Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions Scientific Sessions 2024

Interventional Cardiology • Coronary Intervention • Structural Heart • Peripheral Vascular • Congenital Heart Disease

May 2–4, 2024 | Long Beach, California

Explore contemporary clinical evidence, procedural innovations, new devices, complex case management, and emerging research across the full spectrum of interventional cardiovascular medicine with Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions Scientific Sessions 2024 – SCAI 2024 Scientific Sessions.

Organized by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI), this three-day international meeting was held May 2–4, 2024, at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California. It brought together the interventional cardiology community to share the latest clinical data, procedural guidance, scientific research, new technologies, and advanced expertise.

The 2024 scientific program combined:

• Live Cases
• Clinical Research
• Scientific Abstracts
• New SCAI Clinical Documents
• Case-Based Education
• Poster Competition
• Fellows Summit for Complex Cases
• SCAI Women in Innovation
• Global / International Case Exchange
• Keynote and Named Lectures
• Hands-On Learning
• Leadership and Cath Lab Operations Education

The five primary clinical and professional tracks were:

• Coronary
• Congenital Heart Disease
• Peripheral
• Structural Heart Disease
• Interventional Leadership

SCAI’s official event page reports 1,600+ attendees, 500+ faculty members, and 270+ abstracts, with recorded sessions and downloadable presentation materials later made available through the SCAI Conference Library.

Course Details

• Conference: SCAI 2024 Scientific Sessions
• Organization: Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions – SCAI
• Year: 2024
• Conference Dates: May 2–4, 2024
• Duration: 3 Days
• Venue: Long Beach Convention Center
• Location: Long Beach, California
• Primary Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
• Related Fields: Endovascular Medicine, Structural Heart Disease, Peripheral Vascular Intervention, Congenital Interventional Cardiology
• Major Tracks: Coronary, Congenital, Peripheral, Structural, Interventional Leadership
• Educational Formats: Live Cases, Case-Based Sessions, Scientific Research, Abstracts, Debates, Practical Reviews, Hands-On Education
• Official Attendance: 1,600+
• Faculty: 500+
• Abstracts: 270+
• Primary Focus: Contemporary Interventional Cardiovascular Practice and Innovation

The official program describes SCAI 2024 as a three-day in-person conference dedicated to interventional cardiology and endovascular medicine, featuring live cases, clinical research, new SCAI clinical documents, case-based learning, and keynote speakers.

Who Was the Original Program Designed For?

SCAI officially identified the target audience as:

• Invasive Cardiologists
• Interventional Cardiologists
• General Cardiologists
• Pediatricians specializing in Congenital Heart Disease
• Cardiology Fellows-in-Training
• Interventional Cardiology Fellows-in-Training
• Cath Lab Nurse Practitioners
• Physician Assistants
• Cath Lab Nurses
• Cardiovascular Technologists
• Radiologic Technologists
• Cath Lab Technicians

The course is particularly relevant for:

• Interventional Cardiologists
• General Cardiologists
• Pediatric Cardiologists
• Peripheral Vascular Specialists
• Structural Heart Disease Specialists
• Congenital Interventional Cardiologists
• Fellows seeking complex case experience
• Cath Lab Leaders
• Cardiovascular Researchers

The strongest clinical audience remains:

Interventional Cardiology + Coronary Intervention + Structural Heart Disease + Peripheral Vascular Intervention + Congenital Heart Disease

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this program, participants should be better able to:

• Analyze the latest clinical data, scientific research, and evidence-based best practices in interventional cardiology and endovascular medicine.
• Apply procedural guidance and case-based techniques observed during live cases and the Fellows Summit for Complex Cases.
• Evaluate and implement new SCAI clinical documents and guidelines to optimize patient care and clinical workflows.
• Develop advanced interventional expertise across congenital, coronary, peripheral, and structural heart disease specialties.
• Enhance interventional leadership skills and foster international collaboration through the Global Case Exchange.

CORONARY INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY

The Coronary Track was designed to improve operator skills in both routine and complex PCI.

