Contrast Echo–Underutilized?
Elizabeth F. McIlwain, MHS, RCS, FASE, Chair, Council on Cardiovascular Sonography During my career I have had the privilege of seeing many new technologies introduced to the echocardiography lab. Several…
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…
Response to the Letter to the Editor by Hammoudi et al
We appreciate the caution by Hammoudi et al. regarding routine clinical application of E/e’ as a noninvasive measure of LV filling pressure in subjects with normal ejection fraction. It is true…
Authors’ Reply
We thank Hammoudi et al . for their stimulating comments on our article “Diastolic Stress Echocardiography in the Young: A Study in Nonathletic and Endurance-Trained Healthy Subjects” and the related editorial….
Exercise E/e′ for the Assessment of Left Ventricular Filling Pressures: With Caution in Clinical Practice?
We read with interest the article by Studer Bruengger et al . and the related scientific editorial. The study confirmed previous reports of normal exercise E/e′ ratios, considered an index of…
Effect of Pacing Mode and Pacing Site on Torsional and Strain Parameters and on Coronary Flow
Background Right ventricular apical pacing may induce detrimental effects on left ventricular function and coronary flow. In this study, the effects of pacing site and mode on cardiac mechanics and…
Right Ventricular Echocardiographic Parameters Are Associated with Mortality after Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Background There is limited information on the utility of certain echocardiographic measurements, such as right ventricular (RV) strain analysis, in predicting mortality in patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE). Methods…
Authors’ Reply
We thank Günaydın et al . for their interest in our article. We agree that atrial fibrillation (AF) adversely affects atrial as well as ventricular structure and function. However, there are…
Accuracy and Reproducibility of Right Ventricular Quantification in Patients with Pressure and Volume Overload Using Single-Beat Three-Dimensional Echocardiography
Background The right ventricle is a complex structure that is challenging to quantify by two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography. Unlike disk summation three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography (3DE), single-beat 3DE can acquire large volumes…
Left Ventricular Rotational Mechanics in Tanzanian Children with Sickle Cell Disease
Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a common inherited hemoglobinopathy. Adults with SCD manifest both systolic and diastolic cardiac dysfunction, though the age of onset of dysfunction has not been…
