Background The aim of this study was to evaluate left ventricular function in preterm infants from 28 days to near term using echocardiography. Methods Thirty clinically stable preterm infants delivered at…
Background Reference values for left ventricular mass (LVM) are important echocardiographic tools for the follow-up of pediatric patients with cardiac disease. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is currently regarded as the…
In this issue of JASE , Tadic et al . report that normotensive diabetic and prediabetic patients have early abnormalities of right ventricular (RV) systolic and diastolic function, with reductions in global…
Background Long-term biventricular systolic performance is a key determinant of clinical outcomes late after tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) repair. A need exists for early indices of both left ventricular (LV)…
Background The assessment of left ventricular (LV) systolic function using conventional echocardiographic measures is problematic in the setting of mitral regurgitation (MR) given that altered loading conditions can mask underlying…
With >24 million people affected worldwide, dementia is one of the main public health challenges modern medicine has to face. The path leading to dementia is often long, with a…
Pulmonary right-to-left shunting can be encountered using transthoracic contrast echocardiography (TTCE) with agitated saline. Diseases associated with pulmonary shunting on saline TTCE include hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), hepatopulmonary syndrome, and…
Mark A. Taylor, MD, FASE Bradley S. Taylor, MD, MPH Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS), formerly known as Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) for adult patients, is life-saving technology that is growing…
Many of the ASE Foundation Task Force members and colleagues celebrated at the Taste of Portland fundraising event, which raised over $8,000 for scholarships and grants! Historic Boston, America’s “Walking…
Neil J. Weissman, MD, FASE What do you use to help you stay up-to-date and aid your ongoing education? For me, it was all about textbooks. I proudly have many…
