Authors’ Reply
To the Editor: We thank Professor Naqvi for her positive comments about our papers regarding the diagnosis of patent foramen ovale (PFO). We share her wish to optimize examining technique…
Relation of Replacement Fibrosis to Left Ventricular Diastolic Function in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Background Previous studies have shown that delayed hyperenhancement (HE) by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is related to left ventricular (LV) stiffness in a variety of cardiac diseases. However, it is…
Pitfalls in Echocardiographic Diagnosis of Patent Foramen Ovale by Transesophageal Echocardiography
To the Editor: I read with interest the article by Johansson et al. highlighting pitfalls in diagnosing patient foramen ovale (PFO) by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and the use of saline contrast…
Co-Publication—What You Always Wanted to Know but Have Been Afraid to Ask!
Astute readers will have noted already that this issue of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography (JASE) contains two very large documents, and a smaller than usual number…
Three-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography for Automatic Assessment of Global and Regional Left Ventricular Function Based on Area Strain
Objective We evaluated the ability of a novel automatic index based on area strain to reliably quantify global and regional left ventricular (LV) function and accurately identify wall motion (WM)…
Current and Evolving Echocardiographic Techniques for the Quantitative Evaluation of Cardiac Mechanics: ASE/EAE Consensus Statement on Methodology and Indications
Attention ASE Members: ASE has gone green! Visit www.aseuniversity.org to earn free continuing medical education credit through an online activity related to this article. Certificates are available for immediate access…
ACCF/ASE/AHA/ASNC/HFSA/HRS/SCAI/SCCM/SCCT/SCMR 2011 Appropriate Use Criteria for Echocardiography
Echocardiography Writing Group Pamela S. Douglas, MD, MACC, FAHA, FASE, Chair ∗ Mario J. Garcia, MD, FACC, FACP† David E. Haines, MD, FACC, FHRS‡ Wyman W. Lai, MD, MPH, FACC,…
Use of a Web-Based Application of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Society of Echocardiography Appropriateness Use Criteria for Transthoracic Echocardiography: A Pilot Study
Background Clinical application of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) represents a potentially feasible alternative to third-party pre-certification for imaging procedures and will soon be required…
Appropriate Use Criteria in Echocardiography: Delphic or Not?
In ancient Greece, wisdom was sought by the mighty and the modest alike by consulting the Oracle of Delphi, an aged seer who channeled Apollo’s thoughts while intoxicated on the…
Basic Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography Certification
Alan Finley, MD Scott T. Reeves, MD, FASE The introduction of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in the perioperative setting has greatly improved the ability of the anesthesiologist to care for surgical…
