Cath Lab

The catheterization lab channel includes content related to interventional technologies for coronary and peripheral artery disease (PAD). Other cath lab transcatheter device technologies covered on this page included percutaneous treatment for stroke, venous interventions, heart valves, hypertension, heart failure and percutenous coronary interventions (PCI).

An OCT intracoronary image showing instent restenosis. The white spots in the vessel wall casting shadows are the stent struts. OCT image data might be used in the future to assess FFR to determine the severity of lesions and determine if they need to be stented.
News | FFR Technologies
OCT May be Able to Show FFR Without Need for Pressurewire

May 15, 2020 – A late-breaking study aimed to evaluate whether optical coherence tomography (OCT) can predict fractional ...

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CMS now reimburses for outpatient center same-day percutenous coronary intervention but SCAI says quality guidelines need to be met. SCAI Expert Consensus Statement on Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
Feature | Cath Lab
SCAI Issues Position Statement on PCI Performance in Ambulatory Surgical Centers

May 15, 2020 – The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) issued a position statement on the ...

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New York City newspaper headlines from April 1, 2020, and masked police officers at a subway station in Manhattan clearly outline the issues facing the city's hospitals during the height of COVID-19 pandemic in New York. Photo by Mike Borchardt. How Cardiology Dealt With the COVID-19 Surge in New York City
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | Dave Fornell, Editor
How Cardiology Dealt With the COVID-19 Surge in New York City

Over the past three months COVID-19 has dominated nearly all healthcare news, so it is not surprising that the virus ...

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Ehtisham Mahmud, M.D., FSCAI, president of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) and chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at UC San Diego Medical Center,
Podcast | Cath Lab
PODCAST: Cath Lab Precautions Under the COVID-19 Pandemic - SCAI Guidelines

This podcast is an interview with Ehtisham Mahmud, M.D., FSCAI, president of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography ...

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​​​​​​​American College of Cardiology, ACC, NCDR Chest Pain MI and CathPCI Registries Collect COVID-19 Data
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
​​​​​​​American College of Cardiology Registries Collect COVID-19 Data

May 11, 2020 — The American College of Cardiology (ACC) will begin collecting COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) data through the Nat ...

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Bilateral pulmonary embolisms seen on spectral CT. Photo courtesy of Siemens Healthineers.
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Practical Diagnosis and Treatment of Suspected Venous Thromboembolism During COVID-19 Pandemic

May 4, 2020 — A committee comprised of vascular surgeons, medical physicians and technologists from the University of ...

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SCAI Issues Position Statement on Adult Congenital Cardiac Interventional Training, Competencies and Organizational Recommendations. A congenital atrial septal defect closed using a transcatheter occluder, visualized on 3-D TEE ultrasound.
News | Congenital Heart
SCAI Issues Position Statement on Adult Congenital Cardiac Interventional Training, Competencies and Organizational Recommendations

May 4, 2020 – The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) has released a position statement on ...

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Abiomed Adds ECMO Cardiopulmonary Support to its Portfolio with the purchase of Breethe. The Breethe ECMO system. Abiomed invested in Breethe in mid-2019. Breethe has applied for 510(k) clearance by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
News | ECMO Systems
Abiomed Adds ECMO Cardiopulmonary Support to its Portfolio

May 1, 2020 — Abiomed, maker of the Impella heart pump, has acquired Breethe, developer of a novel extracorporeal ...

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Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
VIDEO: Where Have all the STEMI Cases Gone Amid COVID-19?

Thomas Maddox, M.D., MSc, FACC, the chair of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Science and Quality Committee ...

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LivaNova Modifies its ECMO Indications Beyond Six Hours to Address COVID-19. The FDA expanded the use indications for ECMO systems April 6 so tthey can be used beyond six hours and for use in COVID-19 patients in need of circulatory and pulmonary support.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
LivaNova Modifies its ECMO Indications Beyond Six Hours to Address COVID-19

April 23, 2020 – LivaNova PLC said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now permitting the company to expand ...

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Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
VIDEO: COVID-19 Precautions in the Cath Lab Guidelines from SCAI

Ehtisham Mahmud, M.D., FSCAI, president of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) and chief ...

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SCAI, ACC and ACEP release consensus document on how to manage acute myocardial infarctions during the SARS-C0V-2 outbreak, #COVIF19 #coronavirus
Feature | Cath Lab
How to Manage AMI Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic 

April 22, 2020 — The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), along with the American College of ...

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Key TAVR Takeaways From ACC 2020
Feature | Heart Valve Technology | Dave Fornell, Editor
Key TAVR Takeaways From ACC 2020

Some U.S. centers need improvement in their outcomes was the biggest takeaway from the five transcatheter aortic valve ...

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Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
VIDEO: 9 Cardiologists Share COVID-19 Takeaways From Across the U.S.

DAIC Editor Dave Fornell has conducted numerous video interviews remotely from his home office in March and April 2020 ...

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The ACC began a campaign to encourage patients with heart attack and stroke symptoms to go to the hospital, because there has been a large drop in theses cases since the start of COVID-19. #COVID19 #coronavirus #SARScov2
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Rapid Drop in Heart Attacks and Stroke at Hospitals Concerns ACC 

April 14, 2020 — Since the start of COVID-19 containment efforts across the U.S. in March 2020, there has been a massive ...

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