Background Left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) geometry is variable and often elliptical, which can affect aortic valve area calculation in patients with aortic stenosis (AS). Specific differences in LVOT geometry…
Meryl S. Cohen, MD, FASE, FACC, FAHA For over two decades, the Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Council of the American Society of Echocardiography has had a long history of…
Patrick D. Coon, RCCS, RDCS, FASE • Congenital heart disease (CHD) affects about 1% of live births, or about 40,000 babies, each year in the United States of America. •…
Background In patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), akinetic apical aneurysms are associated with ventricular tachycardia, heart failure, apical thrombus, and mortality. The cause of apical aneurysms remains unresolved, and there…
Susan E. Wiegers, MD, FASE, FACC Winter solstice is almost upon us—time to reflect and celebrate with family and friends. Despite my many years in Upstate New York and the…
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…
A Academic medical centers Development of an educational strategy and decision support tool to enhance appropriate use of stress echocardiography at a large academic medical center: a prospective, pre- and…
Background Tissue Doppler cross-correlation analysis has been shown to be associated with long-term survival after cardiac resynchronization defibrillator therapy (CRT-D). Its association with ventricular arrhythmia (VA) is unknown. Methods From…
A Abbara S ( see Goldstein et al). 2015;28:119-82 (Guidelines and standards) Abdelbaky A ( see Flynn et al). 2015;28:1247-54 Abdelmoneim SS, Mulvagh SL, Xie F, O’Leary E, Adolphson M,…
Background The term endurance sport (ES) is broadly used to characterize any exercise that requires maintenance of high cardiac output over extended time. However, the relative amount of isotonic (volume)…
