A 68-year-old man was admitted to the hospital 4 months after HeartMate II ventricular assist device implantation, because his clinical status had deteriorated and his levels of lactate dehydrogenase and…
Background The value of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness as determined by echocardiography in cardiovascular risk assessment is not well understood. The aim of this study was to determine the…
Background The aim of this study was to determine whether blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), serum lipids, glucose, and renal function are associated with left ventricular (LV) and right…
To the Editor: We thank Professor Naqvi for her positive comments about our papers regarding the diagnosis of patent foramen ovale (PFO). We share her wish to optimize examining technique…
Background Previous studies have shown that delayed hyperenhancement (HE) by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is related to left ventricular (LV) stiffness in a variety of cardiac diseases. However, it is…
To the Editor: I read with interest the article by Johansson et al. highlighting pitfalls in diagnosing patient foramen ovale (PFO) by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and the use of saline contrast…
Astute readers will have noted already that this issue of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography (JASE) contains two very large documents, and a smaller than usual number…
Objective We evaluated the ability of a novel automatic index based on area strain to reliably quantify global and regional left ventricular (LV) function and accurately identify wall motion (WM)…
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Echocardiography Writing Group Pamela S. Douglas, MD, MACC, FAHA, FASE, Chair ∗ Mario J. Garcia, MD, FACC, FACP† David E. Haines, MD, FACC, FHRS‡ Wyman W. Lai, MD, MPH, FACC,…
