PAVEL PLATON

Medical experience
1992 – to present: Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases ,,Prof. C.C Iliescu”, Bucharest, Romania               
Specialist in Cardiology

 Interventional Cardiology and Cardiac Cathetherisation Department
 Over 1000 cases/year (coronary and peripheral angiography, and congenital heart diseases invasive diagnosis);
  Over 150cases/year of PCI (PTCA); > 140 cases/year PTA (carotid, renal and limb arteries); 10 – 15 cases / year congenital diseases interventional treatment: pulmonary and aortic valves stenosis, aortic coarctation and septostomies;  embolisation of several tumors, 1 case of  stem cells angiographical introduction into the hepatic artery (nov. 2005) in collaboration with Hammersmith Hospital and Cambridge University- first case in Romania.  
 Areas of interest: interventional cardiology , congenital heart diseases
 2004 – Competence in Vascular Ultrasound (national exam);
 2000 – Competence in Invasive and Interventional Cardiology ( national exam)
 Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases ,,CC Iliescu”: (500 beds), largest centre dedicated to cardiovascular diseases in Romania (departments of cardiology, cardiac surgery, intensive care, epidemiology and statistics)

1995 - 2000  - Specialist in cardiology Institute of CVD “Prof. Dr. C.C. Iliescu”, Bucharest, Romania
1992 – 1995 – Resident in Cardiology, Inst. Of CVD “ C.C. Iliescu”, Bucharest, Romania;
1991- 1992 – Intensive care intern , Republican Hospital Chisinau, Republic of Moldavia;
1985- 1989 – University of Medicine “ N. Testemitianu”, Chisinau, Republic of Moldavia. Specialist in Cardiology

 2000  Senior in  Cardiology (national exam)Scientific activity
 Publications 
 Books:
 Coauthor: “Modern Diagnosis of aortic dissection”, Ioan Mircea Coman,  Ed  Bic All, 2003,Bucuresti;
 Chapter author: “Rare cases Cardiology’’, E.Apetrei, C.Ginghina, C.Macarie, Ed Infomedica, 2002,Bucuresti
 Chapter author: “Commented Cases of Cardiology”, E.Apetrei, C.Ginghina, C.Macarie, Ed Infomedica, 2003 , 2004, 2005 ,Bucuresti

 Medical Journals:
 Romanian Journal of Arrhythmias, Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing 2001, Nr.2(6) – “Third degree AV block in a restrictive cardiomiopathy in a child”, R.Ciudin, C.Ginghina, P.Platon, B.Popescu, M.Serban, E.Apetrei.

 Clinical trials:
  REACH REGISTRY – an national prospective observational registry in subjects at  risk of atherothrombotic events.  Lecturer 2002 – 2004: Course on Congenital Heart Disease, Clinic of Cardiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases ,,Prof Dr.C.C. Iliescu”;
 2003 - 2nd National Congress of Romanian Society Of Cardiovascular Surgery  28-30 may 2003: “Aortoiliac oclusive disease. Endovascular treatment“;
 2003 – National Symposium of Aterothrombosis: “ Interventional treatment of subclavia artery stenosis”;
 2004: “ Pulmonary Hypertension- new phisiopathological aspects of diagnosis and treatment’, Romanian Society of Pneumology: “ Cardiac Catetherisation in Pulmonary hypertension”  
 2005-The 20th National Symposium of Echocardiography ,,Interventional Treatment of Congenital Heart Diseases”;  

 Postgraduate courses:
  1995 -  Postgraduate Course in Echocardiography, Institute “C.C. Iliescu”, 1 module of four weeks
 1999 – 2000  Postgraduate course in Congenital Heart Diseases, Institute “C.C. Iliescu”
 2004 – Course on heart failure - National Society of Cardiology;
  2004 -  Postgraduate course in Vascular Ultrasound - three months

 Papers at the following congresses: 