SCAI described its goal as helping operators become:

Smarter → Safer → More Versatile → Better Prepared to Troubleshoot Complications

The official curriculum included:

• Imaging-guided PCI
• Coronary calcium
• High-risk PCI
• Mechanical circulatory support
• Cardiogenic shock
• CTO PCI
• Coronary physiology
• In-stent restenosis
• Complex lesion subsets
• PCI complications
• Live cases

Imaging-Guided PCI

A major 2024 theme was application of SCAI’s new clinical guidance for imaging-guided PCI and coronary calcium.

The course emphasized appropriate use and interpretation of:

• IVUS
• OCT

both before and after PCI.

The practical approach can be summarized as:

Image → Characterize Lesion → Plan PCI → Treat → Re-Image → Optimize

IVUS

Intravascular Ultrasound – IVUS provides information beyond angiography alone.

The Coronary Track emphasized learning how to interpret intracoronary imaging and apply the findings to improve PCI outcomes.

Relevant information may include:

• Vessel size
• Plaque burden
• Calcium distribution
• Lesion length
• Stent expansion
• Stent apposition

Optical Coherence Tomography – OCT

OCT was also included in the imaging curriculum.

SCAI specifically identified practical interpretation of IVUS and OCT images pre- and post-PCI as a major topic of the 2024 Coronary Track.

Coronary Calcium

One of the featured sessions was:

Imaging Guided Approach to Coronary Calcium: Application of the SCAI Consensus Document

The course reviewed:

• Coronary calcium assessment
• Imaging
• Device selection
• Treatment algorithms
• Lesion preparation

Calcium Modification

The coronary curriculum included techniques and devices used to manage calcified coronary lesions.

The clinical pathway is:

Detect Calcium → Determine Severity / Distribution → Select Modification Strategy → Prepare Lesion → Optimize Stent

SCAI’s learning objectives specifically required participants to become comfortable tackling coronary calcification using different devices and algorithms.

High-Risk PCI

High-risk PCI was another major focus.

The track addressed:

• Surgical turn-down patients
• Mechanical circulatory support
• Case selection
• Procedural planning
• Troubleshooting
• Complication management

The broader framework is:

Assess Patient Risk + Lesion Risk → Plan Support → Perform PCI → Recognize Complications Early

Mechanical Circulatory Support in High-Risk PCI

The program examined the evidence and role of MCS devices in high-risk coronary intervention.

This connects procedural planning with:

• Hemodynamic support
• Cardiogenic shock
• Complex PCI
• Patient selection

SCAI explicitly included MCS in its learning objectives for high-risk PCI.

Cardiogenic Shock

The Coronary Track addressed management of cardiogenic shock:

• In the Cath Lab
• Outside the Cath Lab
• With different MCS devices

This reinforces the overlap between interventional cardiology and cardiovascular critical care.

Chronic Total Occlusion – CTO PCI

CTO PCI formed part of the advanced coronary curriculum.

SCAI described the program as an opportunity to:

Become a better CTO operator and learn from experts.

CTO treatment requires careful attention to:

• Case selection
• Procedural strategy
• Equipment
• Crossing techniques
• Complications

Coronary Physiology

The coronary program included evaluation of:

• Coronary physiology
• Microvascular function
• Vulnerable plaque

This supports physiological rather than purely anatomical decision-making.

Microvascular Function

Assessment of microvascular function is increasingly relevant in patients whose symptoms and ischemia cannot be fully explained by epicardial coronary stenosis.

The course integrated microvascular assessment into modern coronary interventional practice.

Vulnerable Plaque

The Coronary Track also addressed vulnerable plaque, connecting advanced imaging and coronary biology with future cardiovascular risk.

In-Stent Restenosis – ISR

SCAI’s curriculum included contemporary management of:

• In-stent restenosis
• Recurrent ISR

This remains an important clinical challenge despite continued advances in stent technology.

Challenging Patient & Lesion Subsets

The official curriculum included complex situations involving:

• Advanced renal disease
• Spontaneous coronary artery dissection – SCAD
• Post-TAVR coronary intervention
• Peripheral artery disease
• High bleeding risk
• Recurrent ISR

These cases require individualized procedural planning.

PCI Complications

A featured Coronary session was:

How To: Step-by-Step Complication Management

The course emphasized an algorithmic, logical approach to recognizing and managing coronary and access complications.

