Index to Subjects*

A

Academic medical centers

Development of an educational strategy and decision support tool to enhance appropriate use of stress echocardiography at a large academic medical center: a prospective, pre- and postintervention analysis (Levitt et al). 2015;28:1401-9

Accreditation

Predictors of delayed accreditation of echocardiography laboratories: an analysis of the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission database (Nagueh et al). 2015;28:1062-9

Accuracy of results ; see Reproducibility of results

Acutely unwell patients ; see Critical illness

Adipose tissue

Clinical utility of measuring epicardial adipose tissue thickness with echocardiography using a high-frequency linear probe in patients with coronary artery disease (Hirata et al). 2015;28:1240-6

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound: a novel noninvasive, nonionizing method for the detection of brown adipose tissue in humans (Flynn et al). 2015;28:1247-54

Adolescence

Altered left ventricular twist is associated with clinical severity in adults and adolescents with homozygous sickle cell anemia (Braga et al). 2015;28:692-9

Age factors

Cardiovascular health in young adulthood and association with left ventricular structure and function later in life: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study (Desai et al). 2015;28:1452-61

Changes in right ventricular function with exercise in healthy subjects: optimal parameters and effects of gender and age (Chia et al). 2015;28:1441-51

Aged

Arterial wave reflection and aortic valve calcification in an elderly community-based cohort (Sera et al). 2015;28:430-6

Aldosterone

Usefulness of speckle-tracking imaging for right ventricular assessment after acute myocardial infarction: a magnetic resonance imaging/echocardiographic comparison within the relation between aldosterone and cardiac remodeling after myocardial infarction study (Lemarié et al). 2015;28:818-27

Algorithms

The reproducibility and absolute values of echocardiographic measurements of left ventricular size and function in children are algorithm dependent (Margossian et al). 2015;28:549-58

American Society of Echocardiography

The clinical application of strain: raising the standard (Marwick). 2015;28:1182-3 (Editorial comment)

COCATS 4 Task Force 5: Training in echocardiography: endorsed by the American Society of Echocardiography (Ryan et al). 2015;28:615-27 (ACC training statement)

Definitions for a common standard for 2D speckle tracking echocardiography: consensus document of the EACVI/ASE/Industry Task Force to standardize deformation imaging (Voigt et al). 2015;28:183-93 (Special article)

Echocardiography in the management of patients with left ventricular assist devices: recommendations from the American Society of Echocardiography (Stainback et al). 2015;28:853-909 (Guidelines and standards)

Guidelines for the echocardiographic assessment of atrial septal defect and patent foramen ovale: from the American Society of Echocardiography and Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions (Silvestry et al). 2015;28:910-58 (Guidelines and standards)

Guidelines for the use of echocardiography as a monitor for therapeutic intervention in adults: a report from the American Society of Echocardiography (Porter et al). 2015;28:40-56 (Guidelines and standards)

Head-to-head comparison of global longitudinal strain measurements among nine different vendors: the EACVI/ASE Inter-vendor Comparison Study (Farsalinos et al). 2015;28:1171-81

Jill (or Jack) of all trades, master of none? (Wiegers). 2015;28:628-9 (Editorial comment)

Multimodality imaging of diseases of the thoracic aorta in adults: from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging: endorsed by the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography and Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (Goldstein et al). 2015;28:119-82 (Guidelines and standards)

Recommendations for cardiac chamber quantification by echocardiography in adults: an update from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (Lang et al). 2015;28:1-39 (Guidelines and standards)

Recommendations on the use of echocardiography in adult hypertension: a report from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) and the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) (Marwick et al). 2015;28:727-54 (Guidelines and standards)

A summary of the American Society of Echocardiography Foundation Value-Based Healthcare: Summit 2014: The Role of Cardiovascular Ultrasound in the New Paradigm (Byrd et al). 2015;28:755-69 (Special report)