38th National Congres of Cardiology, 29 september-2 october 1999
• Very short stent(7mm) in focal coronary angioplasty 
D.Deleanu , L.Zarma, C.Sandor, M.Croitoru,C.Capraru, P.Platon, M.Otoiu, B.Fotiade, E.Apetrei
• Coronary angioplasty with stenting on bitroncular ahd tritroncular lesions 
L. Zarma, D.Deleanu C.Sandor, M.Croitoru,C.Capraru, P.Platon, M.Otoiu, B.Fotiade, E.Apetrei
• Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of subclavian arteries and brahiocefalic truncus- immediate results
M.Croitoru,C.Capraru, P.Platon, L.Zarma, D.Deleanu ,S. Baila, M.Otoiu, B.Fotiade, 
• Iliofemural percutaneous transluminal angioplasty-an efficient revascularization method 
P.Platon , M.Croitoru,C.Capraru, , L.Zarma, D.Deleanu ,M. Pacescu, M.Otoiu, B.Fotiade, 
• Percutaneous closing by embolization of a coronary artery-pulmonary artery fistula,original technique     
D.Deleanu, , L.Zarma, M.Croitoru, , P.Platon, B.Fotiade, 
• Angioplasty of popliteal and calf arteries
M.Croitoru, , P.Platon, L.Zarma, D.Deleanu ,D.Barzoi, M.Otoiu, B.Fotiade, 
• Coronary angioplasty and stenting on proximal lesions of left anterior descending artery   
L.Zarma, D.Deleanu C.Sandor, M.Croitoru,C.Capraru, P.Platon, M.Otoiu, B.Fotiade, E.Apetrei

39th National Congres of Cardiology, 27-30 september 2000
• Candida Albicans endocarditis of the native mitral valve in a patient with Crohn diseaseI.
Serban, B.Popescu, I.Coman, M.Croitoru, P.Platon, V.Candea,H. Moldovan, B.Rotareasa, R.Soare, E.Apetrei. 
• Interventional treatmentof the ostial lesions   
 L.Zarma, D.Deleanu, M.Croitoru,C.Capraru, P.Platon, B.Fotiade, 
• Percutaneous revascularitation in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease- indications and techniques     D.Deleanu,A.Bucsa, L.Zarma, M.Croitoru,C.Capraru, P.Platon, B.Fotiade, C.Macarie, E.Apetrei
• Ischemic preconditioning studies during PTCA in patients with coronary heart diseaseI.Bostan , L.Zarma, D.Deleanu, M.Croitoru, , P.Platon, A.Mereuta, C.Ginghina, E.Apetrei, C.Carp
• ReoPro indications in PTCA for acute coronary syndromes
D.Deleanu,A.Bucsa, L.Zarma, M.Croitoru,C.Capraru, P.Platon, C.Macarie.
• Percutaneous  transluminal angioplasty for iliofemural lesions with or without stenting - the experience of the interventional cardiology department from “C.C.Iliescu” Institute Bucharest
P.Platon , M.Croitoru,C.Capraru, , L.Zarma, D.Deleanu ,M. Pacescu, M.Otoiu, B.Fotiade, A.Mereuta, M.Pacescu.
• Infrapopliteal percutaneous transluminal angioplasty
M.Croitoru, , P.Platon, L.Zarma, D.Deleanu ,D.Barzoi, M.Otoiu, B.Fotiade, C.Macarie, E..Apetrei.
• PTA in multiple vascular territories in a patient with diabetes mellitus and critical lower limb ischemia
M.Croitoru, , P.Platon, L.Zarma, D.Deleanu ,D.Barzoi, M.Otoiu, B.Fotiade, 
• Partially protected left main angioplasty associated with LV dysfunction
D.Deleanu , L.Zarma, I.Coman , M.Croitoru, , P.Platon 

41th National Congres of Cardiology, 25-28september 2002
• End stage of Takayasu disease at 16 years boy-case report
S.Baila, R.Vasile, R.Halpern, P.Platon, C.Boros, C.Ghinghina, V.Candea
• Traumatic upper limb arteries injuries. Results of their surgical treatment
N.J. Tesoiu, M.Pacescu, I.Diaconescu, D.Barzoi,S.Baila, P.Platon,V.Candea.

42th National Congres of Cardiology, 25-27september 2003
• Conventional carotid endarterectomy- a safe method for treatment of the critical carotid stenosis
S.Baila, R.Halpern, D.Mitcov, P.Platon, M.Pacescu
• Upper limb postembolic acute ischemia
N.J. Tesoiu, M.Pacescu, I.Diaconescu, D.Barzoi,S.Baila, P.Platon,V.Candea.
• Rescue PTA  of an limb with critical ischemia-infrapopliteal lesions.
M.Croitoru, , P.Platon, L.Zarma, D.Deleanu , A.Bucsa, M.Postu, A.Mereuta, B.Fotiade, 
• Predictive parameters of blood pressure evolution after the correctin of the coarctation  of the aorta
I.Gheorghiu, C.Ginghina, M.Serban, B.Popescu, I.Stoian, A.Popa, B.Fotiade,P.Platon,E.Apetrei

