‘The PERT team, in its early stages, creates awareness inside the emergency room and also the hospital that this is an important diagnosis to identify and treat early.’ said Dr. Peter Clemmensen in a conversation with Dr Vishal Rastogi at the annual India Live 2024.
Dr. Vishal Rastogi:
Dr. Vishal Rastogi, Director of Interventional Cardiology & Advanced Heart Failure Programme at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, has over 20 years of expertise in complex coronary interventions, including Rotablation, carotid and peripheral vascular interventions, and percutaneous aortic valve implantation.
He is a leader in Impella Left Ventricular Assist Device implantation and serves as a national proctor for Rotablation, coronary imaging (IVUS and OCT), and bifurcation stents. Dr. Rastogi is also involved in the ECMO program and serves on the Editorial Board of the Indian Heart Journal while leading multiple interventional and heart failure trials.
Website profile: https://www.fortishealthcare.com/doctors/dr-vishal-rastogi-737
Dr. Peter Clemmensen, Professor of Cardiology and Chief Physician at the University Heart Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany, specializes in Interventional Cardiology and acute cardiovascular care. A graduate of the University of Copenhagen, he has held leadership roles such as President of the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association and the Danish Heart Foundation.
With over 300 publications in leading journals and contributions to international textbooks, he is a renowned researcher and mentor. He also holds a joint position at the University of Southern Denmark and regularly reviews for major cardiology journals.
LinkedIn: https://dk.linkedin.com/in/peter-clemmensen-869a1892
Here are the top 5 takeaways from the conversation:
1. Thrombolysis: A Life-Saving Breakthrough in PE Treatment
2.A team of Anesthesiologists, Cardiac Care Physicians, and Cardiologists Crucial for Therapy Decisions or Mechanical Thrombectomy.
3. Pulmonary Embolism: Second Most Common Cause of Sudden Cardiac Death
4. Mechanical Thrombectomy, Catheter-Directed Lysis Is Emerging for the Treatment of PE.
5. Consider PE Diagnosis in Patients with Unexplained Chest Pain.
