Background Management of right-dominant atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD) remains a challenge given the spectrum of ventricular hypoplasia. The purpose of this study was to assess whether reported echocardiographic indices and…
Coarctation of the aorta is a condition that may appear simple on the surface but has challenged pediatric cardiologists for decades. Coarctation can be an isolated, discrete stenosis of the…
Background Sinus venosus defects (SVD) of the inferior vena cava (IVC) type, or inferior SVDs, are an uncommon form of atrial communication located outside the confines of the fossa ovalis…
Background No data exist regarding the temporal trends in utilization of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in an outpatient pediatric cardiology setting. This study evaluates the trends in utilization of TTE for…
Background Three-dimensional (3D) echocardiographic (3DE) imaging is an alternative to multi–detector row computed tomography (MDCT) for aortic annular measurement before transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). A commonly used direct planimetry…
Background Automatic quantification of real-time three-dimensional (3D) full-volume color Doppler transthoracic echocardiography (FVCD) has been proposed as a feasible and accurate method for quantifying MR. We aimed to explore the…
I Introduction Attention ASE Members: ASE has gone green! Visit www.aseuniversity.org to earn free continuing medical education credit through an online activity related to this article. Certificates are available for…
Background The role of speckle-tracking echocardiography in the assessment of chronic aortic regurgitation (AR) is not established. Load dependency may encumber the interpretation of strain measurements in the chronically overloaded…
Allan L. Klein, MD, FASE, FRCP (C), FACC, FAHA, and FESC I have been called a dermatologist of the heart, that is, a doctor that specializes in the skin or…
Alan C. Finley, MD, FASE The 28th Annual Scientific Sessions will be held in Baltimore, MD, on June 2-6. This year, the ASE has chosen to highlight the cycle of…
