Background Myocardial deformation parameters obtained by speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) and color Doppler tissue imaging (CDTI) using two different ultrasound systems and three different software packages were compared. Methods Apical four-chamber,…
Background Determining right ventricular (RV) function is challenging because of the complex anatomy of the right ventricle. Three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) has achieved better estimation, but underestimations of volumes and ejection…
Background Mitral inflow patterns reflect not only left ventricular diastolic function but also left atrial (LA) remodeling. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of left ventricular…
Background The aim of this study was to develop a mathematical model using two-dimensional echocardiographic parameters to estimate right ventricular end-diastolic volume (RVEDVi) in adults with repaired tetralogy of Fallot….
Background Twenty-three patients (median age 23 months) who underwent Fallot’s tetralogy repair were investigated prospectively to detect a possible association between histopathologic myocardial remodeling and echocardiographic findings of systolic or…
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…
Jennifer D. Walker, MD, FACS In an era when patients are more complex and procedures and technology are more advanced, a new paradigm is evolving. The cardiac and general surgical…
Kathleen Rosendahl-Garcia, BS, FASE, RDCS, RVT The spring and summer of 2009 were very busy on the International Space Station (ISS). There were international crews of astronauts and cosmonauts on…
Sanjiv Kaul, MD, FASE Over 2000 members of ASE, or 14% of our membership, are from 116 countries outside the USA. Of these about a fourth are from Canada, and…
Echocardiographic assessment of a 72-year-old woman revealed a posterior mitral valve prolapse with an unusual central regurgitation jet. The use of three-dimensional (3D) transesophageal echocardiography elucidated the mismatch between morphologic…
