Date: 1/30/2010

If you are a woman living with heart disease and want to help other women, apply now for the 2010 WomenHeart Science & Leadership Symposium taking place October 9-13, 2010 at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

Date: 1/27/2010

Today, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) launched “WINHeart – Score a WIN for Women,” an initiative that raises awareness surrounding gender-based disparities in the diagnosis, treatment and survival of women with cardiovascular disease (CVD). As part of the initiative the group released a new report and survey illustrating why CVD is under-recognized and under-treated in women.

Date: 9/23/2009

SCAI Statement on the BARI 2d Trial (Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation with Diabetes Trial) Presented at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Annual Scientific Sessions and Published in The New England Journal Of Medicine

Date: 6/23/2009

A study in the June 30th issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) showed patients who received elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI, also known as angioplasty) at hospitals without on-site cardiac surgery had no difference in mortality compared with patients receiving the same procedure at hospitals with surgical backup on site.

Date: 5/11/2009

In recent years, advancements in interventional cardiology have made angioplasty and stenting even safer and allowed patients to recover quickly.