Task Force 2: Pediatric cardiology fellowship training in noninvasive cardiac imaging: endorsed by the American Society of Echocardiography and the Society of Pediatric Echocardiography (Srivastava et al). 2015;28:1009-19 (Training statement)

Anemia, sickle cell

Abnormal regulation of microvascular tone in a murine model of sickle cell disease assessed by contrast ultrasound (Wu et al). 2015;28:1122-8

Altered left ventricular twist is associated with clinical severity in adults and adolescents with homozygous sickle cell anemia (Braga et al). 2015;28:692-9

Left ventricular rotational mechanics in Tanzanian children with sickle cell disease (Di Maria et al). 2015;28:340-6

Aneurysm, heart ; see Heart aneurysm

Angiography

Guidelines for the echocardiographic assessment of atrial septal defect and patent foramen ovale: from the American Society of Echocardiography and Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions (Silvestry et al). 2015;28:910-58 (Guidelines and standards)

Angioplasty

Usefulness of two-dimensional longitudinal strain pattern to predict left ventricular recovery and in-hospital complications after acute anterior myocardial infarction treated successfully by primary angioplasty (Meimoun et al). 2015;28:1366-75

Animal studies

Abnormal regulation of microvascular tone in a murine model of sickle cell disease assessed by contrast ultrasound (Wu et al). 2015;28:1122-8

Pressure overload creates right ventricular diastolic dysfunction in a mouse model: assessment by echocardiography (Egemnazarov et al). 2015;28:828-43

Antibiotics, anthracycline

Caring for the cardio-oncology patient: straining to foresee the future (Addetia and DeCara). 2015;28:515-6 (Editorial comment)

Time trends of left ventricular ejection fraction and myocardial deformation indices in a cohort of women with breast cancer treated with anthracyclines, taxanes, and trastuzumab (Tan et al). 2015;28:509-14

Aorta, thoracic

Multimodality imaging of diseases of the thoracic aorta in adults: from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging: endorsed by the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography and Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (Goldstein et al). 2015;28:119-82 (Guidelines and standards)

Aortic valve

Arterial wave reflection and aortic valve calcification in an elderly community-based cohort (Sera et al). 2015;28:430-6

Hemodynamic outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement and medical management in severe, inoperable aortic stenosis: a longitudinal echocardiographic study of cohort B of the PARTNER trial (Douglas et al). 2015;28:210-7

Improving the accuracy of effective orifice area assessment after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: validation of left ventricular outflow tract diameter and pulsed-wave Doppler location and impact of three-dimensional measurements (Khalique et al). 2015;28:1283-93

Aortic valve insufficiency

Assessment of paravalvular aortic regurgitation after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: intra–core laboratory variability (Hahn et al). 2015;28:415-22

Impact of device landing zone calcification on paravalvular regurgitation after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiographic study (Mihara et al). 2015;28:404-14

Mitral valve geometry changes in patients with aortic regurgitation (Regeer et al). 2015;28:455-62

Simplified rheumatic heart disease screening criteria for handheld echocardiography (Lu et al). 2015;28:463-9

Valvular regurgitation using portable echocardiography in a healthy student population: implications for rheumatic heart disease screening (Webb et al). 2015;28:981-8

Aortic valve replacement ; see Heart valve prosthesis

Aortic valve stenosis

Assessment of paravalvular aortic regurgitation after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: intra–core laboratory variability (Hahn et al). 2015;28:415-22

Correction of Doppler gradients for pressure recovery improves agreement with subsequent catheterization gradients in congenital aortic stenosis (Schlingmann et al). 2015;28:1410-7

Differences in natural history of low- and high-gradient aortic stenosis from nonsevere to severe stage of the disease (Herrmann et al). 2015;28:1270-82

Differential left ventricular outflow tract remodeling and dynamics in aortic stenosis (Mehrotra et al). 2015;28:1259-66

Discrepancies in left ventricular mass calculation based on echocardiography and cardiovascular magnetic resonance measurements in patients with left ventricular hypertrophy (Seo et al). 2015;28:1194-203

