We read with great interest the article by Schubert et al. titled “Preterm Birth Is Associated with Altered Myocardial Function in Infancy,” recently published in JASE . Schubert et al. performed a…
Backgound Whether transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) should be routinely performed before hospital discharge after Bentall surgery remains unclear. The investigators took advantage of this practice at their institution to evaluate its benefit….
Three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) has become important in the management of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD), particularly with pre-surgical planning, guidance of catheter intervention, and functional assessment of the heart. 3DE…
Background Myocardial strain analysis by speckle-tracking echocardiography, which can detect subtle abnormalities in left atrial (LA) function, may offer unique insights into LA pathophysiology in patients with cryptogenic stroke (CS)….
Background Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction and tricuspid regurgitation (TR) may coexist with aortic stenosis. The aim of this study was to assess the association between RV dysfunction, TR, associated comorbidities,…
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has been a breakthrough therapeutic advance in the treatment of patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis (AS). The continued expansion of this procedure has facilitated…
Background Left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) measurement is a critical step in the quantification of aortic valve area. The assumption of a circular morphology of the LVOT may induce some…
Chris Kramer, BA, ACS, RDCS, FASE Athletes from all age groups and skill levels cross train by incorporating physical exercise and functional movements that are unrelated to their specific specialized…
Brian Fowler, BS, RVT, FASE One of the most difficult tasks as a technical director is asking administration to spend more money on sonographer salaries without justifying the request by…
Allan L. Klein, MD, FASE, FRCP (C), FACC, FAHA, and FESC I was in New Orleans at the American Heart Association Meeting and attended a session on interventional echocardiography and…
