In the past half century, numerous imaging modalities have contributed to cardiologic practice and research, revealing heretofore unimaginable detail. Among these modalities, echocardiography has distinguished itself for its safety, power,…
Sanjiv Kaul, MD, FASE Our 22 nd Annual Scientific Sessions, themed “The Patient and the Image: The Role of Cardiovascular Ultrasound in Clinical Decision Making,” will be held at the…
Wyman W. Lai, MD, MPH, FASE Midway through my second, and final, year as chair of the Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease (PCHD) Council Board, I’m struck by how many…
A parachute abnormality of the mitral valve is an extremely rare finding in adults. It is usually seen as part of Shone’s complex. The authors present multimodality imaging from a…
Having passed the 30th anniversary of the first implantation of a Björk-Shiley convexo-concave tilting mechanical valve, recognition of the life-threatening complication of strut fracture is not widespread. The authors report…
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…
Marti L. McCulloch, BS, MBA, RDCS, FASE This year’s ASE Scientific Sessions, to be held on June 11 th through the 14 th in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, an exciting international…
A 68-year-old man was admitted to the hospital 4 months after HeartMate II ventricular assist device implantation, because his clinical status had deteriorated and his levels of lactate dehydrogenase and…
Background The value of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness as determined by echocardiography in cardiovascular risk assessment is not well understood. The aim of this study was to determine the…
Background The aim of this study was to determine whether blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), serum lipids, glucose, and renal function are associated with left ventricular (LV) and right…
