Dear Interventional Community,
Welcome to The Catalyst
Change isn't quick. Unless it's when you experience Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) for the first time. Stay apprised of our latest news and insights while discovering how a simple and intuitive tool can be The Catalyst to change the way you think about calcium modification.
Dear Interventional Community,
Topics: SWAV News
CMS Corrects Error for IVL Procedures in ASC Setting – Retroactive TPT Payment Eligible for 2022
Topics: Coronary IVL, IVL Technology, SWAV News, Shockwave C2, Reimbursement
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Topics: Coronary IVL, IVL Technology, SWAV News, Shockwave C2, Reimbursement
Verbesserte Kostenerstattung für koronare IVL in Deutschland
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Topics: Coronary IVL, IVL Technology, SWAV News, Shockwave C2, Reimbursement
Just five years ago, we were a start-up, commencing the launch of our pioneering treatment for calcified cardiovascular disease. Today we are a public company with customers in over 60 countries and a robust pipeline of technologies in various stages of development. Backed by solid clinical results, our intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) system has been used to treat more than 120,000 patients worldwide and we have every reason to believe it will help millions.
Topics: IVL Technology, SWAV News
It was smooth sailing for Shockwave this summer! Thank you to everyone who made Q3 unforgettable; but before we get cozy for the holidays, let’s reflect on the events that made the quarter one to remember. This year’s TCT was particularly momentous, as we announced the first prospective, female-only study of coronary interventions, EMPOWER CAD. We also explored tips and tricks for IVL with guide extension catheter usage with Dr. Stephan Heo and debated different approaches to modifying nodular calcium with an expert panel. Read up on the latest Shockwave IVL peer-written publications and more in the Q3 PulsePoint Newsletter.
Topics: Coronary IVL, Peripheral IVL, IVL Technology, Coronary Clinical Data, Peripheral Conferences, Peripheral Clinical Data, SWAV News, Shockwave C2, Coronary Conferences, Shockwave S4, PulsePoint Newsletter, Calcium Corner, Shockwave M5 & Shockwave M5+, Female vs. Male Outcomes, Empower CAD
Recognizing Shockwave’s commitment to drive value through clinical excellence and commitment to lower costs, Shockwave was announced a winner of the Supplier Horizon Award from Premier Inc., a leading healthcare improvement and technology company that unites an alliance of more than 4,400 U.S. hospitals and health systems and approximately 225,000 other providers. We're thrilled to be honored by Premier Inc. as a Supplier Horizon winner at the Breakthroughs Conference 2022 as it represents the support provided to Premier members of “exceptional customer service and engagement.”
Shockwave received this award for being a preferred supplier in the healthcare industry and demonstrating “unwavering commitment to delivering top value products and services designed to continually improve patient care.” This award, “recognizes suppliers - with less than three years of Premier tenure in a specific service line - that consistently support our members at the highest levels of partnership, customer service, value creation, clinical excellence, and commitment to lower costs.” Shockwave supports Premier members by offering valuable products and services that help to lower supply chain costs and improve operating efficiencies,” said David A. Hargraves, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain, Premier, “We’re honored to recognize them as a Horizon Award recipient.”
The full list of Premier’s 2022 Supplier Horizon Award winners can be found here.
Topics: IVL Technology, SWAV News
At Shockwave, we are committed to doing everything we can to narrow the PCI gender inequality gap starting with clinical evidence presented at SCAI 2022 where Coronary IVL demonstrated sustained long term clinical outcomes and excellent safety in both women and men suggesting first line use of Coronary IVL for plaque modification in female patients with calcified lesions.
Topics: Coronary IVL, IVL Technology, Coronary Clinical Data, SWAV News, Shockwave C2, Coronary Conferences, Female vs. Male Outcomes
With calcium being as hot of a topic as ever in the interventional community, now is the time to invest in research to better understand its impact across patient populations and trends in modification techniques. Shockwave, in partnership with SCAI, is sponsoring a $50,000 grant for research that improves current understanding of calcified lesions. This one-time grant is eligible for SCAI members within 10 years of completing an Interventional Cardiology fellowship. Research must last 1-year and focus within one of the two following areas:
Applicants are encouraged to access the application instructions at this link. Submissions open May 21, 2022 and close August 21, 2022. Awardees will be notified in September 2022.
We hope this grant improves knowledge & understanding of calcified lesions and further informs us of gender, race and age disparities in coronary calcium modification outcomes.
SCAI Early Career Research Grants presented by Dr Sunil Rao at SCAI 2022
Topics: Coronary IVL, IVL Technology, SWAV News, Female vs. Male Outcomes
In episode #9 of the ChalkTalk podcast, we speak with Alexandra Lansky, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, FESC, Professor of Medicine in Cardiology, and Director of Yale Cardiovascular Clinical Research Program at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, about her recent gender analyses at TCT21 and SCAI22, in which she presented the respective 30-day and 1-year outcomes broken out by women vs men that were enrolled in the Disrupt CAD clinical program.
Dr. Lansky shares the genesis of the analysis - previous research showing that female atherectomy patients have an increased risk for angiographic complications than their male counterparts,[i] and sheds light on what makes coronary IVL unique from a safety perspective. She concludes by discussing the recent publication of SCAI’s “Expert Consensus Statement on Sex-Specific Consideration in Myocardial Revascularization” in JSCAI, which referenced the role of IVL in female patients. The SCAI guidelines concluded, “while additional evidence is needed, these results taken in the context of outcomes with atherectomy devices suggest that IVL may emerge as a first-line therapy for plaque modification of calcified lesions in women specifically.”
We hope you enjoy the episode and for more information on coronary IVL in women, please visit TimeForAnIntervention.com.
Topics: Coronary IVL, IVL Technology, Coronary Clinical Data, SWAV News, Shockwave C2, Coronary Conferences, ChalkTalk Podcast, Female vs. Male Outcomes
But, right now we're in the early phases of the R&D program. In the meantime, don't miss the IVL application that heart teams are embracing already — maintaining transfemoral TAVR access through heavily calcified iliacs by using IVL.
