Correction to Paravalvular Regurgitation after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Comparing Transthoracic versus Transesophageal Echocardiographic Guidance Salim S. Hayek, MD, Frank E. Corrigan III, MD, Jose F. Condado, MD, Shuang Lin,…
Diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) is cumbersome. Stress or exercise imaging findings are not specifically included in the task force guidelines as major or minor criteria ; however,…
Dr. Champion makes some interesting observations about the diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia (ARVC/D) related to the fact that stress imaging features are not included in the current task…
We would like to thank Professor Madias for his kind words related to our work, and we highlight several important points. 1. The relatively lower prevalence of diabetes in our takotsubo…
Accurate echocardiographic calculation of aortic valve area (AVA) is integral to the appropriate management of patients with aortic stenosis. The greatest potential for error in the calculation of AVA by…
I enjoyed reading the very important report by Schwarz et al ., published online ahead of print on June 6, 2017, in JASE , about the persistence of systolic and diastolic…
We appreciate the comments of Drs. Hahn and Pibarot regarding left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) measurement in our focused update of the recommendations on the echocardiographic assessment of severe aortic…
Richard E. Kerber MD, FASE Richard E. (Dick) Kerber died on November 8, 2016. He was 77 years of age. Dick was the 11 th President of the American Society of…
Background The mechanistic basis for tortuosity of the coronary arteries (TCA) is unclear. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that the relative degree of systolic longitudinal…
Background Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is the ectopic visceral fat surrounding the heart, which plays an important role in atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries via endothelial damage. Several studies have…
