Belated big thanks to American Society of Echocardiography for #ASEWebinar State of Interventional #echofirst ! Grateful for my mentors Kosta Koulogiannis Leo Marcoff O'Neil Mason Linda Gillam MD, MPH, MACC, FASE, FAHA, FESC RTHahnMD Nishath Quader, MD Scott Chadderdon Enrique Garcia-Sayan, MD, FACC, FASE Stephen Little, MD Priscilla Wessly Nadira Hamid

“Interventional cardiologists are in short supply,particularly in rural and underserved areas.Non-compete clauses that force physicians to leave their patients unannounced can impact an entire community's access to trusted care.”Been there🤔. Noncompetes for physicians need to go

Please read my statement on this on behalf of SCAI and all interventional cardiologists. We are loyal to our patients most of whom we have physically helped lead better and longer lives - day and night. That trust should never be severed by outside forces. Period. See here:

Feeling the heat this week? Some tips l to protect your heart. Commented on this for U.S. News & World Report U.S. News Health New York Medical College Westchester Medical Center Health Network Steven Cooper Jamal Rana, MD Priya R. Kothapalli, MD, FACC, FSCAI Rama Ellauzi Dr. Martha Gulati ♥️🫀❤️‍🩹🇨🇦 MIЯVΛƬ #IC ༄ ｡° SCAI Dr. Deepak L. Bhatt David J. Cohen, MD, MSc Dr. Purvi Parwani health.usnews.com/wellness/artic…

📍CIED-related TR & Tricuspid TEER success strategies @ #NYValves2025 Superb presentation by Nadhirah Hamid 👏 🔹 Significant TR reduction even with leads 🔑 Keys to success: ✔️ Identify treatable gaps ✔️ Use Steerable catheters ✔️ Leverage 3D ICE & TEE Cardiovascular Research Foundation Renu

Humbled and grateful that my current medical school profiled me in their annual magazine “Chironian” and they did a great job. Especially for trainees please read and see if u can take something from my experience. 🙏🏽 Priya R. Kothapalli, MD, FACC, FSCAI New York Medical College David A. Lubarsky SCAI

Congratulations to Sherif F Nagueh and the writing group on the much-awaited ASE diastolic function guidelines—an outstanding contribution. 👏 A must-read! #echofirst American Society of Echocardiography JASE

New guidelines help interventional cardiologists manage chronic venous disease | ⁦SCAI⁩ All 4 areas of IC - coronary, structural, endo and congenital - continue to grow. Here we tackle chronic venous disease intervention. cardiovascularbusiness.com/topics/clinica…

Renal denervation for HTN was approved the FDA over 18 months ago. But very few cases performed in the US despite a theoretical eligible population >100M patients for this therapy. We cover the elephant in the room: reimbursement in Cardiac Interventions Today. citoday.com/articles/2025-…

Societal response to proposed cuts on LAAO. There is a one year increase in physician payment across the board for Medicare but it is temporary & overall the system needs to be looked at & not just kick the can. Will take enormous coordination & lobbying. SCAI Heart Rhythm Society

Rivaroxaban vs Warfarin in Acute Left Ventricular Thrombus Following Myocardial Infarction: RIVAWAR, An Open-Label RCT | JACC: Advances jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…

Congratulations to the investigators on full enrollment of this landmark trial! And thanks to the patients who participated & Boston Scientific for sponsoring this vital study HI-PEITHO is the 1st int-risk PE interventional mega-trial to conclude with PE TRACT & PEERLESS 2 to follow

Whirlwind 15 hr trip to CV Innovations was fun but nuts 😂. These smaller conferences we get to chill tho. And I loved the TED style format. Went fully no slides this time. And got to spend more QT with our fellows - so hard to find chill time at work. SCAI Haris Patail MD

🚒 Sudden cardiac death accounts for 40% of firefighter line‑of‑duty deaths. #CCTA screening of over 300 young, physically fit firefighters revealed noncalcified plaque in 83% of firefighters with a calcium score of 0, and 3.6% requiring a diagnostic cath. Read more with this

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Nice article on how national cuts to research affect students, innovation and our standing. Was interviewed along with a student from Brown & others. SCAI The Warren Alpert Medical School Dr. Deepak L. Bhatt David J. Cohen, MD, MSc Dr. Martha Gulati ♥️🫀❤️‍🩹🇨🇦 C. Michael Gibson MD Link: medscape.com/viewarticle/ho…

🌞 Summer update from SCAI President Srihari S. Naidu, MD! In his latest President's Message, Dr. Naidu provides updates covering #SCAIAdvocacy wins, new initiatives, #SCAISHOCK, wellness, and what’s to come. Read the full message➡️ scai.org/media-center/n…

I love this paper! Truly highlighting perhaps THE MOST critical intersection in HF care —-> patients + families + clinical team!! Exploring views on genetic testing in ATTR-CM! Please read!!

Finally!!! I always believed contrast-induced nephropathy is just an urban myth

Honored to have chaired this AHA scientific statement with outstanding vice chair Christos Mihos DO & co-authors Highlights: 📌 Principles & technical essentials of STE 📌 Applications in HF, cardiomyopathies, ischemic & valvular heart disease, and cardio‑oncology 📌 Utility in CRT