Objective The aim of this study was to noninvasively quantify global left ventricular (LV) contraction and relaxation, and to investigate their relationship in normal, hypertrophic, and failing myocardium. Methods Fifty…
Background The relation between left ventricular filing velocities determined by Doppler echocardiography and autonomic nervous system function assessed by heart rate variability (HRV) is unclear. The aim of this study…
Background Although atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with adverse cardiovascular (CV) outcomes, the prognosis of heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF) with AF is still uncertain. This study…
In 1974, shortly after the advent of two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography (2DE), Dekker et al published the results of their graduate work at Stanford University, “A System for Ultrasonically Imaging the…
Accreditation Statement: The American Society of Echocardiography is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The American Society of Echocardiography designates…
The silent auction added interest to the annual President’s Reception in San Diego. Lifetime Achievement Award winner Itzhak Kronzon, MD, FASE celebrated with his family and colleagues. From left, Drs….
The role of echocardiography, including three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography, during interventional procedures in the cardiac catheterization laboratory is continuing to expand as interventional cardiologists perform more catheter-based interventions. Echocardiography often complements…
Background The grading of pulmonary regurgitation (PR) severity by two-dimensional (2D) and Doppler echocardiography is not standardized. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging is the clinical gold standard for PR quantification. The…
A 19-year-old man was admitted for severe traumatic tricuspid regurgitation (TR) 4 months after a traffic accident. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed severe TR, with an abnormal chordal structure. Three-dimensional echocardiography showed…
Until the last decade, acquired pulmonary vein (PV) stenosis in the adult population was a rare finding, caused by neoplasm or inflammatory conditions such as sarcoidosis or fibrosing mediastinitis. With…
