SCAI Shock Resource Center
Endorsed by the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association (AHA), the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)
New Statements for Public Comment
SCAI Position Statement on Best Practices for Clinical Proctoring of New Technologies and Techniques—feedback is requested by Monday, December 13th.
May 6th, 2015
Clinical Document
SCAI Core Curriculum for Adult and Pediatric Interventional Fellowship Training in Continuous Quality Assessment and Improvement
Fellows‐in‐training (FIT) and practicing interventional cardiologists should receive training to participate and lead efforts to attain the triple aim of ...
Apr 7th, 2015
Clinical Document
SCAI/ACC/HFSA/STS Clinical Expert Consensus Statement on the Use of Percutaneous Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices in Cardiovascular Care
Endorsed by the American Heart Association, the Cardiological Society of India, and Sociedad Latino Americana de Cardiología Intervencionista (SOLACI)
Af...
Mar 24th, 2015
Clinical Document
SCAI/AATS/ACC/STS Operator and Institutional Requirements for Transcatheter Valve Repair and Replacement, Part III: Pulmonic Valve
The emergence of transcatheter pulmonic valve implantation as an alternative to traditional surgical therapy for valvular diseases has been facilitated by...
Nov 4th, 2014
Clinical Document
Optimal Use of Left Ventriculography at the Time of Cardiac Catheterization
A Consensus Statement from the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI)
The technique and frequency of use of left ventriculograph...
Aug 19th, 2014
Clinical Document
SCAI Expert Consensus Statement for Renal Artery Stenting Appropriate Use
Renal artery stenting has emerged as the primary revascularization strategy in most patients with hemodynamically significant atherosclerotic renal artery...
Jul 18th, 2014
Clinical Document
SCAI Expert Consensus Statement for Infrapopliteal Arterial Intervention Appropriate Use
Intervention to treat infrapopliteal arterial disease can be challenging due to comorbidities, anatomic variables, and limitations of various techniques. ...
Jul 16th, 2014
Clinical Document
SCAI/ACC/AHA Expert Consensus Document: Update on Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Without On‐Site Surgical Backup
This statement aims to:
Determine current trends in the prevalence of PCI without on‐site surgery in the US;
Summarize new literature related to the p...
May 29th, 2014
Clinical Document
SCAI Expert Consensus Statement for Advanced Training Programs in Pediatric and Congenital Interventional Cardiac Catheterization
Pediatric and Congenital Interventional Cardiology is the practice of catheter‐based techniques that improve cardiac physiology and circulation through th...
Apr 17th, 2014
Clinical Document
SCAI Expert Consensus Statement for Femoral‐Popliteal Arterial Intervention Appropriate Use
Successful endovascular intervention for femoral‐popliteal (FP) arterial disease provides relief of claudication and offers limb‐salvage in cases of criti...
Apr 16th, 2014
Clinical Document
SCAI Expert Consensus Statement for Aorto‐Iliac Arterial Intervention Appropriate Use
Aorto‐iliac occlusive disease is more commonly being treated with an endovascular‐first approach, using open surgery as a secondary option. This statement...