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An Interview With Akhilesh K. Sista, MD, FSIR, FAHA

Dr. Sista discusses the PE-TRACT trial's origin, goals, and current status, as well as what it's like to run a PERT in New York City.

Pulmonary Embolism Interventions

By Akhilesh K. Sista, MD, FSIR, FAHA

The Importance of the PE-TRACT Trial

A discussion of why PE-TRACT is so badly needed at the present time.

By Akhilesh K. Sista, MD, FSIR, FAHA

Building a Pulmonary Embolism Lysis Practice

Our strategy for assembling a team of specialists to provide efficient and effective acute PE care.

By Akhilesh K. Sista, MD; Oren A. Friedman, MD; James M. Horowitz, MD; and Arash Salemi, MD

Submassive Pulmonary Embolism: Opportunity Emerging From a Challenging Disease

A presentation of key questions and a discussion of potential next steps in clinical trial development.

By Akhilesh K. Sista, MD

Bilateral Central Pulmonary Embolism and Recent History of Ischemic Stroke

Moderator: Keith M. Sterling, MD
Panel: James F. Benenati, MD; Noah J. Jones, MD, FACC, FSCAI; and Akhilesh K. Sista, MD, FSIR

Venous Emergencies During COVID-19: What We’ve Learned

A conversation with Dr. Akhilesh Sista about the impact that COVID-19 has had on practice, safety protocols, decision-making for venous emergencies, and postprocedure medical therapy and follow-up.

With Akhilesh K. Sista, MD, FSIR, FAHA

The Best Answers Come From the Hardest Questions . . . So Keep Asking ‘Em

By Suresh Vedantham, MD

Venous Pathways

By Barry Katzen, MD

Venous Therapy Considerations and Decisions

By Kush R. Desai, MD, FSIR, and Houman Jalaie, MD

Real-World Decision Making

By John A. Kaufman, MD

Enhancing Interventional Oncology

By Ripal T. Gandhi, MD, FSIR, FSVM, and David M. Liu, MD, FRCPC, FSIR

C-TRACT Trial: Coming Together to Tackle Chronic DVT

Why C-TRACT is needed, its study design, and how current endovascular practitioners can support it.

By Suresh Vedantham, MD

The Modern PE Landscape: Three Key Ways Our Practice Has Changed

Advancements in diagnosis, technology, and treatment for pulmonary embolism that have changed the approach to its management.

With F.A. Klok, MD, PhD; Jun Li, MD; and Akhilesh Sista, MD, FSIR, FAHA

Decision-Making in Submassive Pulmonary Embolism

Insights into the current state of the PE data, how to decide whether to approach mechanically and with what devices, when ECMO may be beneficial, and knowing when extraction is successful and stopping the procedure.

With Vladimir Lakhter, DO, FSVM; Gerard O'Sullivan, MD; Mona Ranade, MD; Akhilesh Sista, MD, FSIR, FAHA