11th Annual Pulmonary Embolism Scientific Symposium
POSTERS
A Case of Rapid Development of Heparin Resistance in Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism
Bethany T. Mullinax, PharmD, BCCC
A Challenging Case of Bilateral Pulmonary Emboli Requiring Emergent Thrombectomy in a Pediatric Patient
George Michalopoulos, MD, Viktoriya Bikeyeva, MD, Giovanni Paolella , MD, Joseph Adams, DO
Andrii Labchuk, MD, Nishant Patel, MD, Adib Chaus, MD
A Floating Threat: Case Report of Clot-in-Transit and Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism Treated with Catheter-Directed Therapy
Antonio Almazan, Christine Huynh O'Keefe, Pearl Doan, Alireza Hatamifar , Keza Levine, Austin McBride,Erica Langnas , MD, MPH,
Antonio Gomez, MD, Miles Conrad, MD, MPH
A Nationwide Comparison of Reperfusion Strategies in High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism Patients Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Brad T. Boserup, MD, Max J. Biondi, MD, MPH1, and Michael N. Young, MD
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
A survey of Pulmonary Embolism-related capabilities among a sample of US Emergency Departments
Sather, J, Rothenberg, C, Sambell, M, Sharma, P, Shahid, S, Venkatesh, A
Adjunctive Therapies in the Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism: A Review of IVC Filter and ECMO Utilization
Alivia Jachimiak, MS-IV, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Mohamed Jaber, MD, McLaren Oakland Hospital
Advanced Right Ventricular Hemodynamics in Intermediate- and High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism
Orly Leiva, MD, Rohan Mundkur, MD, Akash Patel, MD, MBA, Tara Early, PA-C, Mark Belkin, MD, Jonathan Grinstein, MD, Jonathan Paul, MD
Alphavac Mechanical Aspiration A Viable Option for Endocarditis and Tumor Debulking in Poor Surgical Candidates: A Two-Case Series
Abdul Naser Zamzami, BS, Ahmed Oudeif, MD, Bassel Hassouna, MD, and Mahir Elder, MD
Anticoagulants in heavy menstrual bleeding
Yukta Borse, Krisha Patel, Gitika Aggarwal, Atul Laddu, and Jawed Fareed
Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Rishi Motkur, Shruti Suni, Gitika Aggarwal, Atul Laddu, and Jawed Fareed
Assessing Deep Venous Thrombosis Recurrence and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients Receiving Mechanical Thrombectomy vs Catheter Directed Thrombolysis for Lower Extremity Thrombus
Ravneet Nagra MPH BSc, Peter Guadagno BS, Conor Honan MD, Keith Pereira MD
Benchmarking Data for High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis and Management Among a Sample of US Emergency Departments
Sather, J, Rothenberg, C, Sambell, M, Sharma, P, Shahid, S, Venkatesh, A
Bridging the gap: Predictors of anticoagulation persistence after pulmonary embolism
Grace Seo, MD; Ridwan Azees, MD; Josiah Bennett, MD; Alyssa Utz, PharmD BCPS;
Feyi Ward, MD MS FACP; Michael McDaniel, MD FACC FASCAI; Mikhail Akbashev, MD FACP
Challenging Case of Recurrent Saddle Pulmonary Emboli From Extensive Lower Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis
George Michalopoulos, MD, Viktoriya Bikeyeva, MD, Giovanni Paolella, MD, Matthew Hanewich,
DO, Joseph Adams, DO, Andrii Labchuk, MD, Muhyaldeen Dia, MD
Comparison of Catheter-Based Therapies with Anticoagulation Alone in Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism: A Propensity-Matched Multicenter Study
Justin Pawloski, Rafey Feroze2, Abigail Wilgor, Jun Li
Comparative Effectiveness of Riociguat versus Treprostinil in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension:
A Propensity-Matched Analysis Using the TriNetX Research Network
Ekow Arhin Essien MD, Karldon Nwaezeapu MD, Abena Agyekum MD, Justice Owusu-Achiaw MD, Edmund Mireku Bediako MD
Comparative In-Hospital Outcomes of Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis and Systemic Thrombolysis Versus Mechanical Thrombectomy in
High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism
Giorgi Chilingarashvili MD, MS, Krunal Patel MD, Avilash Mondal MD, Rali Parth MD, FCCP
Comparative Outcomes of Catheter-Directed Thrombectomy Versus Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis in Obese Patients with Pulmonary Embolism:
A Propensity-Matched Analysis Using the TriNetX Research Network
Ekow Arhin Essien MD, Karldon Nwaezeapu MD, Abena Agyekum MD, Justice Owusu-Achiaw MD, Edmund Mireku Bediako MD
Decompensation Without Re-Embolization: A Case Series on Repeat Thrombectomy in Pulmonary Embolism
Brian Schonewald, Hayley Barker, Christopher O’Hara, Stephen R Topper, Stephan S Leung, Abdelsalam Elshaikh, Robert D Adamo, Sahib Sohal, Frances Mae West
Does Hyponatremia Influence Outcomes in Acute Pulmonary
Embolism? The Dayton VA Medical Center Experience 2013-2022
Noreen Altallaa, BS, Diane Casini, DO, Perry Nystrom, MD
Does the elevation of D-dimer always mean VTE?
