Correction
The paper entitled ‘‘Recommendations for Cardiac Chamber Quantification by Echocardiography in Adults: An Update from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging’’ by Lang et al,…
Myocardial Strain Is Associated with Adverse Clinical Cardiac Events in Patients Treated with Anthracyclines
Background Anthracycline-induced symptomatic heart failure is often irreversible, underlining the usefulness of pretreatment risk assessment. Global longitudinal strain (GLS) before or after chemotherapy is associated with a later decrease in left…
Feasibility and Safety of Using a Fused Echocardiography/Fluoroscopy Imaging System in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease
Background Fused real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography and fluoroscopy has been used in adult patients during percutaneous mitral valve and aortic valve procedures. The use of fused echocardiographic/x-ray fluoroscopic imaging (FEX)…
Echocardiographic and Fluoroscopic Fusion Imaging for Procedural Guidance: An Overview and Early Clinical Experience
There has been significant growth in the volume and complexity of percutaneous structural heart procedures in the past decade. Increasing procedural complexity and accompanying reliance on multimodality imaging have fueled…
Detection of Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque Neovascularization Using Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies
Background Intraplaque neovascularization is considered an important indicator of plaque vulnerability. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) of carotid arteries improves imaging of carotid intima-media thickness and permits real-time visualization of neovascularization of…
A Piece of Our Mind/The Many Faces of FASE
What does the Fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography (FASE) recognition mean to me? Annitta J. Flinn, BA, RDCS, CCRC, FASE Have you been thinking or considering applying for FASE…
Coronary Flow Velocity Reserve Assessed by Transthoracic Doppler: The iPOWER Study: Factors Influencing Feasibility and Quality
Highlights • Measurement of CFVR by echocardiography is highly feasible. • In this study, 89% of CFVR examinations were of good quality. • CFVR is underestimated when examination quality is…
Learning a New Skill Set
Patrick D. Coon, RCCS, RDCS, FASE Lately there has been a fair amount of discussion in the adult echo community about adult sonographers who are expected to learn how to…
Training in Perioperative Echocardiography: Time to Think Outside the Box
Feroze Mahmood, MD, FASE Robina Matyal, MD The use of ultrasound as an imaging technology has exponentially increased over the last decade. In the perioperative arena, it is used as…
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…
