Benjamin W. Eidem, MD, FASE As I complete my term as chair of the Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Council, I wanted to highlight many of the activities of our…
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…
Ken Horton, RCS, RDCS, FASE Each year the ASE Scientific Sessions marks “the changing of the guard” for the Society. The scientific sessions are where the Executive Committee, Board of…
Patricia A. Pellikka, MD, FASE At my incoming President’s Address at the ASE Scientific Sessions in June 2012, I presented my plans for the year in the form of a…
Background Although impaired left ventricular (LV) filling in constrictive pericarditis (CP) is attributable to external constraints by a tethered pericardium, impaired left atrial (LA) function can further impair LV filling….
Background The aim of this study was to evaluate right ventricular (RV) regional systolic function and dyssynchrony in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) using real-time three-dimensional echocardiography. Methods Real-time three-dimensional…
Background Assessment of left ventricular rotational mechanics and myocardial deformation may provide new insight into both systolic and diastolic function. However, the effects of increasing afterload on these measures of…
Background The Pediatric Heart Network is conducting a large international randomized trial to compare aortic root growth and other cardiovascular outcomes in 608 subjects with Marfan syndrome randomized to receive…
Background The measurement of carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is a valid method to quantify levels of atherosclerosis. The present study was conducted to compare the strengths of associations between CIMT…
Background Parameters describing intraventricular time differences are increasingly assessed in both adults and children. However, to appreciate the implications of these parameters in children, knowledge of the applicability of adult…
