SCAI Announces Best of the Best Abstract Winners
1st place: Michael Levy, M.D., Brigham and Women’s Hospital
2nd place: Saibal Kar, M.D., Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
3rd place: Robert Bersin, M.D., Swedish Medical Center
Recent Press Releases
May 7, 2010
Today Larry S. Dean, MD, FSCAI, FACC, FAHA, was installed as the 33rd President of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) during the Society's annual meeting taking place this week in San Diego. Dr. Dean is director of the University of Washington Medicine Regional Heart Center in Seattle, where he specializes in cardiac catheterization and interventional cardiology. He also conducts and publishes research related to his field. >> Read Full Release
May 7, 2010
The passage of national health care reform will intensify focus on quality, cost and comparative effectiveness in all areas of medicine - but especially in areas of medicine concentrated on leading-edge technologies, said Dr. Robert Califf, vice chancellor for clinical research at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C., and director of the Duke Translational Medicine Institute. Dr. Califf will deliver the Hildner Lecture, titled "Interventional Cardiology in the Era of Comparative Effectiveness," today at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) 33rd Annual Scientific Sessions in San Diego. >> Read Full Release
May 6, 2010
An innovative catheter-based procedure is providing relief to patients who suffer from shortness of breath and fluid overload as the result of a severely leaky heart valve, but who are too sick for open-chest surgery, according to a study presented today at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) 33rd Annual Scientific Sessions. >> Read Full Release
May 6, 2010
A novel device that takes a simple approach to protecting the brain during procedures to improve blood flow through arteries in the neck appears to be safer and more effective than existing protection devices, according to a study presented today at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) 33rd Annual Scientific Sessions. >> Read Full Release
May 6, 2010
John W. Moore, MD, MPH, FSCAI, will deliver the Mullins Lecture today at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) 33rd Annual Scientific Sessions. The presentation will focus on innovative uses of stents for the treatment of congenital heart disease, or birth defects of the heart. >> Read Full Release
May 6, 2010
It could be said that Geoffrey Hartzler, MD, was an interventional cardiologist before the subspecialty existed. Today, in delivering the Founders' Lecture at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) 33rd Annual Scientific Sessions, he will offer a historical perspective on the profession he helped start and how that history has shaped today's practice. >> Read Full Release
May 6, 2010
The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) today announced the creation of the Accreditation for Cardiovascular Excellence (ACE) organization. The new accrediting body, announced at SCAI’s 33rd Annual Scientific Sessions in San Diego, is designed to promote and uphold high-quality patient care and improve patient safety in facilities where invasive cardiac and endovascular procedures are performed. >> Read Full Release
May 05, 2010
When interventional cardiologists use the radial artery in the wrist to thread slender catheters into the heart for angioplasty and stenting, many patients can safely go home the same day-even some with chronic medical conditions and complex blockages-according to a study presented today at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) 33rd Annual Scientific Sessions. >> Read Full Release
May 05, 2010
An innovative program that maintains round-the-clock, on-site staffing of a cardiac catheterization laboratory dedicated to the treatment of heart attack has eliminated delays in the care for patients who arrive at the hospital during non-business hours, according to a study presented today at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) 33rd Annual Scientific Sessions. >> Read Full Release
May 05, 2010
An implantable pacemaker-sized monitor that sounds an alarm when it senses abnormal changes in the heart’s electrical activity is proving an effective early warning system for patients at high risk of a heart attack or dangerous plaque rupture, according to data presented today at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) 33rd Annual Scientific Sessions.>> Read Full Release
May 05, 2010
There is increasing interest in using the radial artery in the wrist, rather than the femoral artery in the groin, for passing slender catheters into the heart during angioplasty and stenting, largely because it is safer and more comfortable for patients. But when launching a program to train cardiologists in the radial technique, cardiac catheterization laboratories should be prepared to face logistical challenges for a substantial period of time, according to a study presented today at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) 33rd Annual Scientific Sessions. >> Read Full Release
Final Program Available Online
The final program for the SCAI 2010 Scientific Sessions is available online. >> Download the Final Program (PDF)
Pediatric, Congenital & Structural Therapies
SCAI 2010 will continue focus on interventional therapies for congenital and structural heart disease. >> Congenital, Pediatric, Structural Highlights (PDF)