The use of ultrasound has developed over the last 50 years into an indispensable first-line test for the cardiac evaluation of symptomatic patients. The technologic miniaturization and improvement in transducer…
The authors describe the case of a newborn presenting with a pulsatile abdominal mass that was subsequently diagnosed as a large congenital muscular left ventricular diverticulum. This case illustrates the…
It is commonly postulated that neurologic complications of atrial myxomas are due to either direct tumor embolization or mycotic aneurysm of cerebral vasculature or rupture of mycotic aneurysms of cerebral…
David Rubenson, MD, FASE As a long-time echocardiographer there are days when I wonder: “Where is my home?” At the end of the day, I have interpreted echocardiograms in the…
Sanjiv Kaul, MD, FASE Did you know that many volunteers at ASE banded together recently to publish a 608-page textbook entitled Dynamic Echocardiography ? Not only does this text book…
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…
Atrial dissections and pseudoaneurysms are rare complications of cardiac surgery. The authors describe the case of a patient after mitral valve replacement who presented with a left atrial appendage pseudoaneurysm….
Marti L. McCulloch, BS, MBA, RDCS, FASE I just received an invitation to the 4 th Annual Pumps & Pipes conference and wanted to share with you the collaborative effort that…
We thank Dr Jan and colleagues for their stimulating comments on the “echocardiographic syntax of left ventricular hypertrophy” reported in our review. Indeed, when focusing on left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH)…
Background The aim of this study was to examine the occurrence of intra–left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony in obese versus nonobese subjects without known cardiac disease using Velocity Vector Imaging (VVI)….