A practical pathway is:

Recognize → Stabilize → Identify Mechanism → Apply Rescue Strategy → Reassess

Coronary Live Cases

Live cases formed one of the major educational formats.

They allowed participants to see:

• Procedural planning
• Equipment selection
• Imaging
• Decision-making
• Troubleshooting
• Complication avoidance

in a real-world procedural setting.

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE

The Congenital Track was dedicated to congenital interventional cardiology and combined didactic education with interactive case-based learning.

The curriculum progressed from basic hemodynamics toward advanced and unusual congenital interventions.

Major areas included:

• Invasive physiology
• PDA stenting
• Complex CHD
• Tricuspid intervention
• Pulmonary vein stenosis
• Pulmonary valve implantation
• Atrial septal interventions
• Unusual pediatric interventions
• Procedural complications

Invasive Hemodynamics in Congenital Heart Disease

The program began with invasive hemodynamic assessment of congenital heart disease.

This forms the physiologic foundation for understanding many congenital interventions.

PDA Stenting

One of the featured sessions was:

PDA Stenting for Ductal Dependent Pulmonary Blood Flow

Participants reviewed procedural tips and techniques for maintaining pulmonary blood flow in appropriate congenital lesions.

Pulmonary Valve Implantation

Another featured session was:

Pulmonary Valve Implantation.

The official learning objectives included sharing practical tips for implantation of self-expanding pulmonary valves.

Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

The congenital curriculum also included:

Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

with discussion of interventional approaches and techniques.

Tricuspid Valve Intervention in CHD

The course addressed approaches to tricuspid valve intervention in patients with congenital heart disease.

Atrial Septal Interventions

Atrial septal interventions were included among the confirmed congenital topics.

These procedures require integration of:

• Anatomy
• Hemodynamics
• Imaging
• Device selection

Complex Congenital Cases

The CHD Track incorporated difficult congenital cases designed to help participants:

• Navigate unusual anatomy
• Maximize procedural success
• Minimize complications

Pediatric Pot Pourri

The official program included a Pediatric Pot Pourri of unusual congenital interventions.

This expanded education beyond more frequently performed procedures.

“I Blew It” – Complication Cases

A particularly practical case-based component focused on complications during congenital interventions.

The program used complication cases to explore:

• What happened
• Why it happened
• How it could be managed
• How similar complications might be prevented

PERIPHERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION

The Peripheral Track focused on rapidly evolving endovascular approaches to peripheral vascular disease.

SCAI identified major domains including:

• Peripheral artery disease
• Venous disease
• Pulmonary embolism
• Carotid disease
• Renal denervation
• Uncontrolled hypertension

Peripheral Artery Disease – PAD

The official learning objectives included implementing optimal strategies for lower-extremity PAD using:

• Drug-eluting technologies
• Covered technologies
• Bioresorbable drug-eluting scaffolds
• Plaque modification
• Intravascular imaging

Lower-Extremity Endovascular Therapy

Modern lower-extremity intervention may require different technologies depending on:

• Lesion length
• Calcification
• Vessel size
• Disease location
• Limb status

The Peripheral Track focused on matching therapy to anatomy and patient characteristics.

Critical Limb-Threatening Ischemia – CLTI

A featured peripheral session focused on CLTI.

CLTI represents one of the highest-risk manifestations of PAD and requires coordinated care aimed at:

• Limb preservation
• Revascularization
• Wound healing
• Cardiovascular risk reduction

Carotid Artery Disease

The peripheral program also emphasized multidisciplinary team-based management of carotid artery disease.

A featured program component focused specifically on carotid intervention.

Carotid Artery Stenting

A satellite educational activity included:

The Latest in Carotid Artery Stenting.

This reflects continued evolution of carotid endovascular treatment.

Venous Disease

Lower-extremity venous disease was included within the Peripheral Track’s learning objectives.

Participants reviewed treatment strategies for venous disease across contemporary endovascular practice.

Pulmonary Embolism

The program included evaluation and interventional treatment strategies for pulmonary embolism.

SCAI also offered a dedicated:

Workshop on the Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism

during Scientific Sessions.

