Background The distinction between right ventricular (RV) dysfunction due to an acute etiology (pulmonary embolism [PE]) or chronic afterload (pulmonary arterial hypertension [PAH]) has important therapeutic implications. The aim of…
Background Endovascular stenting has emerged as a treatment option for children with coarctation of the aortic (CoA), but the impact on left ventricular (LV) function has been poorly documented. The…
Background Pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is associated with death or transplantation and is typically considered a homogeneous process affecting global left ventricular (LV) function. However, assessment of regional abnormalities that…
Background Establishment of the range of reference values and associated variations of two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (2DSTE)–derived left ventricular (LV) strain is a prerequisite for its routine clinical adoption in pediatrics….
This year marks a decade since leading cardiovascular organizations joined to develop the appropriate use criteria (AUC), which were aimed at improving clinical practice and outcomes for cardiovascular care. Born…
Anatomic variants of the remnants of the right valve of the sinus venosus in adults are common and usually observed on cardiac imaging studies. Because the anatomy and function of…
Background The recent report that appropriately performed echocardiographic examinations result in active changes in management in only one third of patients has challenged the validity of current appropriate use criteria….
Roman Sniecinski, MD, FASE Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a key imaging procedure used during multiple interventions performed in both cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology laboratories. Its use in these settings has…
Margaret M. Park, BS, ACS, RVT, RDCS, FASE Happy Spring to all fellow sonographers! I was asked by Patrick Coon, Chair of ASE’s Council on Cardiovascular Sonography Steering Committee, to…
Susan E. Wiegers, MD, FASE, FACC Cardiovascular ultrasound and ultrasound imaging in general are undergoing a technologic and cultural upheaval. If you practice in an echo lab with a traditional…
