Background In patients with diabetes, the utility of diagnostic screening cardiac tests in subjects without clinical coronary artery disease remains controversial. The aim of this study was to assess the…
Features of vulnerable plaque include a high lipid content, an irregular shape, a thin fibrous cap, and neovascularization, but such lesions often fall into the category of nonstenotic, despite being…
Background Accurate visual assessment of wall motion during dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) requires expertise; strain stress echocardiography thus has potential for the objective and reliable evaluation of stress-induced wall motion…
The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. Since the initial report of speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE), a plethora of articles have demonstrated its superiority to standard echocardiographic…
A unique and highly versatile technique, stress echocardiography (SE) is increasingly recognized for its utility in the evaluation of non-ischaemic heart disease. SE allows for simultaneous assessment of myocardial function…
Meryl S. Cohen, MD, FASE, FACC, FAHA The Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Steering Committee wishes you a happy and healthy new year. We are looking forward to the upcoming…
Carol Mitchell, PhD, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, RT(R), FASE The National Education Curriculum (NEC) is a document that can serve as an educational resource for sonography educators. The NEC is available…
Background The Valsalva maneuver, the most sensitive test for patent foramen ovale (PFO) detection, is difficult during transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), especially after sedation. The aim of this study was to…
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, FASE, FRCP (C), FACC, FAHA, and FESC I am writing this as I am returning home from the EuroEcho Imaging meeting in Leipzig, Germany and a…
