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…
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Infective endocarditis (IE) is a severe disease associated with high mortality and complications. Early diagnosis is mandatory, and the role of echocardiography is crucial in this setting. Although the value…
Background Two-dimensional speckle-tracking applied to dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) may aid in the detection of coronary artery disease (CAD). The aim of this study was to determine the value of…
Amer Johri, MD, FASE Number 3: Because too often we ignore the “vascular” in the cardioVASCULAR health of our patients. The majority of ASE programming focuses on ultrasound imaging of…
Background Severe mitral annular calcification causing degenerative mitral stenosis (DMS) is increasingly encountered in patients undergoing mitral and aortic valve interventions. However, its clinical profile and natural history and the…
Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the value of noninvasive assessment of cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) in heart-transplanted patients by exercise stress myocardial deformation and coronary flow…
Susan E. Wiegers, MD, FASE, FACC Many of us have so many demands on our time and attention that we don’t often take time to map out our direction. In…
Deborah A. Agler, ACS, RDCS, FASE Spring is on the way, and it will not be long until we are attending the 27 th Annual Scientific Sessions in Seattle, Washington….
Background The aims of this study were to assess the influence of left bundle branch block (LBBB)–like conduction abnormalities on left ventricular (LV) blood flow patterns and to characterize their…
