NBE, ICAEL, and ASE
Sanjiv Kaul, MD, FASE From the types of questions I am frequently asked, it is apparent that there is some confusion among our members and others involved in the practice…
Acute Occlusion of a Bileaflet Mechanical Mitral Valve Prosthesis Resulting from External Cardiac Compression
A 45-year-old woman with a history of rheumatic mitral disease underwent valve replacement. After surgery, the patient became hemodynamically unstable. A transesophageal echocardiogram showed an underfilled left ventricle with a…
Continuing Education and Meeting Calendar
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…
Aortic Wall Erosion after Percutaneous Closure of Atrial Septal Defect
A 26-year-old woman presented with acute hemolysis 1 month after percutaneous closure of an atrial septal defect. Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography was used to establish the diagnosis of a fistula from…
The Newly Licensed Sonographer
The Oregon Licensure bill defines a diagnostic medical sonographer (be it cardiac, abdominal, OB-GYN, etc.) as “an individual who operates ultrasound equipment for medical imaging purposes.” To obtain a license,…
Ventricular Prosthesis Embolization during Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation: The Role of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Diagnosis and Management
The authors present the case of an 81-year-old patient with severe aortic stenosis who experienced left ventricular embolization of an aortic bioprosthesis during transapical aortic valve implantation. The authors discuss…
High-Resolution Echocardiographic Assessment of Infarct Size and Cardiac Function in Mice with Myocardial Infarction
Background The aim of this study was to develop a simple and reasonably precise echocardiographic method for the assessment of infarct size (IS) and cardiac dysfunction in mice after myocardial…
Normal Values for Left Ventricular Volume in Infants and Young Children by the Echocardiographic Subxiphoid Five-Sixth Area by Length (Bullet) Method
Background Left ventricular (LV) end-diastolic volume (LVEDV) can be estimated by the formula (5/6) × area × length, or the “bullet” method. The aim of this study was to determine the…
Tissue-Doppler Assessment of Cardiac Left Ventricular Function during Short-Term Adjuvant Epirubicin Therapy for Breast Cancer
Background It has been hypothesized that the extent of acute anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity reflects the risk for late development of heart failure. The aim of this study was to examine if…
The Incremental Value of Right Ventricular Indices for Predicting Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Background Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction in chronic heart failure (HF) is associated with poor prognosis. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an established method of improving prognosis in HF. However, the…
