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…
Allan L. Klein, MD, FRCP (C), FACC, FAHA, FESC, FASE I am very excited about becoming your 27 th President of the American Society of Echocardiography (and I am not…
Background Increasing diastolic dysfunction (DD) grade is associated with increased heart failure (HF). Patients with preserved ejection fractions and grade 1 DD may have left atrial dilatation, e′ < 8 cm/sec, increased left ventricular…
Background Patients with rheumatoid arthritis have an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. Because of accelerated atherosclerosis and changes in left ventricular (LV) geometry, circumferential and longitudinal (C&L) LV systolic dysfunction…
Background Preterm birth has been associated with myocardial remodeling and accelerated cardiovascular ageing in later life, but the underlying mechanisms are unknown. The investigators used echocardiography to undertake a sequential…
Highlights • The authors evaluated LV ε in patients with no signs or in the early stage of Chagas heart disease. • Patients had normal global and segmental LV systolic…
Background Normative fetal diastolic strain rate values have not been comprehensively reported. The aims of this study were to report normative data for diastolic strain rate parameters across gestation and upon…
Background Small pilot studies of ultrasound contrast (UC) echocardiography in children have suggested that it is safe; therefore, larger scale evaluation of safety and efficacy in this population is of…
Background The aims of the present study were to evaluate the feasibility and reproducibility of color Doppler tissue imaging (DTI) and two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography during semisupine cycle ergometric stress echocardiography and…
Background The accuracy of echocardiography in evaluating left ventricular contractility has not been validated in children. The objective of this study was to compare echocardiographic measures of contractility with those…