44th National Congres of Cardilogy, 21-24september 2005
• Diagnosis of sinus venous atrial septal defect- echocardiography vs cardiac catheterizationC.Beladan, I.Gheorghiu, M.Rugina, P.Platon, M.Albu, M.Serban, A.Iosifscu, C.Ginghina
• Mobile tromb in prosthetic conduct  for  aortic reimplanted left coronary artery with origin in pulmonary artery- surgical crrected caseA.Iosifescu,T.Anca, I.Raileanu, P.Platon.
• Thromboembolic complication revealing descending thoracicn aorta dissecting aneurysm. Case presentation
N.Tesoiu, A.Stoica, P.Platon, F.Cosa, M.Pacescu, V.Candea
• Anomalous pulmonary venous connection- method of assessmentG.Bercu, I.Gheorghiu, M.Rugina, C.Beladan, P.Platon, M.Albu, M.Serban, A.Iosifscu, C.Ginghina
• Particularities of the analysis of renal artery stenosis
I.Serban., I.Craciunescu, G.Steffi, I.Arsenescu, M.Tarlea, M.Ghionea, P.Platon, D.Deleanu, M.Croitoru, I.Coman. 

3rd National Congress of Angiology and Vascular Surgery 27-29 may 1999
• Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of subclavian arteries and brahiocefalic truncus - immediate results
M.Croitoru,C.Capraru, P.Platon, L.Zarma, D.Deleanu,S. Baila, M.Otoiu, B.Fotiade, 
• Iliofemuralpercutaneous transluminal angioplasty-an efficient revascularization method 
P.Platon, M.Croitoru,C.Capraru, , L.Zarma, D.Deleanu ,M. Pacescu, M.Otoiu, B.Fotiade, 

2 nd National Congress of Romanian Society Of Cardiovascular Surgery  28-30 may 2003
• Upper limb arterial trauma.Etiology and immediate surgical treatment results.
N.Tesoiu, M.Pacescu, S.Baila, I.Diaconescu, d.Barzoi,P.Platon, B.Fotiade, V.Candea

18 th national Symposium of Echocardiography,  23-24 May 2003
• Doppler under-evaluation of mean pulmonary pressure in major PH patients
I.Coman, I.Serban, M.Marin, C.Siminiceanu, M.Ghionea, P.Platon
• Double-chamber right ventricle-echo diagnosis
M.Serban, B. Popescu, I.Gheorghiu, P.Platon, A.Cornea, C.Ginghina
• Aortic coarctation and normal blood pressure-is it possible 
I.Gheorghiu, M.Serban, B. Popescu P.Platon, C.Ginghina, E.Apetrei.

19 th National Symposium  of Echocardiography,  28-29may 2004
• Echocardiography in the approach strategy on patients with sacciform aneurism of thoracic aorta
C. Siminiceanu, A. Teodorescu, M. Serban, B.Popescu,P.Platon, V.Iliescu, C.Ginghina

 XIIIes Journees Europeenes de la Societe Francaise de Cardiologie 2003
-The associated lesions-  prognostic factor for the long term follow up of the  congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries
I Ghiorghiu,C Ginghina,M Serban,R Ciudin,P. Platon,B Fotiade,I Stoian,B Popescu,E Apetrei

 XIIIes Journees Europeenes de la Societe Francaise de Cardiologie 2003
-The diagnose in the last stage of the restrictive cardiomiopathy in children-always a rule?
I Ghiorghiu,C Ginghina,M.Serban,I Arsenescu,R Ciudin,P Platon,E ApetreiPediatric 

 Pediatric Interventional Cardiac Symposium (PICS VII) and Emerging new technologies in heart Surgery (ENTICHS II) CHICAGO, USA, 2004:
"Stenting the ductus arteriosus in a neonate with pulmonary atresia, ventricular septal defect and coarctation of the pulmonary artery" 
P.Platon, D.Deleanu, D.Predescu, MCroitoru, C.Boros , L.Zarma, A.Bucsa, M.Postu, C.  Ginghina;

 XV es Journees Europeenes de la Societe Francaise de Cardiologie 2005: ”Inhaled iloprost for testing vasodilator capacity in pulmonary hypertension ‘’
I.Gheorghiu.D.Filipescu, I.Raileanu, P.Platon. I.Ghenu, C.Ginghina. 

2000 Senior in  Cardiology;
1995  Specialist in  Cardiology
1992 to 1995 Resident in Cardiology, Institute of CVD “ Prof. Dr. C.C. Iliescu”
1991- 1992 – Intensive care intern, Republican Hospital Chisinau, Republic of Moldavia;
1985- 1989 – University of Medicine “N. Testemitianu”, Chisinau, Republic of Moldavia.