SCAI - The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions

07/24/2025

07/24/2025

🎤A recent patient forum revealed tricuspid valve disease crept up and diminished their independence. TR patients want earlier referral to specialists and decision aids to guide treatment discussions, especially following the announcement of coverage. Learn more with this TCTMD article➡️

A patient forum identified the desire for better, earlier education as well as the toll on independence TR takes as it progresses.

07/24/2025

📌 – Success starts with strategy.
Explore Ch 15 for expert insights on planning multiple clips in , with key focus on regurgitant jet location, leaflet insertion, and TV gradient assessment.
📥 Download now to optimize your approach➡️ https://scaipro.scai.org/URL/TricuspidTEEReBook

07/23/2025

⚡👯 care requires a group effort! Bring your multi-disciplinary team to 2025 in Tampa from Sep. 18-20 to stay up-to-date on the latest shock care advancements. By registering one clinician you can bring up to four colleagues from the same center or system for FREE!

Learn more and register today➡️ https://ow.ly/xJWG50Ws2mQ

07/23/2025

⏰Don't miss the next Club webinar tomorrow night! This session will highlight complex cases from our expert panel of women in .

Register here➡️ https://scaipro.scai.org/URL/bc9-sm

07/22/2025

🔬Catch up on the latest and studies! The July issue of is now available.

Read this month's edition➡️ https://www.jscai.org/current

07/21/2025

🗨️CMS has opened a 30-day public comment period for its recently proposed coverage decision for . This NCD would make this procedure reimbursable, allowing for improved patient access.

Learn more with this article and submit your comments➡️

If finalized, this will help ease uptake of the procedure, which has been held back by reimbursement issues.

07/20/2025

🏥 now covers TriClip ‑TEER for symptomatic regurgitation! CMS has finalized a national coverage determination that allows for greater patient access to this treatment.

Read more with this Cardiovascular Business article➡️

CMS has finalized a new national coverage determination for T-TEER, sometimes known as transcatheter tricuspid valve repair. Abbott's TriClip is the only device approved by the FDA for T-TEER, but other treatment options are under development.

07/19/2025

📈Most procedures in the US are now done via radial access, but the rate is still lower than that internationally. Over the past decade, radial‑access PCI has surged from 20% to 60%, with decreased bleeding and vascular complications.

Learn more about the trend with this TCTMD article➡️ https://www.tctmd.com/news/most-pcis-us-now-done-radial-access

Trends point to more and more PCIs being performed via the wrist, but the US still trails behind other countries.

07/18/2025

🚨 Radiation safety in the matters. Amit Vora, MD, MPH, FSCAI, breaks down state-by-state requirements every interventional cardiologist should know.

📰 Read the Cardiovascular Business article and access the full research ➡️

Researchers hope these policies can be standardized in the future to help avoid confusion and improve clinician safety.

07/17/2025

👩‍⚕️Join our expert female panel next Thursday for a special Club webinar! We will be discussing complex bifurcation cases and sharing anti-thrombotic and anti-platelet strategies in women with complex .

Register today➡️ https://scaipro.scai.org/URL/bc9-sm

07/16/2025

⚡ Get ready for a high-impact agenda at 2025 ! From multidisciplinary care to the latest evidence-based strategies, take a deep dive into what’s ahead by exploring the full program ➡️ https://scai.confex.com/scai/shock25/meetingapp.cgi/Day/2025-09-20