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 CathPCI Registry Version 4.3 Intracoronary Device List Updated! (posted: 07/02/09)
The Intracoronary Device List for v4.3 has been updated to include all the devices that were on the Version 3.04 list. Please remember that we are not coding for Diagnostic Devices in Version 4.3 so they are not on the list. Get your updated list now!
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Carotid Revascularization: Real World Outcomes Webcast (posted: 05/01/09)
Wednesday, May 6
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time
Web access: Carotid Revascularization: Real World Outcomes Webcast M
Dial-in Access: 866-766-3912
Conference ID #: 1354726
Description
Recent trials and outcomes indicate that carotid artery stenting (CAS) is an alternative to carotid endarterectomy (CEA) for high-surgical risk patients. Even as the CAS vs. CEA debate continues, the crucial question is how do we achieve successful patient outcomes with carotid revascularization? Can the results of the FDA pre-market approval trials, largely performed in large centers with high volumes be translated into community hospitals? When is CAS a better option than CEA? Should we be stratifying high surgical risk patients by anatomic features or physiologic comorbidity, in order to optimize patient selection for CAS?
Two leading authorities will share their real world outcomes in an exclusive Webcast on May 6th. Join us for this complimentary presentation featuring Dr. Douglas W. Massop of The Iowa Clinic, and Dr. William A. Gray of Columbia University.
Dr. Massop, a vascular surgeon, will share trial data from the SAPPHIRE WW trial (Stenting and Angioplasty with Protection in Patients at High Risk for Endarterectomy World Wide). SAPPHIRE WW is the post-market surveillance trial based upon the original SAPPHIRE trial, which was the only randomized comparison of CAS and CEA in high-surgical risk patients which demonstrated early and late non-inferiority by intention to treat, and superiority by treatment received for CAS compared to CEA in high-surgical risk patients.
Dr. Gray will discuss findings from his recently published “30-Day Outcomes for Carotid Artery Stenting in 6,320 Patients From Two Prospective, Multicenter, High Surgical Risk Registries” that appeared in March 2009 Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions. He will address the issue of CAS achieving the AHA benchmark outcomes, originally established for carotid surgery, of 30-day outcomes for both asymptomatic and symptomatic patients at increased surgical risk for CEA.
Facilitating the discussion will be two leaders in carotid artery stenting, Dr. Christopher White of Ochsner Clinical Foundation, and Dr. Kenneth Rosenfield of Massachusetts General Hospital.
Topics
- Trial Data, including
- SAPPHIRE WW PMI
- EXACT
- CAPTURE-2 PMA
- Participant Q&A
Faculty
- Douglas W. Massop, MD, FACS, SVS, The Iowa Clinic, Des Moines, IA
- William A. Gray, MD, FACC, Columbia University and New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Christopher P. White, MD, FACC, Ochsner Clinical Foundation; Chair, CARE Registry Steering Committee
- Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, FACC, Massachusetts General Hospital; Chair, CARE Registry Research & Publications
Please note: We suggest calling in 15-20 minutes prior to the scheduled event in order to prevent long hold times when entering the meeting. Please have the conference name and ID#1354726 ready for the operator.
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CMS Move to Revisit Decision on Expanded Coverage for Carotid Artery Stenting
(posted: 04/08/09)
Please see The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions's (SCAI) comments pertaining to CMS revisiting its decision on expanded coverage for carotid artery stenting (CAS)
Expanded coverage of CAS to include all Food and Drug Administration (FDA)–approved indications would provide additional treatment options for a larger group of patients who are at risk for stroke. This would reverse the agency’s Oct. 16, 2008, decision not to expand coverage of CAS at that time, which cited a lack of published, peer-reviewed data.
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UPCOMING: NCDR Holidays [2009/2010] (posted: 01/09/09)
The NCDR will be closed on the following days (below). All inquiries will be addressed upon our return the next business day.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the NCDR Service Center at 1-800-257-4737 or via email at ncdr@acc.org.
| New Year’s Day | Thursday, January 1, 2009 |
| Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday | Monday, January 19, 2009 |
| Inauguration Day | Tuesday, January 20, 2009 |
| President’s Day | Monday, February 16, 2009 |
| Memorial Day (Observed) | Monday, May 25, 2009 |
| Independence Day (Observed) | Friday, July 3, 2009 |
| Labor Day | Monday, September 7, 2009 |
| Columbus Day (Observed) | Monday, October 12, 2009 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, November 26, 2009 |
| Day After Thanksgiving | Friday, November 27, 2009 |
| Christmas Day | Friday, December 25, 2009 |
| New Year’s Day | Friday, January 1, 2010 |
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NCDR Polling Question now LIVE on Cardiosource (posted: 11/18/08)
Look for polling questions dedicated to Cardiosource readers under the 'CVN Video Player' on the bottom, right-hand side of the screen of the Cardiosource home page. As an NCDR participant, you have the ability to take the quiz and check out the polling results afterwards! Look for a new question each week.
Do you have a question to ask? Submit your question to the NCDR Service Center and we'll submit it to Cardiosource!
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