Background Aortic valve replacement is the recommended therapy for patients with severe aortic stenosis who have symptoms or decreased left ventricular (LV) function. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a…
Background Developing countries face the dual burden of high rates of cardiovascular disease and barriers in accessing diagnostic and referral programs. The aim of this study was to test the…
Background One of the main challenges for imaging laboratories is demonstrating the quality of their studies. The aim of this study was to determine if echocardiographic training and experience are…
The value of echocardiography for diagnosis, therapy, risk stratification, clinical investigation, and basic research is well established. However, as we enter a period of increased scrutiny on resource utilization, the…
In the current issue of JASE , Singh et al. discuss the American Society of Echocardiography Remote Echocardiography With Web-Based Assessments for Referrals at a Distance (ASE-REWARD) study, a unique and…
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…
Rebecca T. Hahn, MD, FASE When the ASE and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) developed the consensus document on focused cardiac ultrasound (FOCUS), echocardiographers asked the question, “Should…
Richie Palma, RDCS, FASE, congratulates Lynsy Edgerton, the 2008 Alan D. Waggoner Sonographer Student Scholarship award recipient. As a program director of the Hoffman Heart Institute, I’m often asked what…
Background Limited data are available on the accuracy of quantification methods for left atrial (LA) volumes using two-dimensional (2D) and particularly real-time three-dimensional echocardiographic (RT3DE) methods in comparison with a…
Patricia A. Pellikka, MD, FASE On Saturday, November 3, 2012, the ASE Education and Research Foundation held its second Cardiovascular Ultrasound Technology and Research Summit, bringing together 43 echocardiologists, ultrasound…
