State of the ASE
Susan E. Wiegers, MD, FASE, FACC As we move into the New Year, I wanted to give our members an update on the state of ASE including our membership, finances,…
Is Left Ventricular End-Systolic Dimension a Reliable Predictor of Postoperative Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients with Mitral Regurgitation Secondary to Mitral Valve Prolapse?
Determining the optimal time for surgical intervention in patients with chronic severe mitral regurgitation (MR) due to mitral valve prolapse (MVP) can present significant challenges, particularly in asymptomatic patients. When…
Chronic Inflammatory Disease Is an Independent Risk Factor for Coronary Flow Velocity Reserve Impairment Unrelated to the Processes of Coronary Artery Calcium Deposition
Background Chronic inflammatory disease (CID) is a complex multisystem disease characterized by chronic inflammation, which can lead to coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) and can also predispose to coronary artery calcium…
Normal Values and Differences in Ascending Aortic Diameter in a Healthy Population of Adults as Measured by the Pediatric versus Adult American Society of Echocardiography Guidelines
Background There is a lack of uniformity across echocardiographic society guidelines as to how the diameter of the ascending aorta is to be measured. The aims of this study were…
Factors Associated with Low Flow in Aortic Valve Stenosis
Background Low-flow low-gradient aortic stenosis (AS) is a predictor of worse outcome compared with normal-flow AS. Although depressed left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is associated with low flow, there is…
Coronary Artery Aneurysm Measurement and ZScore Variability in Kawasaki Disease
Background Coronary artery (CA) Z scores are commonly used for clinical decisions in Kawasaki disease, including treatment, anticoagulation, and duration and frequency of follow-up. The aim of this study was…
Right Ventricular Systolic-to-Diastolic Time Index: Hypoplastic Left Heart Fetuses Differ Significantly from Normal Fetuses
Background A growing body of evidence indicates that right ventricular dysfunction in patients with palliated hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) originates in fetal life. In this study, the systolic-to-diastolic time…
Multidisciplinary Collaboration in Fetal Cardiovascular Research: The Time Has Come
Congenital heart abnormalities are the most common birth defect among all geographic regions and racial and ethnic backgrounds. With advancements in imaging technology, fetal echocardiography provides the opportunity to diagnose…
Echocardiographic Correlates of Abnormal Liver Tests in Patients with Exacerbation of Chronic Heart Failure
Background Elevated total bilirubin (TB) and transaminases are frequently reported in patients with heart failure and are related to their worse prognosis. On the basis of hemodynamic data from previous…
Feasibility of Echocardiographic Techniques to Detect Subclinical Cancer Therapeutics–Related Cardiac Dysfunction among High-Dose Patients When Compared with Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Background Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) is the gold standard for the quantification of global and regional myocardial function and can detect subclinical myocardial dysfunction in anthracycline-induced cardiomyopathy. The aim…
