SCAI SHOCK Resource Center
Endorsed by the American College of Cardiology (ACC), American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), American Heart Association (AHA), European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Association for Acute Cardiovascular Care (ACVC), Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)
Feb 1st, 2019
Clinical Document
Sex Disparities in Cardiovascular Device Evaluations
Strategies for Recruitment and Retention of Female Patients in Clinical Device Trials
Women have historically been underrepresented in clinical trials ev...
Sep 28th, 2018
Clinical Document
AATS/ACC/SCAI/STS Expert Consensus Systems of Care Document: Operator and Institutional Recommendations and Requirements for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
A Joint Report of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American College of Cardiology, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions,...
Sep 27th, 2018
Clinical Document
A Quality Framework for the Role of Invasive, Non‐Interventional Cardiologists in the Present‐Day Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory: A Multidisciplinary SCAI/HFSA Expert Consensus Statement
Endorsed by the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA)
The present‐day cardiac catheterization laboratory (CCL) is home to varied practitioners who perf...
Aug 29th, 2018
Clinical Document
ACC/HRS/NASCI/SCAI/SCCT Expert Consensus Document on Optimal Use of Ionizing Radiation in Cardiovascular Imaging: Best Practices for Safety and Effectiveness
This statement aims to assist cardiovascular practitioners to provide optimal cardiovascular care when employing ionizing radiation in diagnostic and ther...
Jul 3rd, 2018
Clinical Document
Use of Invasive Assessments of Coronary Physiology and Structure: A Position Statement of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions
Adjunctive intracoronary diagnostic techniques are deployed to supplement coronary angiography, the traditional method for determining the severity of cor...
Apr 24th, 2018
Clinical Document
SCAI Consensus Guidelines for Device Selection in Femoral‐Popliteal Arterial Interventions
Device choices for endovascular therapy (EVT) in the femoral‐popliteal (FP) arterial bed remain challenging due to a wide spectrum of available endovascul...
Apr 24th, 2018
Clinical Document
Length of Stay Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: An Expert Consensus Document Update From the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions
Since the publication of the 2009 SCAI Expert Consensus Document on Defining the Length of Stay Following PCI, advances in vascular access techniques, ste...
Oct 1st, 2017
Clinical Document
AHA/ACC Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Adults With ST-Elevation and Non–ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
This statement describes a comprehensive STEMI/NSTEMI measure set that includes 24 total measures, of which 17 are performance measures and 7 are quality ...
May 10th, 2017
Clinical Document
SCAI/HFSA Clinical Expert Consensus Document on the Use of Invasive Hemodynamics for the Diagnosis and Management of Cardiovascular Disease
This statement aims to describe the clinical utility of invasive hemodynamics in current cardiovascular practice and to:
Define clinically relevant hem...
May 10th, 2017
Clinical Document
SCAI Appropriate Use Criteria for Peripheral Arterial Interventions
This focused review of clinical evidence regarding endovascular therapy aims to assist clinical decision‐making, improve patient understanding of relative...