Aahana Borkar, Omkar Garud, Atul Laddu, and Jawed Fareed
Early Discharge of Ambulatory Patients with Acute Pregnancy-Associated Pulmonary Embolism: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Outcomes
Vinson DR, Somers MJ, Akkad J, Mvemba AS, Rouleau SG, Reed ME, Roubinian NH, Sperling JD
Echocardiographic Assessment of Shock Using Right Ventricular–Pulmonary Artery Uncoupling in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Frances Greathouse MD, Quinn Mallery, Myoung Hyun Choi, Simran Koura, Neel Gadhoke, Aishwarya Sharma, Amir Darki
Evaluating the Impact of a Value-Based Medicine Intervention on Medical
Students' Understanding of Deep Vein Thrombosis and the Wells Criteria
Melanie Chuong, BS & Cameron W. McGuire, MD, MPH
Evaluating the Safety of Intermediate Care Unit Monitoring for Patients with Intermediate-High Risk
Pulmonary Embolism Following Aspiration Thrombectomy
Tetyana Okan, Dora Vilendecic, Nika Cujkevic-Plecko, Albert Fang, Myles Coven, Gagandeep Singh, David Coven, Suresh Jain, Aditya Mangla, Zoran Lasic
Feasibility of Advanced Cardiac Doppler Exam as Part of Pulmonary Embolism
Response Team Point of Care Protocol (PERT POCUS Protocol)
Christopher O’Hara, MD, Lindsey Morris, MD, Michael Dong, MD, Saikou Saidy, MD, Frances Mae West, MD
Financial Implications of Venous Thrombectomy vs. Intravenous Anticoagulation for PE and DVT Management
Alexandra So, Serena Santoro, Derek Berz, Keith Hobbs
From Clots to Clarity with Thrombectomy: Bilateral Pulmonary Emboli in a Patient with Renal Cell Carcinoma Induced Hematuria
Sonali Sharma, MD, MBA, Muhammad Durrani, MD, Nusayba Ahmed, MD
From Dyspnea to Recovery: Multidisciplinary Management of
Hormonal Contraceptive-Associated PE in an Adolescent
Christopher Bentsen, MD; Viktoriya Bikeyeva, MD; Giovanni Paolella, MD; Kelsey Danley, MD; Neal Sawlani, MD; Ibrahim Shaik, MD
From Evidence-Based Design to Tailored Impact: Implementing and Adapting
Point-of-Care Nudges for Outpatient Management of Low-Risk Pulmonary Embolism
Jessica Burns, Morris Fabbri, Anthony Cuttitta, F. Jacob Seagull, Shawna Smith, Colin Greineder, Geoffrey D. Barnes, Jeffrey Kline
From Party Drug To Pulmonary Disaster - A Fatal Case Study
Zachary Smith, MD; Mitchelle Smielewski, MD; Nitya Batra, MD; Christopher Dado, MD; Faizan Faizee, MD
From Skin to Lungs: A Case of Purpura Fulminans Complicated by Pulmonary Embolism
Sandra Abadir MD, Sangeeta Prabhakar, Jasprit Takher HCA Healthcare
Healthcare Resource Utilization and Outcomes Among Patients with Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Embolism
Treated with Computer Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy Versus Other Treatment Modalities
Suhail Y. Dohad, MD, FACC, RPVI, Parag J. Patel, MD, MS, FSIR, John M. Moriarty, MD, FSIR, Rachel Rosovsky, MD, MPH, Richard Channick, MD, Ido Weinberg, MD
Healthcare Utilization and Organization
Brittany Kirk, RN
Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia Complicated by Pulmonary Embolism: A Diagnostic and
Therapeutic Challenge
Viktoriya Bikeyeva MD, Samiuddin Syed MD, Giovanni Paolella MD, Christopher Bentsen MD,
Danny Cho DO, Joseph Adams MD, Andrii Labchuk MD, Adib Chaus MD
Impact of an AI-Driven Pulmonary Embolism Response Team Workflow on Procedural Volume and Timeliness
Rali Parth MD, FCCP, Giorgi Chilingarashvili MD, MS, Joseph Panaro MD, Gary S Cohn MD, FSIR
Implementation of an AI-driven PERT Workflow at a Large Academic Institution
Satawart Upadhyay, MD; Nour Tashtish, MD; Rafey Feroze, MD; Amit Gupta, MD; Robert Schilz, DO; Jun Li, MD
Improving pulmonary embolism
management in cancer patients:
PERT insights guiding personalized
strategies for high-risk thrombosis
Cheong May Anne, Kristen Alexa Leer, Too Chow Wei, Sewa Du Soon, Ho Vui Kian, Matthew Jose Chakramakkil, Tan Chuen Wen, Ng Heng Joo
Incidence & Short-Term Outcomes of Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease
Saurabh Wakade BS, Jennifer L. Waller PhD, Wendy B. Bollag PhD, Preshit Ambade DrPH, Varsha Taskar MD, William Healy MD,
Stephanie L. Baer MD, Vishal Arora MD, MBA
Intercepted in Transit: Successful Surgical Embolectomy of Acute Pulmonary
Embolism with Extensive Clot Burden and Mobile Right Atrial Clot
Alexis Bailey, MD and Esa Rayyan, DO
Kyphoplasty Induced Cement Pulmonary Embolism
Bella V Gonzalez Perez MD, Laura DeMers MD, Radia Ksayer MD, Karam Zakharia MD, Samer M Zakhour MD, Jose M Wiley MD, MPH, FACC, FACP, FSCAI
Management of acute severe pulmonary embolism in pregnancy: Case report
Kristen A. Lee, May Anne Cheong, Too Chow Wei1
Massive Pulmonary Embolism in Acromegaly: A Perfect Storm of Thrombotic Risk
Giovanni Paolella, MD; Viktoriya Bikeyeva, MD; Christopher Bentsen, MD; Danny Cho, DO;
Joseph Adams, DO; Andrii Labchuk, MD; Adib Chaus, MD; Parag Patel, MD
Measurement of DOAC Levels
Sana Verma, Shravani Vedak, Anterpreet Dua, Atul Laddu, and Jawed Fareed
Mortality and Clinical Outcomes in Pulmonary Embolism Patients With and Without Atrial Fibrillation:
A Propensity-Matched Analysis Using the TriNetX Research Network
Ekow Arhin Essien MD, Abena Agyekum MD, Karidon Nwaezeapu MD, Abraham Kyei Carboo MD, Justice Owusu-Achiaw MD
Multiple Ways To Take Your Breath Away: PE, Multiple Infections and Cancer
Harpreet Dosanjh MD, Trevor Wolchover MD, Sofia Cestero MD, Primala Dosanjh MD, Jasprit Takher MD
Navigating a Prothrombotic Storm Risk Stratification of a Saddle Pulmonary Embolism associated with Ulcerative Colitis & Janus Kinase Inhibition
C. Mitchell, Z. Irani, M. Hazique, A. Poniatowski, I. Kaplan
Optimizing Pulmonary Embolism Response Team Functionality: Outcomes of Mechanical Thrombectomy by Interventional Radiology and Vascular Surgery
Ryan Nolan, B.S., Maanasi Samant, M.D., Suresh Vedantham, M.D., Westley Ohman, M.D., Nathan Droz, M.D., Kristen Sanfilippo, M.D., M.P.H.S., Pavan Kavali, M.D.
