A Abbreviations Obfuscation, revisited (Pearlman). 2010;23:448-9 (Editor’s page) Abstracts Abstracts. 2010;23:B2-B88 Academic medical centers Application of the appropriateness criteria for echocardiography in an academic medical center (Aggarwal et al). 2010;23:267-74…
Marti L. McCulloch, BS, MBA, RDCS, FASE Recently, I was asked if there were any best practices or documents highlighting the potential impact of healthcare reform on echo labs—an excellent,…
We report the case of a 79-year-old woman with a history of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and purulent pericarditis with subsequent subxiphoid pericardiostomy and formation of a large left ventricular…
A Aagaard P ( see Sahlén et al). 2010;23:977-84 Aarsæther E ( see Rösner et al). 2010;23:439-47 Abe H ( see Geyer et al). 2010;23:351-69 (Review article). Correction 2010;23:734 Abe…
Flail mitral valve usually causes severe mitral regurgitation, which may lead to left ventricular dysfunction if left uncorrected. The authors present a case of flail posterior mitral valve leaflet and…
To the Editor: We thank Dr Marino for his thoughtful comments regarding our report, “Impact of Diastolic Dysfunction Grade on Left Atrial Mechanics Assessed by Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography.” As…
As I write this Editor’s Page, the mid-term elections are upon us. I don’t know about you, but I have become tired of hearing “attack ads” that tout the need for…
Background In view of the debate on the safety of using ultrasound associated with microbubbles, we investigated the microvascular effects in situations of potential clinical interest. Methods Ultrasound, microbubbles, and…
To the Editor: I read with interest the report by Otani et al. , “Impact of Diastolic Dysfunction Grade on Left Atrial Mechanics Assessed by Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography,” recently published…
Background Marfan syndrome is a multisystemic connective tissue disorder associated with a mutation affecting fibrillin-1, the main component of microfibrils. Fibrillin-1 gene mutations may affect the carotid arterial wall. The…
