Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions

Name

Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions

Legal name

Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions

Website

https://scai.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) is a nonprofit professional medical society serving 5,500+ interventional cardiologists across 75+ countries with clinical guidelines, education programs, conferences, peer-reviewed publications, and specialty advocacy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Medical Society Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (813920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

General Cardiology (Consultative) (HLAKABAA)

Keywords

• Interventional cardiology
• Professional medical society
• Clinical practice guidelines
• Medical education events
• Peer-reviewed cardiology journals

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees at various tiers including Physician, Fellow of SCAI (FSCAI), Master Fellow of SCAI (MSCAI), International Associate, Scientist, and Cardiovascular Professional. Fellows-in-Training receive free membership.
2. Event Registration: Revenue from registration fees for Annual Scientific Sessions, SCAI SHOCK, Fellows Courses, regional courses, and webinars. Members receive significant discounts on registration.
3. JSCAI Publication Fees: Author fees for publishing in JSCAI, the Gold Open Access official journal. SCAI members receive 20% discount on publication fees.
4. Corporate Partnerships and Sponsorships: Corporate Community membership, event sponsorships (Platinum Co-Providership at $10,000/program, Standard at $5,000/program), marketing opportunities, and exhibition booth sales at events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SCAI provides professional society services to interventional cardiologists through tiered memberships, evidence-based clinical documents and guidelines, the JSCAI Gold Open Access journal, annual Scientific Sessions and specialty conferences (SCAI SHOCK, Fellows Courses), educational mobile applications (Point-of-Care App, BifurcAID/BifurcAID 3D), and advocacy representation at federal and state levels. Membership tiers include Physician, FSCAI, MSCAI, International Associate, Scientist, and Cardiovascular Professional, with free membership for Fellows-in-Training.

Product overview

SCAI is a professional medical society, not a software product company. Its offerings consist of member services, educational programs, publications, conferences, and clinical resources for interventional cardiology professionals. The primary offerings include JSCAI (the official peer-reviewed journal), SCAI Clinical Documents (evidence-based guidelines), annual Scientific Sessions and SCAI SHOCK conferences, Fellows Courses, the SCAI Point-of-Care App for clinical decision support, BifurcAID educational applications, and the SCAI Conference Library. These products and services are interconnected components of SCAI's mission to advance interventional cardiology through education, advocacy, research, and quality patient care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• JSCAI (Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions): The official peer-reviewed, international, Gold Open Access journal of SCAI covering the broad field of cardiovascular diseases, including original research, editorials, study designs, reviews, meta-analyses, research letters, and imaging and case reports.

