Smoking and Vascular Disease

Vascular surgeons Gayan De Silva, MD, and Kathleen Boyle, DO, explain how sclerotherapy is used to treat spider veins for both cosmetic and symptom relief. They discuss who may benefit from treatment, what the procedure is like, expected results over time and common reasons more ...  Show more

In this episode, Samir Kapadia, MD, and Ohad Oren, MD, explain clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential, or CHIP, and how age-related blood cell mutations can raise the risk of heart disease. They discuss what CHIP is, who it affects, how it is discovered, and why it matte ...  Show more

Introduction Pulmonary embolism (PE) is caused when a deep venous thrombosis from somewhere else in the body “embolizes” and becomes lodged in the pulmonary arteries Can cause pulmonary infarction (which mimics pneumonia on chest x-ray) Basic Approach to the Diagnosis of PE Step ...  Show more

Normal blood pressure keeps us alive. It’s the force that moves blood throughout our circulatory system, ensuring that oxygen and nutrients reach our organs and tissues and that waste products are eliminated. When we hear the word hypertension—high blood pressure—we know this ...

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a type of pulmonary hypertension caused by chronic blood clots in the lungs. It is an under-recognized condition, but with accurate imaging and quality treatment, it can often be cured. Gustavo Heresi, MD, and Michael To ...

We review the diagnosis, risk stratification, & management of acute pulmonary embolism in the ED. Hosts: Vivian Chiu, MD Brian Gilberti, MD https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Acute_Pulmonary_Embolism.mp3 Download One Comment Tags: Pulmonary Show Notes Cor ...  Show more