Meeting Coverage

SCAI

Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions

Faulty Tricuspid Valve Linked to Less Success for Mitral Valve Therapy

Registry analyses look at which patients may be candidates for transcatheter tricuspid therapies

SCAI over a photo of the Phoenix Convention Center.

Latest SCAI Meeting Coverage

Novel Long-Lesion DES Sails Through Pivotal Trial

48-mm Xience stent surprised with low restenosis at 1 year

May 21, 2023
Pulmonary Clot Thrombectomy Has Lasting Benefits

Longer-term trial results support durable quality-of-life advantage

May 21, 2023
Distal Radial PCI Safety for the Hand Holds Up Longer Term

Randomized trial weighs in with extended follow-up

May 21, 2023
PCI 'Roadmap' for the Coronary Tree Cuts Contrast Use

Tool could hold promise for reducing acute kidney injury risk

May 19, 2023
TAVR Valves Fail Fast in ESRD, Study Shows

Group predisposed to calcification shows double digit rate within 6 months

May 19, 2023
Withdrawal of Care Common in STEMI, but Palliative Care Is Not

Study outlines room for improvement

May 19, 2023
HF Shunt Results Hold Up Midterm in Early Data

6-month follow-up with investigational device gives support for pivotal trial

May 19, 2023
Paclitaxel Devices Safe in PAD In Medicare Data Beyond 3 Years

SAFE-PAD study update doesn't support excess mortality risk

May 21, 2022
Chronic Total Occlusion PCI Is Getting Safer -- At Least Until the Pandemic

Registry illuminates trends in success, complications

May 21, 2022
No-Implant Shunt Eases HF Symptoms in Early Data

Quality of life consistently improved across first-in-man studies

May 20, 2022
Harmony Pulmonary Valves 'Behaving' at 1 Year

Pooled study data show no mortality, favorable clinical outcomes

May 20, 2022
Lithotripsy Advantage in Calcified Peripheral Vessels Holds Up at 1 Year

Disrupt PAD III trial extends superiority over percutaneous transluminal angioplasty

May 19, 2022
Distal Radial Artery PCI Access Doesn't Hurt the Hand

Randomized trial answers questions on grip, pinch, and other hand outcomes

May 19, 2022
PFO Closure Guidelines Address Older Adults, Trial-Excluded Groups

Document acknowledges skimpy evidence

May 19, 2022