Echocardiography has played a fundamental role in the description of cardiac adaptation to exercise. The ability to quantify ventricular size, wall thickness, systolic function, and ventricular filling properties has served…
Background Accurate assessment of left ventricular (LV) function in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) remains difficult, mainly because of the beat-to-beat variability of many echocardiographic parameters. The aim of this…
In the musical “My Fair Lady,” Professor Henry Higgins rhetorically asks: “Why Can’t a Woman Be More Like a Man?” A somewhat similar question haunts scientists interested in the assessment…
Background It is traditionally difficult to estimate left ventricular (LV) systolic function in atrial fibrillation (AF). The aim of this study was to validate the use of an index beat,…
Atrioventricular septal defects comprise a disease spectrum characterized by deficient atrioventricular septation, with several common features seen in all affected hearts and variability in atrioventricular valve morphology and interatrial and…
Deformation imaging allows the direct interrogation of myocardial performance, expanding the ability to evaluate ventricular function in children with congenital heart disease (CHD), including assessment of the subpulmonary and systemic…
The Council on Cardiovascular Sonography is always seeking ways to encourage sonographers to continue their development in the field, participate in the ASE, and identify and mentor new Council members….
Stanton K. Shernan, MD, FAHA, FASE The Council for Intraoperative Echocardiography of the ASE was established in 1994 as a result of the recognition of the importance of echocardiography as…
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…
Patricia A. Pellikka, MD, FASE In my ASE presidential address, I stated that one of my goals was to facilitate participation of members. I also promised to make the path…
