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. 
 

New Data Confirms Majority of Americans Avoiding Treatment for Heart Attack and Stroke Due to COVID-19. Physio-Control LifePak defibrillator monitor.
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

May 29, 2020 — As states begin to re-open as the number of COVID-19 patients declines, 40 percent of Americans still ...

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SCAI Announces 2020 Late-breaking Clinical Studies, featured clinical research sessions. #SCAI2020
Feature | SCAI

May 21, 2020 — Here is the list of late-breaking study presentations and links to articles about each of them from the S ...

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News | Congenital Heart

May 21, 2020 — Two late-breaking clinical trials on trans catheter valves to treat congenital heart disease were ...

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Patients undergoing cardiac catheterization are traditionally instructed to follow nothing by mouth, or nil per os (NPO), as there are no current standardized fasting protocols, but the CHOWNOW study found patients do not need to fast and will have similar outcomes. #SCAI2020
Feature | Cath Lab

May 18, 2020 – Patients undergoing cardiac catheterization are traditionally instructed to follow nothing by mouth, or ...

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News | SCAI

May 17, 2020 – A new study shows that when compared with patients without intermediate left main coronary artery disease ...

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May 17, 2020 – Trial results presented today revealed a promising therapy for patients experiencing angina due to ...

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News | Pharmaceuticals

May 17, 2020 – Patients with high lipid levels have an increased risk for ischemic events, despite statin therapy ...

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News | Stents

May 17, 2020 – A new study sought to reveal whether drug-eluting stents (DES) coated with bioabsorbable polymer (BP) ...

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News | SCAI

May 17, 2020 — Cindy Grines, M.D., MSCAI, a world-renowned physician credited for pioneering percutaneous coronary ...

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News | Telecardiology

May 15, 2020 – A groundbreaking trial recently examined the viability of telemedicine for remote guidance of a ...

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News | FFR Technologies

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
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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

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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Podcast | Cath Lab

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

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