Background The mitral valve has a complex three-dimensional (3D) morphology that is incompletely described by two-dimensional echocardiography (echo). Three-dimensional echo provides a more robust tool to analyze the mitral valve….
Background Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is increasingly being performed in cardiac catheterization laboratories using transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) to guide valve deployment. The risk of paravalvular regurgitation (PVR) remains a…
Alan C. Finley, MD, FASE Several years ago, ASE created a governance task force to assess the structure and function of the governance of ASE at all levels. This task…
Carol Mitchell, PhD, ACS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, RT(R), FASE In healthcare, the roles of allied health professionals, such as the sonographer, often evolve and require the development of new skills….
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…
Vera H. Rigolin, MD, FASE It is amazing to think how quickly things change – For example, 20 years ago, we were amazed at the miniaturized phone called the flip…
Background Echocardiography is often used in the evaluation of pediatric chest pain, but the incidence of cardiac pathology is low. In 2014, the American College of Cardiology published appropriate use…
Objective Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common diagnosis with significant mortality if not appropriately treated. The use of transthoracic echocardiography in patients with PE is common; however, its diagnostic capabilities…
The paper entitled “Normative Values of Aortic Arch Structures in Premature Infants” by Dijkema et al , published in the March 2017 issue of JASE (J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2017;30:227-32), has…
Background Infants with single ventricular physiology have volume and pressure overload that adversely affect ventricular mechanics. The impact of superior cavopulmonary anastomosis (SCPA) on single left ventricles versus single right…