Renal Denervation

The Peripheral Track addressed invasive treatment of systemic arterial hypertension through renal denervation.

A separate Scientific Sessions activity was:

Workshop on Building a Renal Denervation Program.

Peripheral Live Cases

Expert-led live cases provided practical education across a variety of peripheral vascular diseases.

The emphasis was on translating emerging technologies into practical patient care.

STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE

The Structural Track provided a comprehensive update on established and emerging devices and techniques used in structural heart intervention.

Educational formats included:

• Literature reviews
• Case presentations
• Debates
• Live cases

with emphasis on actionable procedural information.

Structural Heart Imaging

The official learning objectives included imaging and practical considerations for:

• ASD closure
• VSD closure
• Mitral paravalvular leak closure
• Aortic paravalvular leak closure

This highlights the close relationship between imaging and successful structural intervention.

ASD & VSD Closure

Structural education included practical imaging considerations for:

• Atrial Septal Defect closure
• Ventricular Septal Defect closure

Paravalvular Leak Closure

The curriculum included both:

• Mitral paravalvular leak
• Aortic paravalvular leak

with emphasis on imaging and procedural planning.

TAVR

One of the major featured structural sessions was:

The TAVR Journey: Navigating Lifelong Management and Overcoming Failure

The session reflected the maturing TAVR field, where clinical decisions increasingly involve not only initial implantation but also:

• Long-term valve management
• Device durability
• Reintervention
• Treatment of valve failure

TAVI History & Innovation

The 2024 Hildner Lecture was:

How Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) Was Born

presented by Henning Rud Andersen, MD.

This placed modern transcatheter valve therapy within its historical innovation pathway.

Tricuspid Intervention

Tricuspid therapy was one of the featured structural sessions.

A Scientific Sessions satellite program also addressed:

Charting the Course for Tricuspid TEER—Patient Selection, Imaging, and Techniques.

Structural Heart Complications

A featured session focused specifically on:

Complications

and the structural track learning objectives included avoidance and management of complications associated with structural heart procedures.

Structural Live Cases

Live structural cases provided practical demonstrations of:

• Imaging
• Device selection
• Procedural technique
• Real-time decision-making
• Complication avoidance

INTERVENTIONAL LEADERSHIP

The Interventional Leadership Track extended the conference beyond procedural medicine into the operational and professional realities of interventional cardiology.

The program focused on:

• Cath Lab operations
• Program development
• Patient safety
• Quality improvement
• Diversity
• Leadership
• Coding and reimbursement
• Physician employment
• Advocacy
• Government relations
• Physician wellness

Building a Cath Lab Program

One official learning objective was to understand how to:

Design, pitch, and build a new program in the Cath Lab.

This includes considerations beyond clinical expertise, such as:

• Institutional support
• Staffing
• Equipment
• Financial planning
• Patient volume
• Program quality

Cath Lab Leadership

The curriculum addressed becoming a more effective interventional leader who can:

• Improve patient safety
• Communicate effectively
• Address care disparities
• Lead teams

Coding & Reimbursement

One featured session was:

Getting What You Deserve? Coding and Reimbursement Workshop.

Understanding reimbursement is part of sustainable interventional practice and Cath Lab operations.

Physician Employment

Another featured session was:

The New Normal: The Physician as an Employee

with discussion of physician rights and employment considerations.

Physician Wellness & Burnout

The program included:

Combating Burnout and Maintaining Wellness in the Cardiac Cath Lab.

Cath Lab clinicians may face:

• High procedural workload
• Emergency call
• Radiation exposure
• Occupational strain
• Emotional stress

The course treated clinician well-being as part of maintaining safe and sustainable cardiovascular care.

Advocacy & Health Policy

The Interventional Leadership Track included the role of:

• Government advocacy
• Health policy
• Professional engagement

and how these issues affect both patients and clinicians.

FELLOWS SUMMIT FOR COMPLEX CASES

The Fellows Summit for Complex Cases was a dedicated track designed specifically for Fellows-in-Training.

It included:

• Fellows case presentations
• Expert panels
• Hands-on workshops
• Transition-to-practice education
• Networking with faculty

Complex Case Presentations

Fellows submitted challenging cases for selection and presentation.