Outcomes of No Bolus versus Bolus Unfractionated Heparin Nomograms in a Real-World Cohort
Jia Qi Xiong, David Von Nordheim1, Maame Dei, Sarah Matuszak, Kelsey Bria, Melissa Beasley, Brian Gage, Kristen Sanfilippo
PERT Activation with AI Improves Time to Intervention and Survival in High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism
Joshua Meredith, MD; Patrick Muck, MD; Adam Reichard, MD; Angela N Fellner, PhD CCRP
PERT Program Evolution and Outpatient Follow up Utilization
Kristina Strupp, MSN, RN, APNP, AGCNS-BC, M. Fuad, Jan, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Niloufar Javadi, MD, Louie Kostopoulos, MD, FACC
Preemptive Anticoagulation in Acute Pulmonary Embolism: A Single Center VA System Analysis
Perry Nystrom, MD, Benjamin W. Curry, MD, Diane Casini, DO
Pulmonary Embolism During War: Challenges in treatment of Pulmonary Embolism after Combat Injury.
Balabukha A., Sobirov B., Lazoryshynets V., Krykunov O.
Pulmonary Embolism Outcomes in Heart Failure with Reduced versus Preserved Ejection Fraction:
A Propensity-Matched Analysis Using the TriNetX Research Network
Ekow Arhin Essien, MD, Abena Agyekum, MD, Abraham Kyei Carboo, MD, Karldon Nwaezeapu, MD, Justice Owusu-Achiaw, MD, Edmund Mireku Bediako, MD
Pulmonary Embolism Outcomes in Sickle Cell vs. Non–Sickle Cell Patients:
A Propensity-Matched Analysis Using the TriNetX Research Network
Ekow Arhin Essien MD, Abena Agyekum MD, Karidon Nwaezeapu MD, Justice Owusu-Achiaw MD, Edmund Mireku Bediako MD
PULMONARY EMBOLISM RISK STRATIFICATION:
the forgotten variables that could make a difference.
Presenting author: MILAGROS BÁEZ
Co-authors: VICTORIA GUTIÉRREZ , MARTIN BOSIO
Pulmonary Infraction in Acute Pulmonary Embolism: A 10-year
Retrospective Study in a Veteran Population
Diane S. Casini, DO, Benjamin W. Curry, MD, Perry Nystrom, MD
Real-World Comparison of Mechanical Thrombectomy vs Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for
the Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism: A Single-Center Retrospective Study
Isaac Demaree, BS; Travis Pebror, MD, MS, MBA; Adam Schmitz, MD; Reid Masterson, MD; Sabah Butty, MD
Reassessing Anticoagulation Risk in Incidental Pulmonary Embolism: A Multicenter Study Using Unsupervised Machine Learning and Bayesian Methods
Sophie Samuel, Ada Selina Jutba, Haley Parker, Gregory Pon, Jennifer Cortes
Recurrent Thrombosis and Periprocedural Collapse in a case of Hereditary Antithrombin Deficiency:
Implications for Diagnosis and
High-Risk Thrombectomy Management
Cheah Qinrong; Cheong May Anne2; Kristen A. Lee; Too Chow Wei; Sewa Duu Wen; Ho Vui Kian, Ng Heng Joo
Reducing Mortality in PE Patients Through the Use of a Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT) at SBH
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Critical Care, and Quality Management
Igor Brodskiy, MD Cardiology Fellow; Daniel Yow, MD PGY; Carly Bowser, DO Cardiology Fellow, Gabriel Esses, DO Advanced Heart Failure Fellow; Padmanabhan Krishnan, MD; Sudhanva Hegde, MD; Harman S. Gill, MD; Aleksandre Toreli MD; Tanveer Mir, MD; Dominick Calandro, MPA
Right Ventricular Thrombus Formation in Pediatric VV-ECMO: A Diagnostic and Management Challenge
Faizan Faizee, MD; Zachary Smith, MD
Safety and Efficacy of Modern Percutaneous Mechanical Thrombectomy Devices in Acute Pulmonary Embolism: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Investigational Device Exemption Trials and Prospective Multi-center Registries
