Latest Resources
- CCI Journal Special Issue: Challenges and Opportunities of Clinical Research in Interventional Cardiology in COVID-19 Era (May 1, 2021)
- Initial Findings From the North American COVID-19 Myocardial Infarction Registry (April 27, 2021)
- AMA Physician Survey Shows Covid Financial Hits (November 5, 2020)
- RECORDED WEBINAR: SCAI and AAMC - The Way Forward on COVID-19 (October 8, 2020)
- Cardiac procedural deferral during the coronavirus (COVID‐19) pandemic (September 3, 2020)
- Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on interventional cardiology training in the United States (August 7, 2020)
SCAI Resources and News
- CCI Journal Special Issue: Challenges and Opportunities of Clinical Research in Interventional Cardiology in COVID-19 Era (May 1, 2021)
- AMA Physician Survey Shows Covid Financial Hits (November 5)
- RECORDED WEBINAR: SCAI and AAMC - The Way Forward on COVID-19 (October 8)
- Cardiac procedural deferral during the coronavirus (COVID‐19) pandemic (September 3)
- Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on interventional cardiology training in the United States (August 7)
- SCAI Objects to Noridian's Plans to Remove Coverage for Invasive FFR When Non-Invasive ffr-CT Is Used (May 21)
- SCAI Opposes New Prior Authorization Requirements by UHC on LER (May 21)
- SCAI Supports Affordable Care Act at The Supreme Court (May 16)
- Safe Reintroduction of Cardiovascular Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Guidance from North American Society Leadership (May 4)
- President's Message: SCAI Initiatives During the COVID-19 Pandemic (May 4)
- SCAI Encourages Members to Participate in HERO Registry
- Hear the Latest From SCAI President Ehtisham Mahmud, MD, FSCAI (April 12)
- Update on Federal Financial Aid (April 27)
- The New Pandemic Threat: People May Die Because They’re Not Calling 911 (April 22)
- Five Cardiovascular Organizations Seek More Relief From Congress (April 21)
- Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Consensus Statement from the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), American College of Cardiology (ACC), and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) (April 20)
- CMS Issues Recommendations to Reopen Health Care Systems (April 20)
- SCAI Seeks Waiver of Prior Authorization Requirements During Pandemic (April 17)
- Letter to Congress on COVID Relief Bill #4 (April 15)
- Medicare Paying All Providers 6% of Their 2019 Reimbursements (April 10)
- RECORDED WEBINAR: Conversations With Leading Cardiovascular Specialists on the Front Line: Preparing for the Coming Surge (April 8)
- Triage Considerations for Patients Referred for Structural Heart Disease Intervention During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‐19) Pandemic: An ACC/SCAI Consensus Statement (April 6)
- RECORDED WEBINAR: TAVR and COVID-19: Latest Society Guidance and Experiences From the US and Canada (April 2)
- SCAI Joins Leading Health Care Groups in Call for Federal Action to Address Medical Equipment Shortages (March 30)
- SCAI Seeks Relief for Members and Patients in Pandemic Legislation (March 25)
- Considerations for Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Procedures During the COVID-19 Pandemic. SCAI ELM Perspectives (March 24)
- VIDEO: Cancelling Non-Essential Cardiac Procedures During the COVID-19 Outbreak (March 20)
- SCAI Signs On to Waive Budget Neutrality Requirements Amid COVID-19 Pandemic (March 20)
- Cath Lab Considerations During COVID-19. Joint ACC Interventional Council/SCAI document (March 19)
- President's Message on "The Evolving Pandemic of COVID-19 and Interventional Cardiology" (March 16)
- SCAI Joins Other Medical Groups in Seeking Financial Assistance Due to Pandemic (March 13)
Registries
- The North American COVID-19 ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Registry (NACMI) study is chaired by Tim Henry, MD (SCAI), and Payam Dehghani, MD (Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology). Any COVID-19 positive patients or persons under investigation (PUI) with ST-Segment Elevation or new-onset left bundle branch block with a clinical correlate of myocardial ischemia (chest pain, dyspnea, cardiac arrest, hemodynamic instability) will be in enrolled. The data will be compared to an age and gender-matched control population from the existing Midwest STEMI Consortium which is a large (>15,000), prospective multi-center registry of consecutive STEMI patients. The NACMI registry has pending central IRB approval and will have an EKG and angiographic core lab. Interested sites can designate a local principal investigator and contact either SCAI PI Tim Henry (Tim.Henry@thechristhospital.com), CAIC PI Payam Dehghani (pdehghani@me.com) or the data coordinating center (santiago.garcia@allina.com or ross.garberich@allina.com) to obtain participating site information. We believe that this registry has the potential to provide critically important time-sensitive data to inform the management and treatment guidelines applicable to COVID-19 patients. Recent media coverage of the NACMI Registry:
- Initial Findings From the North American COVID-19 Myocardial Infarction Registry (JACC)
- Registry: Door-to-Balloon Times No Slower in COVID-19 Patients (Medpage Today)
- COVID-19 Positive STEMI Patients Have Higher Mortality (Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology)
- STEMI Door-to-Balloon Times Haven’t Suffered During COVID-19: NACMI (TCTMD)
- Patients with STEMI, COVID-19 represent ‘unique and high-risk populations (Cardiology Today)
- The Healthcare Worker Exposure Response and Outcomes (HERO) Registry is a large national clinical research community of healthcare workers. The goal of the Registry is to answer crucial questions about the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare workers of any profession (nurses, therapists, physicians, emergency responders, food service workers, environmental service workers, interpreters, transporters) who work in a setting where people receive healthcare. Find out more about how you can participate and promote the HERO Registry here.
- HERO-TOGETHER is a new research study that will include approximately 20,000 healthcare workers who receive a COVID-19 vaccination to help gain a better understanding of how people do after vaccination over time and how vaccination can help keep communities healthy and free of the virus. Participants will be asked to answer surveys over the next two years about their health and any unexpected medical care they may receive. By taking part, participants will help researchers understand how different people — including men, women, older people, people with chronic diseases, and people from different races and ethnic groups — do after vaccination. Anyone who is 18 or older and works in a healthcare setting is eligible to join the HERO Registry. Those who receive a vaccine for COVID-19 can self-enroll in HERO-TOGETHER through the HERO Registry participant portal within 60 days of receiving a vaccine. You can find out more about the research program and enroll here.
US National Resources
- AMA COVID-19 Resource Center
- AMA Information Links and Updates Regarding the CARES Act
- AMA Quick Guide to Telemedicine Implementation
- CDC Guidance on PPE
- CMS Issues Updated Guidance on Elective Procedures
- CMS Coronavirus Partner Virtual Toolkit
- CMS Recommends Delay of All Elective Surgeries and Non-Essential Procedures
- FDA COVID Resource Center
- Johns Hopkins Case Map
- NIH COVID Resource Center
- US Center for Disease Control Recommendations
Seconds Still Count Patient Awareness Campaign
A national awareness campaign launched by SCAI on behalf of its members to encourage anyone experiencing the symptoms of a heart attack or stroke to seek immediate medical treatment.
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