In the link below you will find a summary of the clinical study from the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, March 2023.

CVi Clinical Brief (Team-Based Coaching Intervention to Improve Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury A Cluster Randomized Trial)

The study discusses novel strategies to reduce post-procedural AKI incidence post-cardiac catheterization. This implementation trial estimates that the combination of Collaborative with Surveillance reduced the odds of AKI by 46% at VAMCs and is suggestive of a reduction among patients with CKD.

To review the full study, please click on this weblink: https://doi.org/10.2215/CJN.0000000000000067

 

The latest ESC guidelines now recommend the use of IVUS or OCT for performing PCI on anatomically complex lesions, especially in challenging cases like left main stem, true bifurcations, and long lesions.

This marks a significant advancement in interventional cardiology field and might have a positive effective in the reimbursement process of the different European countries.

 

 

You can find the complete ESC Guidelines here with the recommendation to use Intravascular Imaging Guidance by IVUS or OCT in the assessment of procedural risks and post-procedural outcomes on page 14.

European Guidelines 2024_  

 

For further information, contact the ACIST marketing team at [email protected]

 

We would like to share with you a new tool that has been recently launched by ORSIF (Occupational Radiation Safety in Interventional Fluoroscopy) and is available for our customers, and that discusses the occupational hazards in the cath lab.

It is a docuseries entitled “Scattered Denial” which explores the occupational hazards that cardiovascular interventionalists and teams face.

You can  find it at scattereddenial.org.

This program is divided into 6 episodes:

• Episode 1:  The Radiation Problem
• Episode 2:  The History of Radiation in Heart and Vascular Disease
• Episode 3:  Radiation Induced Cancers?
• Episode 4:  The Orthopedic Problem
• Episode 5:  Potential Solutions
• Episode 6:  Do We Care?

The content is a great educational tool that addresses the occupational hazards that our customers face related to radiation and orthopedic injury. The insightful commentary on the explicit needs related to taking all measures to optimize the physical working environment and, increase awareness at the administrative and system level is compelling and provides a foundation for productive value based conversations.

As we think more about showing the value of our products, this is a great tool to show how the ACIST CVi^® can help with reducing radiation exposure as well as orthopedic stress for the doctors and staff, and how other tools like Imaging and Physiology can also further simplify the procedures and decrease reliance on the angiograms.

For further information, contact the ACIST marketing team at [email protected]

 

Best regards on behalf of the distributor management team and everyone at ACIST,

Stefano Serravalle, Frederik Dupan and Carlos Cruz

 

Now on Spanish Website: ACIST CVi Interactive Tool! 

 

 

A big thank you to everyone who has already explored the new Spanish interactive tool for ACIST CVi on our Spanish website.

If you haven’t had the chance yet, we encourage you to check it out! This tool is designed to make training, system operation, and troubleshooting easier than ever, helping you get the most out of your ACIST technologies.

👉 Find  it here: https://acist.es/cvi-interactive-tool/

We’d love to hear your feedback! If you’ve used the tool, feel free to let us know your experience on [email protected]

For any further questions, please also do not hesitate to reach out to the ACIST Marketing Team – we’re always happy to support you!

NEW ACIST HDi brochure now available! 

 

 

This new brochure has been carefully designed to showcase the value and benefits of ACIST HDi/ Kodama, and it will be a key tool in helping you engage with prospects and customers.

 

Objectives

• To provide a fresh look to the HDi system highlighting key USP’s that differentiate us from competition
• A supporting tool to guide your conversations with physicians

 Content

It is divided in 4 main sections:

• General IVUS benefits
• HDi value proposition
• HDi Key Selling Points & Product Features
• Technical specifications, Kodama catheter design, and claims references

 

Where to find it? 

• You can find it here on the Distributor Portal:  New HDi Brochure
• Hard copies are available in English, Spanish, Italian, French, German and Dutch and can be ordered via [email protected] 

 

For any further questions, please also do not hesitate to reach out to the ACIST Marketing Team – we’re always happy to support you!

BIFI-MAR- BIFUCATION WORKSHOP IN HOSPITAL DEL MAR, BARCELONA

 

Dra. Vaquerizo and rest of the team of Hospital del Mar, together with some other members of the European Bifurcation Club, organized an educational event focusing on complex bifurcation cases.

With the help of live cases, insightful presentations and corresponding engaging discussions, attendees could learn more about different types of bifurcations, diagnostic and treatment techniques. The sessions followed the latest ESC guidelines, with bifurcation cases guided by IVUS imaging using the ACIST HDi system.

Physicians and fellows from 5 different Spanish hospitals were present.  As guest speakers were Stephane Carlier (BE) , Remo Albiero (IT) and Pedro Martin (SP).

Elena Andrade and Carlos Cruz of ACIST attended the event which was supported by our Spanish distributor partner Mercé V Electromedicina.

RUSE INTERVENTIONAL DAYS: FOCUS ON CARDIOVASCULAR COMPLICATIONS (BULGARIA)

 

This important  meeting in Bulgaria focused on managing complications in cardiovascular disease and highlighted the importance of a multidisciplinary approach.

The meeting was chaired by Prof. Dobrin Vassilev, Head of Cardiology Clinic at SHATC Medica Cor and President of the Bulgarian Society of Interventional Cardiology. With his ongoing advocacy for ACIST technologies in Bulgaria and a fantastic relationship with our distributor contacts Melina Miteva and Pavel Kalinski of Ewopharma, we were excited to be part of this meeting.

Another highlight of the conference was when Prof. Dr. Christoph Hammerstingl from Eduardus Hospital in Cologne, Germany, presented on High-Definition Intravascular Imaging, which was highly appreciated by attendees. During his lecture, he showed how IVUS effectively prevents cardiovascular complications by showcasing real-life, practical case studies from his extensive experience using ACIST HDi. His valuable insights were very much appreciated by the attendees.

We’d like to thank our distributor partners Melina Miteva and Pavel Kalinski for being such great ACIST representatives in Bulgaria!