This format allows trainees to review:

Clinical Problem → Procedural Strategy → Technical Challenge → Expert Discussion → Lessons Learned

Hands-On Fellows Education

The Summit incorporated hands-on workshops to reinforce procedural skills alongside case-based discussion.

Transition to Practice

The Fellows Summit also included presentations focused on the transition from:

Training → Independent Interventional Practice

covering practical professional issues beyond technical cardiology.

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH & ABSTRACTS

Scientific research was a major component of the meeting.

The event included:

• Scientific abstracts
• Clinical research abstracts
• Poster competition
• Featured research

SCAI reports 270+ abstracts on the current official event page.

Poster Competition

The poster competition provided investigators and trainees with an opportunity to present new cardiovascular research and discuss findings with the interventional community.

New SCAI Clinical Documents

The meeting featured new SCAI clinical documents and guidance intended to translate emerging evidence into practical procedural care.

The coronary curriculum specifically highlighted SCAI consensus guidance related to imaging-guided management of coronary calcium.

SCAI Women in Innovation

SCAI Women in Innovation – WIN was one of the official special-interest programs at Scientific Sessions.

The broader WIN initiative supports professional development, innovation, representation, mentorship, and advancement within interventional cardiology.

Global / International Case Exchange

The conference included an international case-exchange component, listed within SCAI’s Scientific Sessions programming as Global Case Exchange and elsewhere in event materials as International Case Exchange.

This creates an opportunity to compare procedural approaches across different:

• Healthcare systems
• Countries
• Clinical settings
• Operator experiences

Keynote & Named Lectures

SCAI 2024 included several major featured lectures.

Keynote

Angiographic Assessment of Coronary Blood Flow: Be a Visual Athlete

C. Michael Gibson, MS, MD, MSCAI

Founders Lecture

From Concept to Cath Lab to Every Community: The Ongoing Challenges and Rewards of STEMI Systems of Care

Alice K. Jacobs, MD, MSCAI

Hildner Lecture

How Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) Was Born

Henning Rud Andersen, MD

Mullins Lecture

Congenital Interventions: Past, Present and Future—What Have We Learned?

Phillip Moore, MD, MBA

STEMI Systems of Care

The Founders Lecture examined development of STEMI systems of care from the Cath Lab to broader community implementation.

This reinforces the idea that successful interventional care depends not only on procedure quality but also:

• Emergency systems
• Referral networks
• Hospital workflows
• Community access

Coronary Blood Flow

The keynote focused on angiographic assessment of coronary blood flow and the evolution of visual and quantitative assessment of myocardial perfusion.

Congenital Intervention – Past, Present & Future

The Mullins Lecture reviewed the evolution of congenital interventional cardiology and lessons from the field’s development.

SPECIAL WORKSHOPS & SATELLITE TOPICS

SCAI’s official credit-claim catalog confirms additional activities associated with the 2024 meeting, including:

• Workshop on Building a Renal Denervation Program
• Occupational Health & Safety in the Cath Lab: The Time for Change Is Now
• From Coronary to Peripheral—The Expanding Role of Intravascular Imaging
• SCAI Bifurcation Club: The Latest in Bifurcations
• Workshop on the Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism
• Charting the Course for Tricuspid TEER—Patient Selection, Imaging, and Techniques
• Complex Peripheral Vascular Interventions – Controversies and Solutions in SFA and BTK Interventions
• The Latest in Carotid Artery Stenting
• IV Anti-Platelet Agents: Beyond the Basics
• Opportunities to Improve the Treatment of Severe Aortic Stenosis
• The Occlutech ASD Occluder in the US Market

