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Defining the Standards for Hypertension Centers of Excellence

Exploring the role of hypertension centers of excellence, referral pathways, strategies to optimize care for resistant hypertension, and the integration of emerging therapies.

With Cara East, MD, FACP

Excellence in Action

By Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc, RPVI, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, FSVM

Roundtable Discussion: COVID-19 and Outpatient Venous Care

How COVID-19 has affected venous practice in the United States and Europe, patient management during the pandemic, protocols for reinitiating elective procedures, and thoughts on how COVID might affect the future of venous care.

With Jeffrey Carr, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS; Matthieu Josnin, MD; Nicolas Néaume, MD; Dvora Nelson, MD, RVT, RPVI; and Suman Wasan, MD

Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filter Update

Current indications for temporary filter placement, as well as the techniques and possible complications of removal.

By Ramsey Al-Hakim, MD, and Justin McWilliams, MD

CHAMPIONS: Providing Access to Vascular Care for the Underserved

Highlights and opportunities from CHAMPIONS, a program aimed at addressing disparities in vascular care in vascular deserts.

By Maria Denalene Tiu, BS, MS; Guistinna Tun, BS; Clara Gomez-Sanchez, MD; and Leigh Ann O’Banion, MD

Guidelines for the Use of Optional (Retrievable and Convertible) Vena Cava Filters

A summary of the SIR multidisciplinary consensus statement.

By John A. Kaufman, MD

Roundtable Discussion: Postpartum Hemorrhage Response, Outcomes, and Outreach

Global perspectives on PPH and uterine artery embolization, awareness concerns, barriers to care, protocols for PPH and establishing a response team, and outreach to low-to-middle-income countries.

With Janice M. Newsome, MD, FSIR; Ethel Rivas Zuleta, MD; and Greg Makris, MD, PhD, DIC, FRCR

An Interview With Nima Kokabi, MD, FRCPC

Dr. Kokabi explains his collaborative, personalized medicine approach to interventional oncology, knowledge gaps for Y90 dosimetry for hepatocellular carcinoma, updates on the Road2IR training program in East Africa, and more.

Ask the Experts: What Are Three Keys to Meaningful Improvement in Amputation Prevention?

Panelists share necessary changes to amputation prevention, including efforts related to patient awareness, education, care models, and more.

With Naseer Ahmad, MD; Foluso Fakorede, MD; Sonya Noor, MD, FACS; and Mark J. Portou, PhD, FRCS

Microwave Ablation for Liver Tumors: A First-in-Country Experience in Uganda

A partnership between Mount Sinai and local Ugandan physicians to pioneer MWA at the Kyabirwa Surgical Center highlights the power of a sustainable model of teaching and collaboration for the expansion of global health care.

By Ryan Kim; Joseph Okello Damoi, MMED, FCS; Anna Turumanya Kalumuna, MPH; Edward Kim, MD; and Michael Marin, MD