Helping Sonographers Obtain Their Credentials
Michelle Bierig, MPH, RDCS, FASE With the national focus on quality of heath care and achieving standards of performance, the ASE continues to support sonographers with pathways to obtaining national…
Author’s Reply
To the Editor: I appreciate the comments by Dr Cotter and colleagues about the improved sensitivity of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) for the diagnosis of a patent foramen ovale (PFO). Having…
Improved Sensitivity of Transthoracic Contrast Echocardiography in the Detection of Right-to-Left Shunts
To the Editor: We read with interest the comprehensive review article by Dr Di Tullio on the detection and relevance in stroke of patent foramen ovale. We would like to…
Top Ten Mistakes for Reviewers to Avoid
My role as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography (JASE) has given me the opportunity to review not only a lot of manuscripts, but also an…
Detection of Restenosis After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Three Major Coronary Arteries by Transthoracic Doppler Echocardiography
Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic potential of coronary flow velocity reserve (CFR) measurement by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography (TTDE) to detect restenosis in the 3…
A Preoperative Echocardiographic Predictive Model for Assessment of Cardiovascular Outcome after Renal Transplantation
Objective Major adverse cardiac events (MACE) frequently determine the outcome of renal transplantation (RT). Stress testing is advocated for preoperative risk assessment, but limited information is available on the prognostic…
Left Atrial Phasic Volumes Are Modulated by the Type Rather Than the Extent of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
Background The aim of this study was to evaluate whether maximal left atrial (LA) volume and phasic atrial function would be further altered in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) compared…
Rapid Estimation of Left Ventricular Function Using Echocardiographic Speckle-Tracking of Mitral Annular Displacement
Background Left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF) by transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiography is time-intensive and highly dependent on image quality. Mitral annular displacement (MAD) qualitatively correlates with EF and can be…
Low Wall Velocity of Left Atrial Appendage Measured by Trans-Thoracic Echocardiography Predicts Thrombus Formation Caused by Atrial Appendage Dysfunction
Background Atrial fibrillation is associated with ischemic stroke because of thrombi that form within the left atrial appendage (LAA). The aim of this study was to develop a new parameter…
Right Ventricular Function in Patients With Pulmonary Embolism: Early and Late Findings Using Doppler Tissue Imaging
Background Assessments of right ventricular (RV) function using myocardial velocities in patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) may add vital information. Methods Thirty-four patients with PE were studied in the acute…
