Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. Echocardiography is the imaging modality of choice to quantify chronic mitral regurgitation (MR), and the…
Amer M. Johri, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FASE Laura-Eve Mantella, MSc Epidemiologists, looking ahead, have sounded a call of warning- there is a “Tsunami” of cardiovascular disease on the horizon. The…
Allan L. Klein, MD, FASE, FRCP (C), FACC, FAHA, and FESC I am sitting on a plane going to the West Coast to attend the graduation at the University of…
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…
Background Assessment of aortic regurgitation (AR) severity is often based on Doppler echocardiographic imaging. Hemodynamic responses to AR are influenced by the interplay among cardiovascular properties, including left ventricular (LV)…
Arterial wall stiffness is a highly relevant phenotype for cardiovascular medicine. Large artery stiffening is a key element in the pathogenesis of isolated systolic hypertension, a condition mainly affecting older…
Background Aortic pulse-wave velocity (PWV) is a measure of aortic stiffness that has a prognostic role in various diseases and in the general population. A number of methods are used…
Background Accurate assessment of left atrial appendage (LAA) morphology is crucial in determining an LAA occlusion strategy. The aim of this study was to develop a novel echocardiographic volume-rendered imaging…
Background The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that prognosis in patients with cardiac amyloidosis is closely coupled with amyloid burden in all four cardiac chambers. The…
Background Patients with functional single ventricles after the Fontan procedure have abnormal cardiac mechanics. The aims of this study were to determine factors that influence diastolic function and to describe…