Major Topics Covered

• Interventional Cardiology
• Endovascular Medicine
• Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
• PCI
• Complex PCI
• High-Risk PCI
• Imaging-Guided PCI
• IVUS
• OCT
• Coronary Calcium
• Calcium Modification
• Mechanical Circulatory Support
• Cardiogenic Shock
• Chronic Total Occlusion
• CTO PCI
• Coronary Physiology
• Microvascular Dysfunction
• Vulnerable Plaque
• In-Stent Restenosis
• SCAD
• PCI Complications
• Live Coronary Cases
• Congenital Heart Disease
• Invasive Hemodynamics
• PDA Stenting
• Pulmonary Valve Implantation
• Pulmonary Vein Stenosis
• Tricuspid Intervention in CHD
• Atrial Septal Intervention
• Pediatric Interventional Cardiology
• Peripheral Artery Disease
• PAD
• CLTI
• Lower-Extremity Intervention
• Carotid Artery Disease
• Carotid Stenting
• Venous Disease
• Pulmonary Embolism
• Renal Denervation
• Structural Heart Disease
• TAVR
• TAVI
• Tricuspid TEER
• ASD Closure
• VSD Closure
• Paravalvular Leak Closure
• Structural Heart Complications
• Cath Lab Operations
• Cath Lab Leadership
• Quality Improvement
• Coding and Reimbursement
• Physician Wellness
• Burnout
• Advocacy
• Health Policy
• Fellows Training
• Complex Cases
• Scientific Abstracts
• Clinical Research
• Poster Competition
• SCAI Clinical Documents
• Global Case Exchange
• Women in Innovation
• STEMI Systems of Care

Who Should Take This Course?

Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions Scientific Sessions 2024 is particularly relevant for:

• Interventional Cardiologists
• Invasive Cardiologists
• General Cardiologists
• Pediatric Cardiologists
• Congenital Interventional Cardiologists
• Structural Heart Disease Specialists
• Peripheral Vascular Specialists
• Endovascular Specialists
• Cardiology Fellows
• Interventional Cardiology Fellows
• Cath Lab Nurse Practitioners
• Physician Assistants
• Cath Lab Nurses
• Cardiovascular Technologists
• Radiologic Technologists
• Cath Lab Administrators
• Cardiovascular Researchers

The strongest clinical audience remains:

Interventional Cardiology

with specialized education across:

Coronary + Congenital + Peripheral + Structural + Interventional Leadership

Why This Course Is Useful

SCAI 2024 Scientific Sessions provides a comprehensive review of modern interventional cardiology while combining scientific evidence with practical procedural education.

Coronary Intervention

• IVUS / OCT
• Coronary calcium
• High-risk PCI
• CTO
• Cardiogenic shock
• Complications

Congenital Heart Disease

• Hemodynamics
• PDA stenting
• Pulmonary valve intervention
• Pulmonary vein stenosis
• Complex CHD procedures

Peripheral Vascular Medicine

• PAD
• CLTI
• Carotid disease
• PE
• Venous intervention
• Renal denervation

Structural Heart Disease

• TAVR
• Tricuspid intervention
• ASD/VSD closure
• Paravalvular leaks
• Complication management

Professional & Operational Practice

• Cath Lab leadership
• Program development
• Reimbursement
• Advocacy
• Physician wellness

Scientific Development

• New research
• Abstracts
• Clinical trials
• New SCAI guidance
• Global case exchange

The overall interventional pathway can be summarized as:

Evidence → Patient Selection → Imaging → Procedural Planning → Intervention → Complication Management → Quality Improvement → Better Outcomes

Original SCAI CME & Accreditation Information

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education – ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

For the original 2024 live activity, SCAI designated:

Interventional Cardiology Program

Up to 15 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Congenital Heart Disease Program

Up to 16.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

The SCAI credit-claim catalog separately records 16.75 hours of instruction for the overall Scientific Sessions content and additional educational hours for special programs and satellite sessions.

The CME claim deadline for the original meeting was June 30, 2024.

These credits applied to eligible participation in the original SCAI educational activity and completion of SCAI requirements.

An independently distributed MedicalAmboss package should not automatically be represented as providing:

• AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
• SCAI CME Credit
• Official SCAI Certificate
• Official Conference Registration
• Official SCAI Conference Library Membership Access
• CME Claiming Eligibility

unless those benefits are specifically included with the purchase.

