What clinicians need to know about PCI, other revascularization techniques among women
The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) has shared a new expert consensus statement focused on myocardial revascularization among female patients.
The document, published in full in the Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (JSCAI),[1] was designed to highlight sex-specific considerations healthcare providers should keep in mind when making treatment decisions related to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and other revascularization techniques.
“This consensus is an international collaborative effort that highlights the knowns, the gaps and ambiguities in evidence related to sex-specific revascularization,” lead author Alexandra Lansky, MD, a professor of medicine in the cardiology section at the Yale School of Medicine and a practicing cardiologist at Yale-New Haven Hospital, said in a prepared statement.
Lansky, who serves as the JSACI’s editor-in-chief, noted that these recommendations also emphasize specific areas “in need of additional evidence.”
A draft of the consensus statement was peer reviewed back in May 2021, undergoing updates as necessary. It was fully endorsed by the SCAI Publications Committee and Executive Committee as an official society guidance in December 2021.
“SCAI statements are primarily intended to help clinicians make decisions about treatment alternatives,” according to the document. “Clinicians also must consider the clinical presentation, setting, and preferences of individual patients to make judgements about the optimal approach.”
Read the full expert consensus statement in JSCAI here.
Reference:
Michael has more than 18 years of experience as a professional writer and editor. He has written at length about cardiology, radiology, artificial intelligence and other key healthcare topics.