Background Multiparametric scoring of valvular regurgitation may compromise interobserver agreement, as readers weight parameters differently. The aims of this study were to quantify interobserver variability in the grading of chronic…
Background Doppler tissue imaging (DTI) detects early signs of left ventricular (LV) dysfunction; however, the prognostic significance of DTI after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is unknown. The aim of…
Background The identification of patients at risk for developing left ventricular (LV) remodeling after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has crucial prognostic implications. The aims of this study were (1) to…
Background Chronic ischemia related occult systolic dysfunction of the right ventricle is difficult to detect using traditional echocardiography. The aim of this study was to verify the diagnostic value of…
The right ventricle differs from the left ventricle in many anatomic and physiologic aspects. This disparity renders the right ventricle less vulnerable to ischemia and less susceptible to myocardial injury…
Scott T. Reeves, MD, MBA, FASE As the immediate past chairman of the Council for Perioperative Echocardiography (COPE), I “volunteered” to write the history of the council for an upcoming…
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…
Todd Belcik; Marti McCulloch MBA, BS, RDCS, FASE and Brad Roberts BS, RCS, RDCS, FASE all served as faculty at Echo Hawaii in January. As I sit here at the…
Benjamin F. Byrd, III, MD, FASE Throughout my career as an echocardiographer, striving to stay on the cutting edge of both clinical practice and research, I have been incredibly fortunate…
We thank Drs Chubb and Simpson for their interest in our article. They correctly stress the importance of body surface area (BSA) estimation and observer error in the calculation of…