Doppler imaging in aortic stenosis: the importance of the nonapical imaging windows to determine severity in a contemporary cohort (Thaden et al). 2015;28:780-5

Hemodynamic outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement and medical management in severe, inoperable aortic stenosis: a longitudinal echocardiographic study of cohort B of the PARTNER trial (Douglas et al). 2015;28:210-7

Impact of device landing zone calcification on paravalvular regurgitation after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiographic study (Mihara et al). 2015;28:404-14

Increased apical rotation in severe aortic stenosis is associated with reduced survival: a speckle-tracking study (Holmes et al). 2015;28:1294-301

Left ventricular outflow tract geometry and dynamics in aortic stenosis: implications for the echocardiographic assessment of aortic valve area (Pibarot and Clavel). 2015;28:1267-9 (Editorial comment)

Pressure recovery in congenital aortic stenosis (Kobayashi and Humes). 2015;28:1418-9 (Editorial comment)

Symptoms in severe aortic stenosis are associated with decreased compensatory circumferential myocardial mechanics (Carasso et al). 2015;28:218-25

Tissue velocities and myocardial deformation in asymptomatic and symptomatic aortic stenosis (Carstensen et al). 2015;28:969-80

Usefulness of echocardiographic criteria for transcatheter aortic valve implantation without balloon predilation: a single-center experience (Islas et al). 2015;28:423-9

Valvular regurgitation using portable echocardiography in a healthy student population: implications for rheumatic heart disease screening (Webb et al). 2015;28:981-8

Arrhythmia

Left ventricular involvement in arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy assessed by echocardiography predicts adverse clinical outcome (Mast et al). 2015;28:1103-13

Mechanical dyssynchrony by tissue Doppler cross-correlation is associated with risk for complex ventricular arrhythmias after cardiac resynchronization therapy (Tayal et al). 2015;28:1474-81

The relationship between time from myocardial infarction, left ventricular dyssynchrony, and the risk for ventricular arrhythmia: speckle-tracking echocardiographic analysis (Leong et al). 2015;28:470-7

Right ventricular remodeling, its correlates, and its clinical impact in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (Roşca et al). 2015;28:1329-38

Arteries

Clinical implications of pulmonary shunting on saline contrast echocardiography (Velthuis et al). 2015;28:255-63 (State-of-the-art review article)

Echocardiographic measurements in normal Chinese adults focusing on cardiac chambers and great arteries: a prospective, nationwide, and multicenter study (Yao et al). 2015;28:570-9

ASE communications

ASE communications. 2015;28:40-56, 853-958

Atherosclerosis

Arterial wave reflection and aortic valve calcification in an elderly community-based cohort (Sera et al). 2015;28:430-6

Associations of coronary heart disease with common carotid artery near and far wall intima-media thickness: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (Polak et al). 2015;28:1114-21

Carotid artery intima-media thickness measurements in the youth: reproducibility and technical considerations (Tierney et al). 2015;28:309-16

Athletes

Patterns of left ventricular diastolic function in Olympic athletes (Caselli et al). 2015;28:236-44

Patterns of left ventricular longitudinal strain and strain rate in Olympic athletes (Caselli et al). 2015;28:245-53

Atrial fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation may affect the success of mitral balloon valvuloplasty (Günaydın et al) (Letter); (Sengupta et al) (Reply). 2015;28:375-6

Echocardiographic predictors of progression to persistent or permanent atrial fibrillation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (E6P study) (Yoon et al). 2015;28:709-17

Atrial function, right

Impact of body size on inferior vena cava parameters for estimating right atrial pressure: a need for standardization? (Taniguchi et al). 2015;28:1420-7

Atrial septal defects ; see Heart septal defects, atrial

Atrioventricular groove ; see Heart atrium ; Heart ventricle

Automation

Longitudinal strain by automated function imaging detects single-vessel coronary artery disease in patients undergoing dipyridamole stress echocardiography (Cusmà-Piccione et al). 2015;28:1214-21

