Refresher Course: Vascular
RC 515 - An update on the diagnosis, imaging and treatment options for acute pulmonary embolism (PE)
Lectures
1
Chairperson's introduction
05:00Pedro Filipe Goncalves Teixeira Sousa, Porto / PT
2
Predisposing factors and clinical features
15:00Ioannis Kakisis, Athens / GR
3
Pulmonary embolism (PE) imaging
15:00Galit Aviram, Tel-Aviv / IL
4
Current guidelines and treatment options for acute pulmonary embolism: shifting paradigms towards enhanced risk stratification and shock prevention
15:00Michael Kostrzewa, Baden-Dättwil / CH
5
Panel discussion: Intravenous thrombolysis or endovascular treatment
10:00Panel discussion: Intravenous thrombolysis or endovascular treatment
5 min
Chairperson's introduction
Pedro Filipe Goncalves Teixeira Sousa, Porto / Portugal
15 min
Predisposing factors and clinical features
Ioannis Kakisis, Athens / Greece
- To name at least three predisposing factors of acute PE.
- To list three of the most common symptoms of acute PE.
- To list three of the most common initial treatment steps required following diagnosis.
15 min
Pulmonary embolism (PE) imaging
Galit Aviram, Tel-Aviv / Israel
- To name imaging required to establish diagnosis.
- To discuss the diagnostic dilemmas in PE imaging.
- To discuss prognostic factors visible with CT and MR.
15 min
Current guidelines and treatment options for acute pulmonary embolism: shifting paradigms towards enhanced risk stratification and shock prevention
Michael Kostrzewa, Baden-Dättwil / Switzerland
- To list three at least indications for endovascular treatment.
- To list at least two tools for enhanced risk stratification.
- To list at least three endovascular treatment devices used for acute PE.
10 min
Panel discussion: Intravenous thrombolysis or endovascular treatment