Background Left atrial (LA) strain imaging enables the quantitative assessment of LA function. The clinical relevance of these measurements is dependent on the provision of information incremental to the left…
Background Ascending aorta dilatation is common in bicuspid aortic valve (BAV). The aim of this study was to investigate agreement of transthoracic echocardiographic (TTE) measurement of the sinuses of Valsalva…
Background Echocardiography is important for the diagnosis of infective endocarditis (IE), for which transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is superior to transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). Methods A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational…
In this issue of JASE , in a well-written and thoughtful article, Park et al . report on a study in which they retrospectively compared transthoracic echocardiographic and computed tomographic angiographic…
By Amer Johri, MD, FASE The Vascular Council is one of only four Councils of ASE, emphasizing the importance that our organization attributes to this topic, in line with the…
Background Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries is a rare form of congenital heart disease. Management is controversial; options include observation, physiologic repair, and anatomic repair. Assessment of morphologic left…
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 In adult humans and pig models, strain rate (SR) correlates strongly with invasive measures of contractility but does not demonstrate a force-frequency relationship, which is a fundamental behavior of…
Background Early, sensitive, and reproducible evaluation of left ventricular function is imperative for the diagnosis of cardiac dysfunction in patients with Duchene muscular dystrophy. The aim of this study was…
Vera H. Rigolin, MD, FASE It is hard to believe that another one of ASE’s Scientific Sessions has come and gone. This year’s Scientific Sessions were a resounding success, with…
