Frederick C. Cobey, MD, MPH, FASE Stanton K. Shernan, MD, FAHA, FASE “ Let me show you in a figure how far our nature is enlightened or unenlightened: Behold! Human…
Patrick D. Coon, RCCS, RDCS, FASE The New Year is upon us once again so it’s time to turn a new leaf both professionally and personally for many of us…
Susan Wiegers, MD, FASE, FACC I know it is not a practice that all can embrace, but I always start the New Year with a raft of good intentions. Several…
The American Society of Echocardiography is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. ASE recognizes courses as supplements to formal training…
Background Accurate identification of tricuspid valve (TV) leaflets by two-dimensional (2D) transthoracic echocardiography is difficult because of variability in the intersection between the imaging plane and leaflets. Using information obtained…
Background Three-dimensional (3D) speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) for myocardial strain imaging may be superior to two-dimensional STE, especially with respect to rotational mechanics. Automated strain measurements from nonstitched 3D STE may…
Background Pathologic left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy is closely coupled with adverse cardiovascular events. However, normal values of LV mass determined by three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) have not been established in a…
Within the profession of sonography, credentialing is the process through which a sonographer completes educational and training prerequisites, followed by a proctored examination. Upon successful completion of this process, a…
Background Cardiac sonographer credentialing may guarantee baseline content knowledge but does not directly evaluate clinical scanning skills. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship of sonographer credentialing…
Embolism from the heart or the thoracic aorta often leads to clinically significant morbidity and mortality due to transient ischemic attack, stroke or occlusion of peripheral arteries. Transthoracic and transesophageal…
