A comprehensive understanding of the normal and abnormal aortic root is paramount if we are to improve not only our assessment of the aortic root and its components but also…
Background The authors used semisupine cycle ergometry stress echocardiography to assess cardiac function and unmask baffle stenosis in patients with d-transposition of the great arteries after atrial redirection surgery. Methods…
Walker R. Thomas RDCS, FASE Sasha K. Shillcutt, MD, MS, FASE Ultrasound has emerged as a central component of perioperative patient care. As the use of ultrasound in perioperative medicine…
Hollie Carron, AAS, RDCS, FASE While the history of healthcare reimbursement modeling is beyond the scope of this article, all healthcare workers should recognize that we are about to embark…
Allan L. Klein, MD, FASE, FRCP (C), FACC, FAHA, and FESC The ASE is a great organization that has been around for 41 years and is committed to excellence in…
Background Myocardial contractility, a significant determinant of cardiac function, is valuable for diagnosis and evaluation of treatment in cardiovascular disorders including heart failure. Shear wave elasticity imaging (SWEI) is a…
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…
We thank Drs. Levy and Singh for their interest in our study “Preterm Birth Is Associated with Altered Myocardial Function in Infancy,” recently published in JASE . Their overall message,…
Background Recent advances in the assessment of myocardial function have facilitated the direct measurement of atrial function using speckle-tracking echocardiography. Currently, normal reference ranges for atrial function using speckle-tracking echocardiography…
