BACKGROUND: The ASE Council on Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease has reviewed the literature and science and has found that as many as 1% of infants born in the United…
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…
Neil J. Weissman, MD, FASE On May 9, several districts of the US Postal Service conducted a food drive where people left a can or box of food at their mailbox….
Background The motion of the interatrial septum primum (septum) is dependent on the interatrial pressure relation, normally with slightly higher pressure in the left atrium and the septum bulging toward…
Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a temporizing therapy for patients with refractory cardiogenic shock, and it may also be a bridge to destination therapy or cardiac transplantation. Patients requiring…
Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. —Sir Winston Churchill Left ventricular (LV) noncompaction (LVNC) is a myocardial disorder characterized by pathognomonic morphologic anatomic features,…
Background Left atrial fibrillatory contraction (Afc) flow can be frequently observed interspersed between two successive mitral E waves in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). The aim of this study was…
Background Coronary flow velocity reserve (CFVR) increases the diagnostic sensitivity of stress echocardiography. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of CFVR in patients without new…
Background Accurate assessment of the right ventricle is increasingly important. Measures of right ventricular (RV) systolic function, including fractional area change, tissue Doppler (s′ velocity), and tricuspid annular plane systolic…
Background Chronic mitral regurgitation (MR) often leads to diminished right ventricular (RV) function due to long-standing pressure and volume overload. Surgical intervention often adds to the preexisting RV dysfunction. Percutaneous…
