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SCAI/ACVP Expert Consensus Statement Addresses CCL Economics

May 20, 2019—In Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, James C. Blankenship, MD, et al published an expert consensus statement on cardiovascular catheterization laboratory (CCL) economics for the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) and the Alliance of Cardiovascular Professionals (ACVP).

SCAI Publishes Consensus Statement on Ad Hoc PCI

November 29, 2012—Recommendations published online ahead of print by James C. Blankenship, MD, et al in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions provide new guidance on when physicians should move forward to open a blocked artery with ad hoc percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) versus when to stop the test for further discussion with the patient or consultation with a heart surgeon, announced the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI).

SCAI Issues Report on Multivessel PCI Treatment

November 9, 2011—The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) announced that the first comprehensive report to review the timing of treatment for patients with blockages in more than one coronary artery recommends a flexible approach that meets individual patient's needs.

SCAI Launches 5-Year Strategic Plan

May 4, 2016—The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) announced the adoption of its 5-year strategic plan, which was officially launched during the opening session of the SCAI 2016 scientific sessions in Orlando, Florida.

SCAI Issues Recommendation of Tests and Treatments to Avoid

March 31, 2014—The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) issued a list of five specific, evidence-based recommendations that should be avoided in the care of patients who have, or are at risk for, cardiovascular disease.

Implications of Site Selection Evaluated in United States Coronary Stent PMA Studies

May 11, 2026—The American College of Cardiology (ACC) announced the publication of an investigation of the enrollment implications of site selection in premarket approval (PMA) studies for coronary stents.

ACC/AHA/SCAI Release Revised PCI Guideline

November 7, 2011—The American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF), American Heart Association (AHA), and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) have released a revised guideline for the management of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

ABIM Will Discontinue Requirement for Maintaining Underlying Board Certification for Interventional Cardiology and 14 Other Subspecialties

July 1, 2015—The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) announced that the ABIM Council has unanimously approved policy changes so that diplomates certified in nine subspecialties of internal medicine, including interventional cardiology, will no longer need to maintain underlying certifications to stay certified in those areas.