Product Summary

• Product: Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions Scientific Sessions 2024
• Official Meeting: SCAI 2024 Scientific Sessions
• Organization: Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions – SCAI
• Year: 2024
• Conference Dates: May 2–4, 2024
• Duration: 3 Days
• Venue: Long Beach Convention Center
• Location: Long Beach, California
• Primary Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
• Related Field: Endovascular Medicine
• Major Tracks: Coronary, Congenital, Peripheral, Structural, Interventional Leadership
• Attendance: 1,600+
• Faculty: 500+
• Abstracts: 270+
• Major Formats: Live Cases, Clinical Research, Case-Based Education, Abstracts, Posters, Fellows Summit
• Primary Audience: Interventional Cardiologists, Cardiologists, Congenital Specialists, Peripheral and Structural Heart Specialists, Fellows, and Cath Lab Teams

Short Description

Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions Scientific Sessions 2024 is a three-day international interventional cardiology and endovascular medicine conference held May 2–4, 2024, at the Long Beach Convention Center in California.

The scientific program covers complex PCI, IVUS, OCT, coronary calcium, high-risk PCI, CTO, cardiogenic shock, PCI complications, congenital interventions, PDA stenting, pulmonary valve implantation, PAD, CLTI, pulmonary embolism, renal denervation, TAVR, tricuspid intervention, structural heart procedures, cath lab leadership, live cases, scientific research, and new SCAI clinical guidance.

Topics

The official SCAI program confirms the following major tracks and educational areas:

Coronary Track

• Imaging-Guided PCI
• IVUS and OCT Interpretation
• SCAI Imaging-Guided Approach to Coronary Calcium
• Coronary Calcium Modification
• High-Risk PCI
• Mechanical Circulatory Support
• Cardiogenic Shock
• Chronic Total Occlusion – CTO PCI
• Coronary Physiology
• Microvascular Function
• Vulnerable Plaque
• In-Stent Restenosis
• Advanced Renal Disease and PCI
• SCAD
• Post-TAVR Coronary Intervention
• High-Bleeding-Risk Patients
• PCI Complication Management
• Coronary Live Cases

Congenital Heart Disease Track

• Invasive Hemodynamic Assessment of CHD
• PDA Stenting for Ductal-Dependent Pulmonary Blood Flow
• Complex CHD Cases
• Tricuspid Valve Interventions in CHD
• Pulmonary Vein Stenosis
• Pulmonary Valve Implantation
• Self-Expanding Pulmonary Valves
• Atrial Septal Interventions
• Unusual Pediatric Interventions
• Complication Case Discussions

Peripheral Track

• Lower-Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease
• Drug-Eluting and Covered Technologies
• Bioresorbable Drug-Eluting Scaffolds
• Plaque Modification
• Intravascular Imaging
• CLTI
• Carotid Artery Disease
• Carotid Artery Stenting
• Venous Disease
• Pulmonary Embolism
• Renal Denervation
• Endovascular Treatment of Hypertension
• Peripheral Live Cases

Structural Heart Track

• ASD Closure
• VSD Closure
• Mitral Paravalvular Leak Closure
• Aortic Paravalvular Leak Closure
• Structural Heart Imaging
• TAVR Lifelong Management
• TAVR Failure
• Tricuspid Intervention
• Tricuspid TEER
• Structural Heart Complications
• Structural Live Cases
• Emerging Structural Devices and Techniques

Interventional Leadership Track

• Cath Lab Operations
• Building New Cath Lab Programs
• Quality Improvement
• Patient Safety
• Care Disparities
• Coding and Reimbursement
• Physician Employment
• Physician Rights
• Government Advocacy
• Health Policy
• Physician Wellness
• Burnout Prevention
• Leadership Development

Special Programs

• Fellows Summit for Complex Cases
• Fellows Case Presentations
• Hands-On Fellows Workshops
• Transition to Practice
• SCAI Women in Innovation
• Global / International Case Exchange
• Scientific and Clinical Research Abstracts
• Poster Competition
• New SCAI Clinical Documents
• Ready to Launch: Careers in Cardiology
• MSCAI and FSCAI Recognition

Topics

• Congenital Heart Disease

• Coronary

• Featured Sessions

• Global Case Exchange

• Interventional Leadership

• Peripheral Vascular

• Satellite Sessions and Workshops

• SCAI Science and Practice

• Special Interest Groups

• Structural Heart Disease