B

Balloon dilatation

Atrial fibrillation may affect the success of mitral balloon valvuloplasty (Günaydın et al) (Letter); (Sengupta et al) (Reply). 2015;28:375-6

Usefulness of echocardiographic criteria for transcatheter aortic valve implantation without balloon predilation: a single-center experience (Islas et al). 2015;28:423-9

Bioprosthesis

Early bioprosthetic valve failure: mechanistic insights via correlation between echocardiographic and operative findings (Cremer et al). 2015;28:1131-48 (State-of-the-art review article)

Biopsy

Myocardial strain and strain rate from speckle-tracking echocardiography are unable to differentiate asymptomatic biopsy-proven cellular rejection in the first year after cardiac transplantation (Ambardekar et al). 2015;28:478-85

Biventricular function ; see Ventricular function, left ; Ventricular function, right

Blood flow velocity

Doppler systolic signal void in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: apical aneurysm and severe obstruction without elevated intraventricular velocities (Po et al). 2015;28:1462-73

Maturational changes in diastolic longitudinal myocardial velocity in preterm infants (Di Maria et al). 2015;28:1045-52

Tissue velocities and myocardial deformation in asymptomatic and symptomatic aortic stenosis (Carstensen et al). 2015;28:969-80

Blood pressure

Arterial wave reflection and aortic valve calcification in an elderly community-based cohort (Sera et al). 2015;28:430-6

Body constitution

Impact of body size on inferior vena cava parameters for estimating right atrial pressure: a need for standardization? (Taniguchi et al). 2015;28:1420-7

Body surface area

Impact of body size on inferior vena cava parameters for estimating right atrial pressure: a need for standardization? (Taniguchi et al). 2015;28:1420-7

Breast neoplasms

Caring for the cardio-oncology patient: straining to foresee the future (Addetia and DeCara). 2015;28:515-6 (Editorial comment)

Does trastuzumab cause cardiotoxicity in the treatment of patients with breast cancer? (Zhang and Yang) (Letter); (Tan and Scherrer-Crosbie) (Reply). 2015;28:1129-30

Time trends of left ventricular ejection fraction and myocardial deformation indices in a cohort of women with breast cancer treated with anthracyclines, taxanes, and trastuzumab (Tan et al). 2015;28:509-14

B

Balloon dilatation

Atrial fibrillation may affect the success of mitral balloon valvuloplasty (Günaydın et al) (Letter); (Sengupta et al) (Reply). 2015;28:375-6

Usefulness of echocardiographic criteria for transcatheter aortic valve implantation without balloon predilation: a single-center experience (Islas et al). 2015;28:423-9

Bioprosthesis

Early bioprosthetic valve failure: mechanistic insights via correlation between echocardiographic and operative findings (Cremer et al). 2015;28:1131-48 (State-of-the-art review article)

Biopsy

Myocardial strain and strain rate from speckle-tracking echocardiography are unable to differentiate asymptomatic biopsy-proven cellular rejection in the first year after cardiac transplantation (Ambardekar et al). 2015;28:478-85

Biventricular function ; see Ventricular function, left ; Ventricular function, right

Blood flow velocity

Doppler systolic signal void in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: apical aneurysm and severe obstruction without elevated intraventricular velocities (Po et al). 2015;28:1462-73

Maturational changes in diastolic longitudinal myocardial velocity in preterm infants (Di Maria et al). 2015;28:1045-52

Tissue velocities and myocardial deformation in asymptomatic and symptomatic aortic stenosis (Carstensen et al). 2015;28:969-80

Blood pressure

Arterial wave reflection and aortic valve calcification in an elderly community-based cohort (Sera et al). 2015;28:430-6

Body constitution

Impact of body size on inferior vena cava parameters for estimating right atrial pressure: a need for standardization? (Taniguchi et al). 2015;28:1420-7

Body surface area

Impact of body size on inferior vena cava parameters for estimating right atrial pressure: a need for standardization? (Taniguchi et al). 2015;28:1420-7