Products and services

• JSCAI (Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions) The official peer-reviewed, international Gold Open Access journal of SCAI covering the broad field of cardiovascular diseases, publishing original research, editorials, study designs, reviews, meta-analyses, research letters, and imaging and case reports. Published via Elsevier.
• SCAI Point-of-Care App Free mobile application for iOS and Android providing quick access to SCAI clinical documents, AUC tools, risk calculators, cardiogenic shock classification, and PCI risk assessment tools for use by the cardiovascular care team during procedures.
• BifurcAID and BifurcAID 3D Mobile teaching applications that teach different techniques of coronary bifurcation interventions step-by-step, with BifurcAID 3D demonstrating stenting techniques using animation and three-dimensional models.
• SCAI Ebooks A peer-reviewed clinical ebook collection providing cutting-edge practical knowledge on performing and utilizing devices for specific procedures, featuring case examples, illustrations, and instructional technique videos.
• SCAI Scientific Sessions SCAI's annual premier conference bringing together the global interventional cardiology community to share the latest clinical data, procedural guidance, and advanced expertise, with 1,900+ attendees, 500+ faculty, and 810+ abstracts.
• SCAI SHOCK A specialized conference focused on cardiogenic shock diagnosis and management, serving as the home of the shock team with workshops, lectures, case-based presentations, and simulations.
• SCAI Fellows Courses Annual in-person courses teaching interventional trainees the knowledge and skills needed to become independent-practicing physicians, including Advanced Structural, Advanced Peripheral, Congenital Heart Disease, and Interventional Cardiology courses.
• SCAI Clinical Documents Evidence-based guidance developed through a rigorous process including expert consensus statements, position statements, and guidelines to help healthcare providers and patients make decisions in interventional cardiology practice.
• SCAI Conference Library An online collection of recorded presentations and downloadable PowerPoints from past SCAI meetings including Scientific Sessions, Fellows Courses, and SCAI SHOCK meetings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Pooled diagnostic accuracy of 93% for FFRangio System endorsed by SCAI expert opinion
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology (CAIC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 April 2026CAIC has partnered with SCAI for the 2026 Scientific Sessions & CAIC-ACCI Summit in Montréal, Canada. This landmark collaboration unites two leading organizations to deliver unified platform for education, innovation, and global connection, offering deeper clinical insights, broader international collaboration, and enhanced opportunities for innovation and real-world practice.
• Corazon, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSCAI has partnered with Corazon, Inc. as its preferred cardiovascular accrediting body. Corazon offers comprehensive accreditation and advisory services including strategic planning, operational assessments, recruitment, interim management, peer review, and accreditation for cardiovascular service lines. The partnership provides SCAI members discounts on first-time accreditation for hospitals, ASCs, or OBLs while providing access to SCAI resources.
• ElseviercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerElsevier serves as SCAI's publishing partner for JSCAI (Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions), the official Gold Open Access journal. Elsevier provides publishing platform, distribution, and open access infrastructure supporting the journal's mission to advance interventional cardiology research and clinical practice globally.
• American College of Cardiology (ACC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACC has endorsed the SCAI SHOCK Classification System along with ACEP, AHA, ESC Association for Acute Cardiovascular Care (ACVC), SCCM, ISHLT, and STS. This multi-society endorsement validates SCAI's cardiogenic shock staging classification as a standard tool across cardiovascular and critical care specialties.
• American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACEP has endorsed the SCAI SHOCK Classification System, recognizing the classification's utility in emergency medicine settings for staging cardiogenic shock patients.
• American Heart Association (AHA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAHA has endorsed the SCAI SHOCK Classification System, supporting its adoption across the cardiovascular care continuum.
• European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Association for Acute Cardiovascular Care (ACVC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerESC ACVC has endorsed the SCAI SHOCK Classification System, bringing European validation to the cardiogenic shock staging standard.
• Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSCCM has endorsed the SCAI SHOCK Classification System, recognizing its value in critical care settings for managing cardiogenic shock patients.
• International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerISHLT has endorsed the SCAI SHOCK Classification System, supporting heart failure and transplant specialists in cardiogenic shock management.
• Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTS has endorsed the SCAI SHOCK Classification System, validating its utility in surgical contexts for cardiogenic shock assessment.
• American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACCP has endorsed guidelines on acute pulmonary embolism management in collaboration with AHA/ACC, with SCAI participation in guideline development.
• Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIR has co-provided educational events with SCAI including CREST-2 Decoded webinar, and is a founding endorser of ALARA+ Summit on Radiation and Orthopedic Risks in Fluoroscopic Laboratories.
• Heart Rhythm Society (HRS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHRS is a founding endorser of ALARA+ Summit on Radiation and Orthopedic Risks in Fluoroscopic Laboratories.
• Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSVIN has partnered with SCAI for CREST-2 Decoded webinar and is a founding endorser of ALARA+ Summit on Radiation and Orthopedic Risks in Fluoroscopic Laboratories.
• Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSVS has partnered with SCAI for CREST-2 Decoded webinar and is a founding endorser of ALARA+ Summit on Radiation and Orthopedic Risks in Fluoroscopic Laboratories.
• MultibriefsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSCAI partners with Multibriefs for distribution of the SCAI This Week eBrief newsletter, delivering interventional cardiology news stories from leading news sources and industry publications to subscribers' inboxes.
• CAIC-ACCI SummitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology for the 2026 Scientific Sessions & CAIC-ACCI Summit, bringing together the interventional cardiology community from around the world.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• American Heart Association: Largest US cardiovascular nonprofit with Scientific Sessions, AHA Journals, clinical guidelines and advocacy. Comparable as a peer organization publishing cardiology standards and co-endorsing the SCAI SHOCK Classification, but covers the full cardiovascular continuum rather than interventional cardiology specifically.
• American College of Cardiology: Larger cardiovascular professional society serving the full cardiology profession. Comparable as a peer membership organization with clinical documents, annual meetings (ACC Scientific Sessions), advocacy and education, but operates at much greater scale across all cardiology subspecialties, not solely interventional cardiology like SCAI.
• European Society of Cardiology: European counterpart with clinical guidelines, ESC Congress and subspecialty associations including ACVC (which endorsed SCAI SHOCK). Comparable peer organization shaping interventional cardiology practice globally, but regional and broader in scope than SCAI's US-centric interventional focus.

Direct peers

• Society of Critical Care Medicine: Multispecialty critical care society that endorsed the SCAI SHOCK Classification. Comparable as a peer society with annual congress, journals and educational programming serving overlapping members in the cardiogenic shock and ICU workflow.
• Society of Thoracic Surgeons: Specialty society for cardiothoracic surgery sharing the structural heart and cardiogenic shock care continuum with SCAI. Comparable peer organization endorsed the SCAI SHOCK Classification and runs parallel annual meetings, databases and clinical documents.
• Society for Vascular Surgery: Specialty society serving vascular surgeons, with overlapping interest in peripheral vascular interventions. Comparable as a partner on CREST-2 Decoded webinars and ALARA+ Summit, with similar structure of annual meetings, journals, clinical documents and advocacy programs.
• American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST): Specialty society for chest medicine with pulmonary and critical care focus, partnering with SCAI on pulmonary embolism guidelines. Comparable as a peer specialty society with annual meeting (CHEST Annual Meeting), journal (CHEST), simulation education, and advocacy programs.
• Heart Rhythm Society: Specialty professional society for electrophysiology, structurally and operationally analogous to SCAI: a single-subdiscipline medical society with annual scientific sessions, fellows courses, journals, advocacy and partner endorsements. Closest direct comparable in terms of size, scope and member services model.
• Society of Interventional Radiology: Specialty society for interventional radiology with overlapping procedural scope in vascular and structural interventions. Comparable peer that co-provides educational programs with SCAI (CREST-2 Decoded, ALARA+ Summit) and operates a similar annual meeting, journal, and membership model for a related procedural specialty.

Regional players

• EAPCI (European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions): ESC subspecialty association focused on percutaneous coronary and structural interventions in Europe. Most direct international peer to SCAI in scope and audience, but operates regionally within ESC rather than globally from the US.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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