Training Tomorrow’s Cardiovascular Sonographers
Eric J. Walker, MHA, RVT, RDCS Yvonne B. Prince, AS, RDMS, RVT, RDCS Mary E. Wingold, BS, RDMS, RVT, RDCS Ronald W. Gimbel, PhD Note from Patrick D. Coon, RCCS,…
Your Steering Committee Hard at Work
Meryl S. Cohen, MD, FASE, FACC, FAHA As I write this in early spring, the days are getting longer, and the flowers and trees are blooming. It is a nice…
Continuing Education and Meeting Calendar
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…
Thank You ASE
Susan E. Wiegers, MD, FASE, FACC I imagine every President is nostalgic for the past year in their final President’s Message. It has been an honor to work with the…
Author’s Reply
We thank Dr. Cantinotti and his colleagues for their thoughtful comments and appreciate their concerns regarding the use of reference ranges of deformation imaging that reflect “normalcy” for children across…
Screening of Mechanical Complications of Dilated Pulmonary Artery Related to the Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension by Transthoracic Echocardiography
Background In patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), the mechanical complications of pulmonary artery (PA) enlargement are related to sudden cardiac death (SCD). The aim of this study was to…
Challenges in Interpreting Pediatric Normative Left Ventricular Strain Data and the Quest for Comprehensive Deformation Nomograms
We read with interest the article by Levy et al . titled “Reference Ranges of Left Ventricular Strain Measures by Two-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,” recently…
The Prognostic Utility of a Simplified Biventricular Echocardiographic Index of Cardiac Remodeling in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension
Background Right ventricular (RV) remodeling has been associated with outcomes in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH). However, the additive prognostic significance of RV remodeling and left ventricular (LV) morphology in…
The Prognostic Significance of Cardiac Structure and Function in Atrial Fibrillation: The ENGAGE AF–TIMI 48 Echocardiographic Substudy
Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with increased risk for thromboembolism and death; however, the relationships between cardiac structure and function and adverse outcomes among individuals with AF are incompletely…
Impaired Right Ventricular Function in Long-Term Lymphoma Survivors
Background Cardiotoxicity from anthracyclines or cardiac radiation therapy is detrimental to left ventricular (LV) function. However, the long-term effects on right ventricular (RV) performance are largely unknown. The aim of…
