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DONNA'S Story

Portage resident Donna Markos also was
having difficulty walking ... and moving.
By the time she went to the Emergency
department at St. Mary Medical Center,
her leg was turning purple. Markos was
rushed into a lifesaving procedure in
the cardiac catheterization lab.
"If it had not been for the team at
St. Mary Medical Center, I don't think
I would be here today," she says.
Blood clots-another cause of PVD-
had developed in Markos' leg veins,
blocking blood flow. The condition,
called deep vein thrombosis, meant
that a portion of one of Markos' clots
could break off and travel to her
lungs, causing a pulmonary embolism.
Pulmonary embolisms can be fatal
within a few hours, so removing the
clots as quickly and safely as possible
was a life-or-death priority.
Over the past several years, there
have been new treatment options for
PVD. Physicians on staff at the hospitals of Community Healthcare System
have been among the first to introduce
many of them. New technology offers
cardiologists greater choices in determining the best treatment options for
their patients.
"We have the best tools to treat
blockages in the legs, whether it is from
deep vein thrombosis or peripheral vascular disease," says Markos' cardiologist, Anas Safadi, MD, ABVM, on staff
at St. Mary Medical Center. "When we
choose the best available technique
to treat each individual patient and
improve their quality of life, then we
have done our job: giving our patients
the finest care possible," he says.

To treat Markos' blood clots, Safadi
used a device called the EkoSonic
Endovascular System, or EKOS, which
delivers ultrasound energy through a
wire in the middle of a catheter to loosen
blood clots. During treatment, the catheter is guided through the blood vessels
to the site of the blood clot. The catheter
delivers special clot-dissolving medicine
that helps eliminate the clot.
"Don't be afraid to tell the doctor
when something isn't right ... because it
is important and could save your life,"
Markos says. "Dr. Safadi has enabled me
to do more than I could before. Through
the L.I.V.E. program, he has made me
aware about what I need to do to prevent clots in the future. I believe I am
on the right path." n

CALL

Help for PVD
The L.I.V.E. teams
at the hospitals of
Community Healthcare
System welcome patients
at any stage of peripheral vascular disease. Call
219-703-LIMB (5462) for
Munster, 219-392-7938 for
East Chicago or 219-703LIVE (5483) for Hobart.

After severe deep vein thrombosis, or
blood clots, Donna Markos is able to
walk again. Cardiologist Anas Safadi, MD,
treated Markos with a device called EKOS.

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