Siddhant Passey, MD, Alyssa Ahern, DO, Aryan Mehta, MD, Marissa Iverson, MSLS, Saurabh Joshi, MD, Raymond McKay, MD, Joseph Ingrassia, MD
Secular Trends in the Utilization of Systemic Lysis and Catheter Directed Thrombectomy in the Treatment of Intermediate and High-Risk PE
Kristina Strupp, MSN, RN, APNP, AGCNS-BC, M. Fuad, Jan, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Niloufar Javadi, MD, Louie Kostopoulos, MD, FACC
Sex Differences Among Emergency Department Patients Who Receive a Pulmonary Embolism Response Team Activation
Angela F Jarman, Sam Rouleau, Brandon C Maughan, Hannah Kelson, Christian Sebat, Brandon Eller, David Vinson, Bryn E Mumma
Single-Centre Experience with Ultrasound-Assisted Thrombolysis, Rheolytic Thrombectomy,
and Low- Dose Fibrinolytic Therapies in the Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism
C. Kaymaz, B. Kultursay, HC. Tokgoz, S. Tanyeri, B. Keskin, C. Bulus, D. Sirma, A. Sekban, A. Karagoz, Z. Bayram, IH. Tanboga, N. Ozdemir
Ten-Year Trends in Right-Heart Strain Reporting on CTPA in Acute Pulmonary Embolism: A Single Center VA System Analysis
Benjamin Curry, MD, Diane Casini, DO, Perry Nystrom, MD
The Growing Role of Artificial Intelligence in Expanding Interventional Treatment for Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Tetyana Okan, Sanni Habeeb, Dora Vilendecic, Nika Cujkevic-Plecko, Maks Coven, Albert Fang, Gagandeep Singh, David Coven
Suresh Jain, Aditya Manglam, Zoran Lasic
The Next Chapter in Pulmonary Embolism care:
Optimising long-term outcomes through dedicated follow up
McFarlane L MBBS, Dunn A MBBS FRACP
The Next Generation of PE Care: A Prospective Study of the AVENTUS Thrombectomy System with Autologous Blood Reinfusion
Jun Li MD, Saher Sabri MD, Samuel Horr MD, Brian Stegman MD, Wissam Jaber MD, Michael Jolly MD, Christopher Huff MD, David
O'Connor MD, Ahmad Younes MD MBA, Nora Tabori MD, Peter Monteleone MD, Raghu Kolluri MD MS, Mehdi Shishehbor DO MPH PhD
The Youth is Our Future, and the Future is Here
Vedanshi Kumar, Anvesha Shinde, Mala Niverthi, Atul Laddu, and Jawed Fareed
Tissue Plasminogen Activator: A Bridge to Cross or Not To Cross in High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism
Alexander T. Phan, MD, Aarti Mittal DO
Trends in Cancer and Pulmonary Embolism Related Mortality (1999–2023): A CDC Wonder Database Analysis
Muhammad Shaheer Bin Faheem, MBBS, Muhammad Taimur, MD, Mohammed Shaheriyar MD, Syed Tawassul Hassan, MBBS,Sohail Hassan, MD MBA
Underdocumented and Unaligned: Gaps in Intermediate High Risk PE Risk Stratification and Inter Specialty Variation in Decision making
Antonio Almazan, Christine Huynh-O'Keefe, Pearl Doan, Alireza Hatamifar, Keza Levine, Austin McBride,Erica Langnas, MD, MPH,
Antonio Gomez, MD, Miles Conrad, MD, MPH
Use and Efficiency of Radiation-Reducing Strategies in Antenatal Pulmonary Embolism Diagnostics: Retrospective Cohort Study
Vinson DR, Gupta N, Somers MJ, Middleton CE, Zekar L, Qiao E, Woldemariam ST, Poth LS, Urbania TH, Niederkohr RD, Reed ME, Sperling JD, Roubinian NH
Veins of Malignancy: Recognizing Tumor Thrombus in Treatment-Refractory DVT
Ozgun Erten, MD, Madeline Ku, MD, Bharat Bajantri, MD
When Low Risk Isn’t Low: Paradoxical Decompensation in Submassive PE
Maryam Shams MD, Abiolah Telesford MD, MBA, MPH, Anup Vatti DO
WOMEN IN SCIENCE
Charvi Chegireddy, Nikki Patel, Sonika Tatipali, Atul Laddu, and Jawed Fareed