Pulmonary Embolism Management: Trials, Treatment and Pathways for Multidisciplinary Collaboration
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Pulmonary Embolism (PE) remains a leading cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, requiring timely intervention and coordinated multidisciplinary care. This video series provides an in-depth analysis of the current PE treatment landscape, including the latest clinical trial updates (HI-PEITHO, PEERLESS), institutional decision-making workflows and collaborative patient management strategies.
Expert faculty discuss risk stratification, evolving treatment paradigms and the role of multidisciplinary teams, including Pulmonary Embolism Response Teams (PERT), in optimising patient outcomes. Through case-based discussions and real-world examples, viewers will gain practical insights into integrating new evidence into clinical practice.
Learning Objectives
- Understand recent clinical trial data on PE treatments
- Analyse decision-making processes in PE management
- Explore the impact of multidisciplinary teams on patient outcomes
- Implement strategies to enhance patient pathways in clinical settings
Target Audience
- Interventional Cardiologists
- Non-Invasive Cardiologists
- Emergency Medicine Physicians
- Nurses and Primary Care Providers
- Hospital Administrators and PERT Members
More from this programme
Part 1
Why Does PE Still Have a High Mortality Rate?
Prof Andrew Sharp introduces the session, outlines the programme and provides the educational goals. Prof Sharp then goes on to discuss the challenge of mortality in pulmonary embolism.
Part 2
Multidisciplinary Collaboration and Patient Pathways
Prof Gilles Lemesle shows how Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT) systems enhance PE care through rapid, coordinated teamwork.
Part 3
EKOS Procedure: Tips and Tricks
Dr Mantas Buitkus shares expert techniques and best practices for performing EKOS. He covers set up, catheter positioning and shares a clinical case.
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Part 4
Open Discussion on Existing and Upcoming PE Trials
Faculty answer audience questions, offer expert insights and participate in an interactive discussion.
Faculty Biographies
Andrew SP Sharp
Professor of Cardiology
Andrew Sharp qualified from Edinburgh Medical School in 1998 and subsequently pursued an MD postgraduate research degree at the University of Edinburgh. His doctoral research focused on the hypertensive heart, establishing a foundation for his ongoing clinical and academic interest in hypertension and cardiovascular disease.
Clinical Training & Early Career
Dr Sharp completed his early clinical training at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh before moving to London for senior clinical training at the hospitals of Imperial College London. He then undertook the prestigious Milan-Imperial Interventional Cardiology Fellowship programme, which included a year in Milan at San Raffaele and Columbus Hospitals, where he trained under leading experts in interventional cardiology. This combination of UK and international training shaped his expertise in complex coronary interventions and device-based therapies.
Career Progression
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Mantas Buitkus
Interventional Radiologist
Dr Mantas Buitkus is an Interventional Radiologist at Lithuanian University of Health and Sciences Kauno Klinikos, Kaunas, LT.
Dr Buitkus mainly works in the endovascular field, covering various image-guided interventions from peripheral arterial disease to acute ischaemic stroke cases.
Gilles Lemesle
Interventional Cardiologist
Prof Gilles Lemesle is an Interventional Cardiologist at Lille University Hospital, Lille, FR.