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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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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

Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery Section

Beyond the pump: Clinical and psychosocial dimensions of LVAD therapy

Pulmonary Vascular Disease Section

Shared decision-making in PAH

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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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Pulmonary Vascular and Cardiovascular Network

Right Heart Catheterization Clinician Finder

What’s new in your Network

Must-reads in CHEST Physician^®

Navigating PE treatment: What AHA/ACC guidelines recommend

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