SCAI

This channel contains news about the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), including coverage of its annual meeting and links to recently released practice guidelines. SCAI is a leading resource in interventional cardiology and cath lab techniques and technologies.

DAIC's July/August Digital Edition is Now Available
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No-implant Interatrial Shunt Device to Treat Heart Failure Patients Reveals Promising Multi-center Clinical Data
May 20, 2022 — Results from early clinical evaluation of the Alleviant System to treat heart failure patients with preserved and reduced ejection fraction (HFpEF and HFrEF) was presented as late ...
International Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Registry Finds Increasing Procedural Success
May 20, 2022 — A new analysis of PROGRESS-CTO (PROspective Global REgiStry for the Study of Chronic Total Occlusion Intervention), an international multi-center registry of chronic total occlusion ...
New Longterm Data of Paclitaxel Devices Continues to Show No Increased Mortality Compared to Non-drug Coated Devices
May 20, 2022 — New long-term data from the Safety Assessment of Femoropopliteal Endovascular Treatment With PAclitaxel-coated Devices (SAFE-PAD) study were presented as late-breaking clinical research ...

FIH study demonstrated feasibility and safety of cardiorenal support among patients undergoing high-risk PCI

News | Heart Failure

First-in-Human Study Finds Mechanical Circulatory Support and Renal Perfusion Success with the ModulHeart Device

September 19, 2022 — A first-in-human (FIH) study using the ModulHeart device (Puzzle Medical Devices Inc.) has ...

September 19, 2022

July/August 2022 issue of Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology

Feature | Cardiovascular Business

DAIC's July/August Digital Edition is Now Available

View the July/August digital edition of Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC), including links to videos ...

July 13, 2022

Achieving greater gender equity in healthcare is about making systemic changes on a comprehensive scale

Feature | Womens Cardiovascular Health | By Jennifer Jones-McMeans, Ph.D., DVP

Closing the Gap in Healthcare by Addressing Gender Bias

Most of us would like to think we don’t make snap judgments or hold preconceived ideas about people based on factors ...

June 27, 2022

New data from a study of more than 100 million hospitalizations using machine learning augmentation was presented at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) 2022 Scientific Sessions.

News | Cardio-oncology

Nationwide Study of 100 Million Hospitalizations Finds Percutaneous Coronary Intervention is Safe for Cardio-oncology Patients

May 23, 2022 — New data from a study of more than 100 million hospitalizations using machine learning augmentation was ...

May 23, 2022

Percutaneous coronary interventions remain below pre-pandemic levels

Nationwide Study Finds Significant Decline in Treatment for Heart Attacks During Pandemic

May 23, 2022 — New findings from the Ascension Health System’s internal National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) ...

May 23, 2022

Nationwide study points to implicit bias in treatment of cardiovascular disease for non-Hispanic Black patients and highlights need for equity

News | Heart Failure

Racial Disparities Seen in Treatment for Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome and History of Cocaine Use

May 23, 2022 — Insights from a National Inpatient Sample Database examining race and the rates of cardiac ...

May 23, 2022

Findings underscore need to examine social factors that impact healthcare outcomes for most vulnerable

New Study Finds Low-income Patients at Higher Risk of Death After Heart Attack

May 20, 2022 — Results from a retrospective analysis reveal significantly higher mortality rates for low-income ...

May 20, 2022

First study to compare safety and eficacy of clopidogrel and aspirin monotherapy beyond 12 months in high-risk PCI population

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

Long-term Use of Clopidogrel Monotherapy Associated with Lower Patient Risk Compared to Aspirin Motherapy

May 20, 2022 — Results from a real-world study investigating safety and effectiveness of clopidogrel versus aspirin ...

May 20, 2022

$Multi-center study explores new treatment for heart failure patients with preserved and reduced ejection fraction$

News | Heart Failure

No-implant Interatrial Shunt Device to Treat Heart Failure Patients Reveals Promising Multi-center Clinical Data

May 20, 2022 — Results from early clinical evaluation of the Alleviant System to treat heart failure patients with ...

May 20, 2022

New Analysis Shows the Evolution of Intervention Techniques in Chronic Total Occlusion Patients

News | Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO)

International Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Registry Finds Increasing Procedural Success

May 20, 2022 — A new analysis of PROGRESS-CTO (PROspective Global REgiStry for the Study of Chronic Total Occlusion ...

May 20, 2022

Three years ago a study raised concerns that paclitaxel-coated devices may cause increased mortality in peripheral artery disease patients. However, numerous studies now show there is no risk of increased mortality. The most recent study is the SAFE-PAD study presented at SCAI22.

News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

New Longterm Data of Paclitaxel Devices Continues to Show No Increased Mortality Compared to Non-drug Coated Devices

May 20, 2022 — New long-term data from the Safety Assessment of Femoropopliteal Endovascular Treatment With PAclitaxel ...

May 20, 2022

The Medtronic Harmony transcatheter pulmonary valve (TPV) system offers a less invasive treatment option for patients with a congenital heart defect irregularity in their right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) that requires a pulmonary valve placement to restore valve function.

News | Heart Valve Technology

First Intermediate to Long-term Study of the Harmony Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve System Validates Safety and Efficacy

May 19, 2022 — A study of 1-year outcomes in the largest cohort to date of Harmony transcatheter pulmonary valve (TPV) ...

May 19, 2022

First multi-center, randomized controlled study provides the largest long-term evidence for the treatment of heavily calcified femoropopliteal lesions

News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

Disrupt PAD III Trial Demonstrates Safety and Effectiveness of Intravascular Lithotripsy for Peripheral Artery Calcification

May 19, 2022 — One year outcomes from the Disrupt PAD III Trial comparing intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) with a drug ...

May 19, 2022

The latest analysis from The North American COVID-19 STEMI (NACMI) was presented today as late-breaking clinical research at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) 2022 Scientific Sessions.

International COVID-19 Registry Finds Significant Increased Risk of In-hospital Mortality for STEMI Patients with COVID-19 Compared to Pre-pandemic

May 19, 2022 — The latest analysis from The North American COVID-19 STEMI (NACMI) was presented today as late-breaking ...

May 19, 2022

30-day findings from the DIPRA study demonstrate distal radial artery access poses no increased hand dysfunction risk

News | Radial Access

Novel Distal Radial Access for Cardiac Catheterization Shown as a Safe Strategy Compared to Conventional Radial Access

May 19, 2022 — Initial findings from the Distal versus Proximal Radial Artery Access for Cardiac Catheterization and ...

May 19, 2022

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