Background Three-dimensional (3D) color Doppler echocardiography (CDE) provides directly measured vena contracta area (VCA). However, a large comprehensive 3D color Doppler echocardiographic study with sufficiently severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) to…
Background Regional and global function can be measured by echocardiography using speckle-tracking, a technique that has previously been validated against crystal sonomicrometry. However, the application of Velocity Vector Imaging (VVI)…
Background Mitral annular calcification (MAC) is common in chronic kidney disease. It is associated with cardiovascular events and can cause valvular dysfunction, but it has not been systematically characterized. The…
Background The aim of this study was to explore the contribution of left ventricular (LV) basal rotation to the mechanism of chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation (MR). Methods Fifty-seven patients (52…
In the article “In Patients with Post-Infarction Left Ventricular Dysfunction, How Does Impaired Basal Rotation Affect Chronic Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation?” by Zito et al. , J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2013;26:1118-29, the…
Ischemic mitral regurgitation (MR) is a common complication of myocardial infarction thought to result from leaflet tethering caused by displacement of the papillary muscles that occurs as the left ventricle…
Chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR) is a frequent complication after myocardial infarction (MI) and is associated with poor outcomes, even after coronary revascularization and/or mitral valve surgery. This negative impact…
Katerina Exis, RDCS, RVT Each year, the council invites applications for travel grants for the annual ASE Scientific Sessions, and two vascular ultrasound practitioners are chosen to receive travel support….
Benjamin F. Byrd III, MD, FASE Advancing the frontiers of research in echocardiography to improve the care of patients is arguably our most important mission at ASE. Therefore, this month’s…
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…
