The ACC and the Saudi Arabian Cardiac Interventional Society have partnered to implement ACC's CathPCI Registry in hospitals across Saudi Arabia, becoming the first country-wide, NCDR-based, quality improvement initiative project in the Middle East. As part of ACC's Saudi Arabia Chapter – one of the largest ACC international chapters with 141 members – the Saudi Arabian Cardiac Interventional Society aims to work with the ACC to foster a culture of quality improvement in Saudi Arabian hospitals. Mirvat Alasnag, MB BCh, international liaison for the Saudi Arabian Cardiac Interventional Society, states that "through this collaborative effort, the society hopes to standardize the level of care for coronary, structural and peripheral procedures to meet international benchmarks for safety and quality of care." Read more on ACC.org >>>