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Pulmonary Vascular and Cardiovascular Network

This Network focuses on scientific knowledge and clinical practice in the areas of cardiovascular medicine and pulmonary vascular disease for health care providers.

CHEST members can join this Network for leadership and networking opportunities, plus the chance to hear the latest news first.

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Right Heart Catheterization Clinician Finder

Help your patients get timely pulmonary hypertension care with our powerful database, which makes it easy to connect with right heart catheterization specialists near you—simplifying referrals and reducing delays.

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What’s new in your Network

Pulmonary Vascular Disease Section

Matters of the right heart: Applying the 2025 ASE guidelines in PH practice

Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery Section

Severe valvular dysfunction in critically ill patients

Pulmonary Vascular Disease Section

Navigating PE treatment: What AHA/ACC guidelines recommend

Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery Section

Bringing the ICU to the patient: ECMO transport programs as high-reliability systems

Pulmonary Vascular Disease Section

Small steps toward a noninvasive approach to pulmonary hypertension

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Clinician education and resources

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CASE-BASED LEARNING

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Use this trusted educational resource to expand your clinical knowledge or study for exams while earning CME/MOC credit.

CHEST Curriculum Pathways for Pulmonary Hypertension

ONLINE LEARNING

CHEST Curriculum Pathway for PH

Improve your expertise in pulmonary hypertension diagnosis and management with a variety of bite-sized educational resources you can complete in minutes.

PODCAST

SCAI Classification and Cardiogenic Shock

Ross Lavine, MD, and David Baran, MD, discuss key topics in cardiogenic shock, mechanical circulatory support, and more.

WEBINAR

MPA, GPA and EGPA: What Pulmonologists Need to know

This activity will include a dynamic lecture, interactive case studies, and Q&A with pulmonologists who actively treat patients with MPA, GPA, and EGPA.

WEBINAR

PH-ILD: From Early Detection to Management

Leading clinical experts discuss the latest approaches in early detection, diagnosis, and therapeutic advancements for patients with PH-ILD.

WEBINAR

Ditch the Diagnostic Delays: Patients With PAH Tell Their Stories

This activity will introduce pulmonologists to multiple patients and their experiences with delayed diagnosis and treatment.

Pulmonary Vascular and Cardiovascular Network Leadership

Oksana Shlobin, MD, FCCP

Network Chair

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Namita Sood, MBBS, FCCP, FCCM

Network Vice-Chair

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Bindu Akkanti, MD, FCCP
Chair, Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery Section

Maulin Patel, MD
Vice-Chair, Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery Section

Francisco Soto, MD, MS, FCCP
Chair, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Section

Parth Rali, MD, MBBS, FCCP
Vice-Chair, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Section

Maidah Yaqoob, MD
Network Member-at-Large

Sharon Raymond-Forde, MD
Network Member-at-Large

Nicholas Villalobos, MD
Network Member-at-Large

Jean M. Elwing, MD, FCCP
Ex-Officio

Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery Section

Pulmonary Vascular Disease Section

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Do you have questions about this Network? Contact networks@chestnet.org

Pulmonary Vascular and Cardiovascular Network

Right Heart Catheterization Clinician Finder

What’s new in your Network

Must-reads in CHEST Physician^®

Matters of the right heart: Applying the 2025 ASE guidelines in PH practice

Severe valvular dysfunction in critically ill patients

More from the network

Navigating PE treatment: What AHA/ACC guidelines recommend

Bringing the ICU to the patient: ECMO transport programs as high-reliability systems

Small steps toward a noninvasive approach to pulmonary hypertension

Clinician education and resources

Study Smarter With SEEK^®

CHEST Curriculum Pathway for PH

SCAI Classification and Cardiogenic Shock

MPA, GPA and EGPA: What Pulmonologists Need to know

PH-ILD: From Early Detection to Management

Ditch the Diagnostic Delays: Patients With PAH Tell Their Stories

Pulmonary Vascular and Cardiovascular Network Leadership

Join the community

Pulmonary Vascular and Cardiovascular Network

Right Heart Catheterization Clinician Finder

What’s new in your Network

Must-reads in CHEST Physician®

Matters of the right heart: Applying the 2025 ASE guidelines in PH practice

Severe valvular dysfunction in critically ill patients

More from the network

Navigating PE treatment: What AHA/ACC guidelines recommend

Bringing the ICU to the patient: ECMO transport programs as high-reliability systems

Small steps toward a noninvasive approach to pulmonary hypertension

Clinician education and resources

Study Smarter With SEEK®

CHEST Curriculum Pathway for PH

SCAI Classification and Cardiogenic Shock

MPA, GPA and EGPA: What Pulmonologists Need to know

PH-ILD: From Early Detection to Management

Ditch the Diagnostic Delays: Patients With PAH Tell Their Stories

Pulmonary Vascular and Cardiovascular Network Leadership

Join the community

Must-reads in CHEST Physician^®

Study Smarter With SEEK^®