Background With recent developments in echocardiographic technology, a new system using real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (RT3DE) that allows single-beat acquisition of the entire volume of the left ventricle and incorporates algorithms…
Background The aim of this study was to test the feasibility of the assessment of right ventricular (RV) volumes and function using real-time three-dimensional (3D) transesophageal echocardiographic (TEE) imaging in…
Background Reduced elasticity and dilatation of the proximal aorta are highly prevalent in patients with bicuspid aortic valves (BAVs), even in the absence of valvular dysfunction. The aim of this…
Background The aim of this study was to determine morphologic correlates of early reintervention for recurrent coarctation in infants undergoing surgical repair in the current era. Methods Medical records of…
Objective This study aimed to determine the usefulness of novel parameters of left ventricular (LV) endocardial area strain (AS) in assessing global LV performance in patients with repaired tetralogy of…
ASE’s 2010–2011 Executive Committee (from left): Chief Executive Officer Robin Wiegerink, MNPL; Secretary Peg Knoll, RDCS, FASE; President-elect James Thomas, MD, FASE; President Sanjiv Kaul, MD, FASE; Immediate Past President…
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…
Benjamin W. Eidem, MD, FASE This is my first council communication as chair of the ASE’s Council on Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease. I am grateful for the opportunity to…
James D. Thomas, MD, FASE, FACC, FAHA, FESC Have you ever thought about everything that goes into generating an ultrasound picture…all the basic research into ultrasound physics; the applied research…
Bland-White-Garland syndrome, also known anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery, is a rare congenital malformation. The authors report the case of a 51-year-old woman with anomalous origin of…
