Pathophysiology and Treatment of Atherosclerotic Disease in Peripheral Arteries

Dr. Aloke Virmani Finn is a physician-scientist whose focus is on the pathology of cardiovascular disease and its treatment.?He serves as the Medical Director and Chief Scientific Officer for CVPath Institute where he oversees device development research and runs a molecular lab with focus on the molecular understanding of vascular wall injury and healing, genetics of sudden cardiac death and molecular basis of coronary artery disease.? When not running CVPath, he performs interventional cardiology procedures at University of Maryland.

1. Introduction
2. Atherosclerosis- pathology of lower extremity atherosclerosis
3. Epidemiology of PAD
4. Molecular Understanding of Peripheral Arterial Disease
5. Non-invasive imaging of CT and MRA in Evaluation of PAD
6. Medical Therapy of PAD: Joshua Beckman
7. Intravascular Imaging: Role in PAD
8. Interventional Treatment of PAD: Atherectomy
9. Interventional Treatment of PAD: Drug Coated Balloons and Stents
10. Future Directions