Left ventricular (LV) false tendons are chordlike structures that traverse the LV cavity. They attach to the septum, to the papillary muscles, or to the free wall of the ventricle…
In the past decades, a number of impressive scientific and technologic discoveries in cardiovascular medicine have opened up a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities beyond what was thought…
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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…
Scott T. Reeves, MD, MBA, FASE The Council on Perioperative Echocardiography (COPE) has been very busy developing the basic and updating the comprehensive perioperative transesophageal documents. As the following ASE…
Oi Ling B. Kwan, RDCS Cardiac sonographers have always played an important role in echocardiography. Whether applying the technology daily as a diagnostic tool, participating in research and development of…
Background It has been reported that localized high velocity may be recorded by continuous-wave Doppler interrogation through the smaller central orifices of bileaflet mechanical heart valves (BMHV) and that this…
Background Patients with ventriculoarterial discordance, such as congenitally corrected and d-transposition of the great arteries, may undergo a morphologic left ventricular (LV) training strategy consisting of surgical pulmonary artery band…
Benjamin F. Byrd III, MD, FASE I am honored to assume the Presidency of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE). I follow in the footsteps of many distinguished cardiologists and…
Background Sleep disturbance caused by obstructive sleep apnea is recognized as a contributing factor to adverse cardiovascular outcomes. However, the effect of restless legs syndrome, another common cause of fragmented…
