SCAI has sent a joint letter with the Association of Black Cardiologists, Society of Interventional Radiology, Society for Vascular Surgery, and the Outpatient Endovascular and Interventional Society requesting that UPMC update their clinical policies on intravascular ultrasound to reflect current standards of practice. 

UPMC is reviewing our request and will take it into consideration. It is SCAI’s hope that UPMC will update their policy that considers IVUS experimental and investigational.