If your interventional cardiologist is a Fellow of SCAI, this is a mark of excellence in the field. Fellows are required to be Board Certified in interventional cardiology or to be out of training for five years and have performed at least 1,000 procedures (fewer for pediatric interventional cardiologists).hat this translates into is an assurance that your interventional cardiologist is experienced, is committed to continuing education, and has undergone rigorous evaluation from distinguished peers in the interventional cardiology field.
Any of a large group of organic acids, especially those found in animal and vegetable fats and oils. Fatty acids are mainly composed of long chains of carbon atoms linked to hydrogen atoms. A fatty acid is saturated when the bonds between carbon atoms are all single bonds. It is unsaturated when any of these bonds is a double or triple bond.
How are lipids formed? A: Lipids are organic compounds that can include substances, such as fats, waxes, phospholipids and steroids. Depending on the type of lipid formed, it can consist of different combinations of molecules including fatty acids, glycerol and phosphate group. Triglycerides, which are a type of fat, are made up of three fatty acids and one glycerol molecule, while phospholipids consist of two fatty acids, one glycerol molecule and a phosphate group.