Patricia A. Pellikka, MD, FASE On Saturday, November 3, 2012, the ASE Education and Research Foundation held its second Cardiovascular Ultrasound Technology and Research Summit, bringing together 43 echocardiologists, ultrasound…
Background Left ventricular (LV) mass is an important prognostic indicator in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Although LV mass can be easily calculated using conventional echocardiography, it is based on geometric assumptions and…
Background Aortic size is known to vary significantly by age and body size and to be an important predictor of cardiovascular diseases. The aim of this study was to determine…
In the article, “The Why and How of Z Scores,” by Colan, J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2013;26:38-40, the second sentence in the first paragraph on page 40 contains an error….
Background Left ventricular (LV) mass varies in proportion to lean body mass (LBM) but is usually expressed relative to height or body surface area (BSA), each of which functions as…
Background Left atrial (LA) function is an important modulator of left ventricular filling and has a prognostic role in adult heart failure, but pediatric data are limited. The aim of…
Background The aim of this retrospective study was to explore whether different tethering patterns in chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation have different distributions of left ventricular (LV) systolic longitudinal, circumferential, and…
Background Successful transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) mandates comprehensive, accurate multimodality imaging. Echocardiography is involved at all key stages and, with the advent of real-time three-dimensional (3D) transesophageal echocardiography, is…
Background Ventricular-ventricular interactions may affect left ventricular (LV) and right ventricular (RV) function but have not been well characterized in chronic LV afterload in children. The aim of this study…
Background Two-dimensional and Doppler-derived echocardiographic data on normal St. Jude Medical mechanical mitral valve prosthesis function have been reported but remain limited. Methods Comprehensive retrospective two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiographic assessment…
