Heart transplantation is the therapy proven to provide the greatest survival benefit for patients with end-stage heart failure. However, the use of this lifesaving therapy is constrained by the availability…
Accessory mitral valve tissue is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly that was initially described in children in association with other cardiac congenital abnormalities and, more recently, has also been reported…
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…
Heather L. Gornik, MD, RVT, RPVI The second half of 2010 and first quarter of 2011 have been active in terms of intersocietal practice guidelines and performance measures focused on…
Sanjiv Kaul, MD, FASE All our surveys indicate that ASE is very valuable to our members. In order to continue to support their needs, ASE must secure its financial future….
Marti L. McCulloch, BS, MBA, RDCS, FASE Dennis Carney, the former program director of echocardiography at Spokane Community College, recently queried a group of individuals regarding their thoughts on the future…
Background Peak systolic mitral annular velocity (S m ) measured by tissue Doppler echocardiography has been recognized as an independent predictor of mortality in patients with heart failure and in…
Background Stroke distance of the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) or pulmonary artery (PA) is readily measurable by Doppler echocardiography. Stroke distance, calculated by the velocity time integral, expresses the…
A 28-year-old Cambodian man with a history of congenital heart disease presented with a 6-month history of increasing fatigue, night sweats, and weight loss. His surgical history included two Blalock-Taussig…
