vascular medicine specialist and is the Section Head of Vascular Medicine at Cleveland Clinic James Horowitz MD is a cardiac intensivist and is the director of the Cardiac ICU and NYU Langone Health. Links: The lung is a site of platelet biogenesis and a reservoir for haematopoietic pr…

PERT Podcast A VTE Discussion With a Focus on ESC Guidelines and Treatment Duration The PERT consortium invites you to listen to a podcast moderated by Geoff Barnes, MD, and joined by Greg Piazza, MD, Rachel Rosovsky, MD, and George Davis, PharmD, as they discuss extended VTE treatment and the ESC 2019 guidelines. These podcasts were developed by t…

PERT Podcast Management Pathways for PE The PERT consortium invites you to listen to a podcast moderated by Emily Gundert, MD, and joined by Geno Merli, MD, and Jeff Kline, MD, as they discuss the management of pathways for the treatment and management of pulmonary embolism. These podcasts were developed by the featured Pulmonary Embolism Response …

PERT Podcast The PERT Approach to the Treatment and Management of Pulmonary Embolism The PERT consortium invites you to listen to a podcast moderated by Immediate Past President of PERT Consortium, Richard Channick, MD, and joined by Chris Kabrhel, MD, Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, Brent Keeling, MD, Robert Lookstein, MD MHCDL, and Christina Fanola, MD a…

PERT Webinar - Cases Over Cocktails Hear How Experts Are Treating Challenging PE Cases The PERT Consortium invites you to join our next webinar, Cases over Cocktails, with our current and past presidents, Richard Channick, MD and Victor Tapson, MD, FCCP, FRCP and moderated by PERTs’ first president, Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, MHCDS, FACC, MSCAI. Hear …

PERT Webinar - PE And the Covid Pandemic Expert Opinions from European and US Hot Spots The PERT Consortium invites you to join another ground breaking webinar with our colleagues from Spain, the Netherlands, and New York- David Jimenez, MD, Erik Klok, MD, and Matt Langston, MD. Learn how international and U.S. clinicians face the challenges surrou…

PERT Webinar - COVID-19 and Pulmonary Embolism Perspectives from China and the United States The PERT Consortium invites you to join this ground breaking webinar with Charles Grodzin, MD, and our Chinese colleague, Shaoping Nie, MD, PhD, FESC, FSCAI to learn about how US and international clinicians are facing the challenges surrounding PE care in …

Episode 5: Dr. Rosovsky interviews Dr. Robert Lookstein about the new PERT Consortium Database!! Dr. Lookstein is a Professor of Radiology and Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Rosovsky is the Director of Thrombosis Research within the Division of Hematology at Mass General Hospital.…

By James Horowitz

By James Horowitz

By James Horowitz