Reports that cardiologists overuse procedures are common in the lay press, with concerns ranging from legitimate differences in judgment to outright fraud. Clinical practice guidelines were created to assist physicians…
Leo Lopez, MD, FACC, FAAP, FASE, Council Vice Chair Echocardiography is the primary diagnostic modality for patients with pediatric and congenital heart disease (CHD). As this patient population grows, the…
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…
Patricia A. Pellikka, MD, FASE It is 5:45 PM in Rochester, MN. If I were home, I would have read my last echo and would be digging into my E-mail….
Background The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility of performing complete early fetal echocardiography (FE) at <17 weeks of gestation with comparison with standard FE in the…
The editors and staff of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography ( JASE ) know that many of you look forward to receiving your paper copy of the…
Background Data on myocardial deformation during the internationally widely used second-trimester screening are scarce and confusing. Reference values of time to peak strain are missing. The aims of this study…
We read with interest the article “Value of Tissue Doppler Echocardiography in Children With Pulmonary Hypertension” by Lammers et al. In our opinion, this is a very interesting report describing right…
There are many different types of studies that can be conducted to provide evidence for clinical and outcomes research, including but not limited to retrospective observational analyses, case-control studies, and…
