Tulsa, Okla. (March 10, 2025) - The PERT Consortium™, a leading non-profit dedicated to improving outcomes for patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) through research, education and collaboration, recently named Oklahoma Heart Institute (OHI) as one of four PE Centers of Excellence in the U.S. and the only such center in Oklahoma. OHI successfully completed a rigorous application and evaluation process, demonstrating their commitment to providing exceptional, evidence-based care for PE patients during a pilot program for the PE Centers of Excellence (CoE) Initiative.
Pulmonary embolism is the result of a blood clot traveling from another part of the body, usually the legs, and lodging in an artery in the lungs. This blockage causes potentially serious health complications. Pulmonary embolism presents unique challenges due to its wide spectrum of severity, from mild cases to life-threatening events.
OHI’s multi-specialty blood clot team utilizes a team-based approach to provide rapid, comprehensive, advanced care to patients with acute blood clots to the lung, leg or arm. These providers are leaders in the industry, offering minimally invasive procedures for the treatment and removal of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE).
This CoE recognition for OHI signifies its commitment to maintaining state-of-the-art facilities, staffed by leading medical professionals and committed to high standards of care for pulmonary embolism patients. To learn more about OHI’s services and provider teams, visit oklahomaheart.com.