Management of PAD Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic
In this live discussion, a Mount Sinai panel of cardiovascular experts takes questions from physicians around the country regarding the management of patients with peripheral arterial disease during the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics include:
· The role of endothelial dysfunction and the vascular complications associated with COVID-19
· Triaging patients for in-person visits versus telehealth
· Safely testing patients for arterial disease during the pandemic
· The prevalence of stroke among COVID-19 patients
· The use of anticoagulants with COVID-19 patients
· The extent of venous thromboembolism in the population
· Incidence of acute limb ischemia and critical limb ischemia during COVID-19
· Surgical revascularization or endovascular revascularization in COVID-19 patients
· The decision to treat high-grade asymptomatic carotid stenosis surgically or through medical management