Posts by Ido Weinberg, MD
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Medical Grand Rounds: Peripheral Artery Disease in 2022 and Beyond
Anahita Dua, MD, MSc, MBA, director of the Vascular Lab at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Ido Weinberg, MD, medical director of VasCore, presented on peripheral artery disease.
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Mass General Provides Guidance for Anticoagulation in Patients with COVID-19
Physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital are continuously evaluating their recommendations for prophylactic anticoagulation for patients hospitalized for COVID-19.
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Common Drugs to Treat Attention Deficit Linked to Severe Vascular Disorders
Adults who use prescription amphetamine—even young adults—are at risk of severe vascular disorders, especially if they have concomitant rheumatologic disease.
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Despite Advanced Therapies, Mortality from Pulmonary Embolism Remains High
Advanced therapies for pulmonary embolism are independently associated with reduced risk of 90-day mortality, according to a review of a prospective database at Massachusetts General. However, overall mortality rates remain substantial.
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PE Survivors May Benefit from Exercise Rehabilitation
Researchers determined that impairments in exercise capacity in patients following pulmonary embolism were due to deconditioning, suggesting a role for prescribing exercise rehabilitation to improve patient outcomes and quality of life.
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ECMO Linked to Increased Survival Rate in High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism Patients
A Mass General team finds ECMO allows for more aggressive interventions to increase survival of high-risk pulmonary embolism patients.
Biography
Dr. Weinberg received his medical degree and completed his Internal Medicine training at the Hadassah Hebrew University School of Medicine. He then completed his Vascular Medicine fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital and is Board Certified in Vascular Medicine (American Board of Vascular Medicine). His on-going research focuses on venous thromboembolic disease and manifestations of arterial disease. He is Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Weinberg is the Fellowship Director of the Vascular Medicine fellowship program at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is also co-Medical Director of the Anticoagulation Management Services at MGH as well as Medical Director of VASCORE, the Ultrasound Core Laboratory. Dr. Weinberg is founder and Editor In-Chief of Angiologist.com, the only online portal for Vascular Medicine.
Follow Dr. Weinberg on Twitter at @angiologist
Cardiovascular Care at Mass General
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