Society for Cardiovascular Angiography Interventions (SCAI)

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) represents interventional cardiology through education, advocacy, research, setting guidelines and quality patient care. SCAI provides thought leadership in cath lab procedures, new technology and policy.

Physicians support Medicare coverage for TAVR in patients with aortic regurgitation
The ACC, SCAI and STS have shared early support for expanding Medicare coverage to include TAVR in patients with native AR. The groups emphasized that CED requirements and multidisciplinary heart team meetings are necessary to ensure patients receive the best possible care going forward.
Peripheral IVL linked to key benefits over atherectomy as utilization increases
Atherectomy is still the go-to treatment option for many clinicians, but peripheral IVL appears to be gaining momentum as time goes on.
Policy expert explains why cardiology services in the US are getting more expensive
"We really should have a system that is patient-centric, physician-led, and professionally managed, but in a cost-effective way," Rick Snyder, MD, said.
CMS considers covering TAVR for aortic regurgitation
CMS just finalized major updates to its TAVR coverage policies. Could even more change be on the horizon?
Cardiologists, heart surgeons support push to make postgraduate medical training more affordable
If passed, new bipartisan legislation would allow eligible residents and interns to defer interest accrual on any federal student loans during their required postgraduate training. The bill has support from more than 40 U.S. healthcare organizations, including SCAI, ACC and STS.

A majority of medical devices involved in Class I recalls were never required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to undergo premarket or postmarket clinical testing, according to new research published in Annals of Internal Medicine.[1]

Physicians support Medicare coverage for TAVR in patients with aortic regurgitation

The ACC, SCAI and STS have shared early support for expanding Medicare coverage to include TAVR in patients with native AR. The groups emphasized that CED requirements and multidisciplinary heart team meetings are necessary to ensure patients receive the best possible care going forward.

Shockwave Medical, a Johnson & Johnson MedTech company, has officially launched its Shockwave E8 Peripheral IVL Catheter in the United States. Shockwave’s E8 catheter was designed specifically to treat patients with calcified femoropopliteal and below-the-knee (BTK) peripheral artery disease (PAD), including those diagnosed with complex chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI).

Peripheral IVL linked to key benefits over atherectomy as utilization increases

Atherectomy is still the go-to treatment option for many clinicians, but peripheral IVL appears to be gaining momentum as time goes on.

Video: Rick Snyder, MD, FACC, president of HeartPlace, and Chief Physician Executive at U.S. Heart and Vascular, testified to Congressional leaders in his role with the American Independent Medical Practice Association (AIMPA) to explain how federal healthcare policies have created an inefficient payment system that rewards higher cost care models and is putting lower cost private practices out of business.

Policy expert explains why cardiology services in the US are getting more expensive

"We really should have a system that is patient-centric, physician-led, and professionally managed, but in a cost-effective way," Rick Snyder, MD, said.

CMS considers covering TAVR for aortic regurgitation

CMS just finalized major updates to its TAVR coverage policies. Could even more change be on the horizon?

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Cardiologists, heart surgeons support push to make postgraduate medical training more affordable

If passed, new bipartisan legislation would allow eligible residents and interns to defer interest accrual on any federal student loans during their required postgraduate training. The bill has support from more than 40 U.S. healthcare organizations, including SCAI, ACC and STS.

No significant sex-based differences in timing of care for M-TEER patients

Previous studies over the years have suggested women with severe mitral regurgitation face longer delays in care than men. This latest analysis suggests multidisciplinary care teams are helping put an end to that trend.

SCAI asks ABIM to rethink policy on PCI volume reporting requirements

Procedural volume reporting requirements for PCI are no longer necessary, according to SCAI and its members. Those requirements made sense when PCI was new, but that was many years ago.

The power of quality improvement: How a cath lab transformed care for PCI patients

A multidisciplinary committee formed in 2022 to identify ways to improve safety and efficiency in their facility's cath lab. By 2024, it was clear the group's proposals had made a major impact.

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