Advocacy—Why ASE and Our Members Care
Neil J. Weissman, MD, FASE My gratitude to Dr. David Wiener, Chair of the ASE Advocacy Committee, for his assistance in my column with the ins and outs of the…
2014-2015 Board of Directors
ASE Executive Committee President (term expires June 2015) Neil J. Weissman, MD, FASE MedStar Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC Email: president@asecho.org President-Elect (term expires June 2015) Susan E….
Continuing Education and Meeting Calendar
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…
Intracardiac Leiomyomatosis: Clinical Findings and Detailed Echocardiographic Features—A Chinese Institutional Experience
Background Intravenous leiomyomatosis is a rare, benign, smooth muscle tumor originating in the uterus that may extend through the inferior vena cava into the heart. Intracardiac leiomyomatosis (ICL), present in…
An Observational Study of the Occurrence of Serious Adverse Reactions among Patients Who Receive Optison in Routine Medical Practice
Background Reports of ultrasound contrast agent safety have been derived mainly from retrospective databases rather than from studies specifically designed to assess safety. The purpose of this study was to…
What Do Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Plaque Add to the Prediction of Stroke and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Older Adults? The Cardiovascular Health Study
Background The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the addition of ultrasound carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) measurements and risk categories of plaque help predict incident stroke and cardiovascular…
Associations of Common Carotid Intima-Media Thickness with Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors and Events Vary with Distance from the Carotid Bulb
Background Common carotid artery (CCA) intima-media thickness (IMT) can be measured using ultrasound near to or below the carotid bulb. This might affect associations of IMT with coronary heart disease…
Intracardiac Echocardiography during Atrial Septal Defect and Patent Foramen Ovale Device Closure in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients
Background Intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) is commonly used during interventional cardiac catheterization in adults, but data regarding the use of ICE in children are limited. There are no data available comparing…
Systolic and Diastolic Function of the Fetal Single Left Ventricle
Background The functionally single fetal right ventricle demonstrates reduced longitudinal relative to circumferential contraction velocities and deformation, a pattern similar to the normal fetal left ventricle. Altered diastolic properties are…
Prognostic Implications of Initial Echocardiographic Findings in Adolescents and Adults with Supracristal Ventricular Septal Defects
Background Although surgery is recommended for pediatric patients with supracristal ventricular septal defects (sVSDs) to prevent progression of aortic regurgitation (AR), outcomes in adolescents and adults with sVSDs are not…
