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…
Simulation-based training has emerged as a valuable tool in the medical field for the development of technical skills. Recently, several studies have suggested that a transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) simulator would…
Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with increased cardiovascular mortality and morbidity, particularly ischemic heart disease and cardiomyopathy. Newer echocardiographic techniques such as myocardial strain analysis provides the opportunity…
Background Sudden death is one of the characteristics of Chagas disease (ChD). With the development of strategies for the prevention of malignant arrhythmias, especially with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), there is…
Background Regional strain by speckle-tracking echocardiography can be used to detect occult right ventricular (RV) myocardial dysfunction. However, in patients with coronary artery disease, the impact of RV strain is…
Background Normative data for fetal myocardial deformation values have not been comprehensively described in a longitudinal cohort. The effect of gestational age on these values and on interobserver variability require…
Background Chloral hydrate has been the drug of choice for uncooperative infants and children requiring sedation for echocardiography. Recently, the commercially available liquid formulation was discontinued by the manufacturer, and…
Background In patients with suspected native valve infective endocarditis, current guidelines recommend initial transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) followed by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) if clinical suspicion remains. The guidelines do not account…
Background Patients with low left ventricular ejection fractions and low-flow, low-gradient aortic stenosis (AS) represent a challenging cohort with high morbidity and mortality. The prevalence and clinical impact of right…
In patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS), a reduced left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (LVEF) is associated with increased mortality after aortic valve replacement (AVR). Both the American and European…
