Breaking Through the Calcium Barrier: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Treating Calcified Lesions BTK in Patients with CLTI

FACULTY

Venita Chandra, MD
Clinical Professor of Surgery
Stanford University
Stanford California

Brett Chatman, DPM
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
The Hospital University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Elizabeth Genovese, MD, MS, FACS, RPVI
Program Director, Penn Advanced Limb Preservation
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 

Kumar Madassery, MD, FSIR
Director Peripheral Vascular Interventions & CLTI Limb Preservation Program
Director, Advanced Vascular & Interventional Radiology Fellowship
Department of Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
Rush Oak Park Hospital & Wound Care Center
Oak Park, Illinois

PROVIDER STATEMENT

Provided by HMP Education, an HMP Global Company.

INTENDED LEARNERS

This educational activity is specifically designed for Vascular Surgeons, Interventional Cardiologists, Interventional Radiologists, Podiatrists, and Wound Care.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After participating in this activity, learners should be better able to:

• Identify the clinical challenges associated with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) and calcified below-the-knee arterial disease 
• Evaluate current evidence and practical techniques for the use of intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) in BTK interventions, including imaging considerations, vessel access, device selection, and procedural optimization in complex calcium 
• Integrate multidisciplinary approaches into the management of CLTI patients, with emphasis on post-revascularization wound care and coordinated longitudinal care pathways 

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Live Date: January 19, 2026
Estimated Time to Complete: 1.00 hour

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ARDMS Credentials 

• RDMS® Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer® 
• RDCS® Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer® 
• RVT® Registered Vascular Technologist® 
• RPVI® Registered Physicians Vascular Interpretation® 

This ACCME accredited opportunity meets the Category 1 CEU requirements of the Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) credential maintenance acceptance policy. You may submit your CME credits to CCI.  

CCI Credentials 

• RCS: Registered Cardiac Sonographer 
• RVS: Registered Vascular Specialist 
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FACULTY

The faculty have reported the following: 

Venita Chandra, MD: Advisory Board—Boston Scientific, Cook Medical, Evident, Gore, Medtronic; Consultant—Boston Scientific, Cook Medical, Gore, Medtronic, Shockwave

Brett Chatman DPM: Consultant—Smith & Nephew, Stryker

Elizabeth Genovese, MD, MS, FACS, RPVI: Consultant — Abbott, Boston Scientific, Cook, Gore, Inari, Penumbra, Reflow, Shockwave, Philips; Advisory Board — Boston Scientific,Cook, Philips, R3

Kumar Madassery, MD, FSIR: Consultant—Abbott, Asahi, Cook, Cordis X, Penumbra, Shockwave

CLINICAL REVIEWER

Peter Oettgen, MD, FACC, FAHA, FACP
Director/Associate Professor
Harvard University
Boston, Massachusetts  

Dr. Oettgen has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any ineligible company (commercial interest). 

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COMMERCIAL SUPPORT

Supported by an educational grant from Shockwave IVL.

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