Vascular Sonography – Educational Resources
Carol Mitchell, PhD, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, RT(R), ACS, FASE Margaret M. Park, BS, ACS, RVT, RDCS, FASE Earlier this year, Chris Kramer, BA, ACS, RDCS, FASE, provided information regarding how…
The ABC’s of Payment for Cardiovascular Ultrasound Services and Why the AMA Matters
Vera H. Rigolin, MD, FASE Most of us choose medicine as a career for altruistic reasons and for the love of science. Payment for our services rarely enters our minds…
Continuing Education and Meeting Calendar
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…
Correction
Correction to Pediatric Appropriate Use Criteria for Outpatient Echocardiography: Practice Variations among Pediatric Cardiologists, Noncardiologist Subspecialists, and Primary Care Providers Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography Volume 30, Issue…
Authors’ Reply
We thank Cantinotti et al for their thoughtful letter regarding our work on the echocardiographic diagnosis of anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) in children. We believe that…
Centile Curves for Velocity-Time Integral Times Heart Rate as a Function of Ventricular Length: The Use of Minute Distance Is Advantageous to Enhance Clinical Reliability in Children
Background The generation of velocity-time integrals (VTIs) from Doppler signals is an essential component of standard echocardiographic investigations. The most effective algorithm to compensate for growth in children has, however,…
Echocardiographic Estimation of Mean Pulmonary Artery Pressure: A Comparison of Different Approaches to Assign the Likelihood of Pulmonary Hypertension
Background Current guidelines advise using echocardiography for noninvasive estimation of the likelihood that a patient has pulmonary hypertension (PH). To estimate the echocardiographic probability of PH, the maximal tricuspid regurgitation…
Arterial Thickness and Stiffness Are Independently Associated with Left Ventricular Strain
Background The aim of this study was to examine the association between myocardial strain and arterial thickness and stiffness in young adults. Increased common carotid artery intima media thickness and…
Diagnostic Accuracy of Echocardiography in ALCAPA: Is It Always Correct to Rely Only on Echocardiography? The Issue of False Negatives
We read with interest the article by Patel et al titled “Echocardiographic Diagnosis, Surgical Treatment, and Outcomes of Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery.” We congratulate the authors, who…
Invasive Validation of the Echocardiographic Assessment of Left Ventricular Filling Pressures Using the 2016 Diastolic Guidelines: Head-to-Head Comparison with the 2009 Guidelines
Background Recent American Society of Echocardiography (ASE)/European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) guidelines for echocardiographic evaluation of left ventricular (LV) diastolic function provide a practical, simplified diagnostic algorithm for estimating…