Breast neoplasms

Caring for the cardio-oncology patient: straining to foresee the future (Addetia and DeCara). 2015;28:515-6 (Editorial comment)

Does trastuzumab cause cardiotoxicity in the treatment of patients with breast cancer? (Zhang and Yang) (Letter); (Tan and Scherrer-Crosbie) (Reply). 2015;28:1129-30

Time trends of left ventricular ejection fraction and myocardial deformation indices in a cohort of women with breast cancer treated with anthracyclines, taxanes, and trastuzumab (Tan et al). 2015;28:509-14

C

Calcinosis

Arterial wave reflection and aortic valve calcification in an elderly community-based cohort (Sera et al). 2015;28:430-6

Early bioprosthetic valve failure: mechanistic insights via correlation between echocardiographic and operative findings (Cremer et al). 2015;28:1131-48 (State-of-the-art review article)

Impact of device landing zone calcification on paravalvular regurgitation after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiographic study (Mihara et al). 2015;28:404-14

Mitral annular dynamics in mitral annular calcification: a three-dimensional imaging study (Pressman et al). 2015;28:786-94

Pitfalls in the echocardiographic evaluation of mitral annular size, shape, and dynamics in patients with mitral annular calcification (Silbiger) (Letter); (Pressman et al) (Reply). 2015;28:1255-7

Risk stratification for cardiovascular disease in women in the primary care setting (Roy et al). 2015;28:1232-9

Cancer ; see Neoplasms

Capillaries

Abnormal regulation of microvascular tone in a murine model of sickle cell disease assessed by contrast ultrasound (Wu et al). 2015;28:1122-8

Echocardiographic prediction of pre- versus postcapillary pulmonary hypertension (D’Alto et al). 2015;28:108-15

Carcinoid heart disease

Accuracy and reproducibility of right ventricular quantification in patients with pressure and volume overload using single-beat three-dimensional echocardiography (Knight et al). 2015;28:363-74

Cardiac output

Increased apical rotation in severe aortic stenosis is associated with reduced survival: a speckle-tracking study (Holmes et al). 2015;28:1294-301

Cardiac pacing, artificial

Effect of pacing mode and pacing site on torsional and strain parameters and on coronary flow (Papadopoulou et al). 2015;28:347-54

Impact of cardiac resynchronization therapy on left ventricular mechanics: understanding the response through a new quantitative approach based on longitudinal strain integrals (Bernard et al). 2015;28:700-8

Mechanical dyssynchrony by tissue Doppler cross-correlation is associated with risk for complex ventricular arrhythmias after cardiac resynchronization therapy (Tayal et al). 2015;28:1474-81

Three-dimensional propagation imaging of left ventricular activation by speckle-tracking echocardiography to predict responses to cardiac resynchronization therapy (Seo et al). 2015;28:606-14

Cardiac rejection ; see Graft rejection

Cardiac volume

Accuracy and reproducibility of right ventricular quantification in patients with pressure and volume overload using single-beat three-dimensional echocardiography (Knight et al). 2015;28:363-74

Accuracy and test-retest reproducibility of two-dimensional knowledge-based volumetric reconstruction of the right ventricle in pulmonary hypertension (Knight et al). 2015;28:989-98

Functional and anatomic responses of the left atrium to change in estimated left ventricular filling pressure (Huynh et al). 2015;28:1428-33

Novel approach to three-dimensional echocardiographic quantification of right ventricular volumes and function from focused views (Medvedofsky et al). 2015;28:1222-31

Cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic

Comparison of resting and exercise echocardiographic parameters as indicators of outcomes in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (Reant et al). 2015;28:194-203

Doppler systolic signal void in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: apical aneurysm and severe obstruction without elevated intraventricular velocities (Po et al). 2015;28:1462-73

Echocardiography before and after resect-plicate-release surgical myectomy for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (Halpern et al). 2015;28:1318-28

Echocardiography in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: in with strain, out with straining? (Chun and Woo). 2015;28:204-9 (Editorial comment)

Impact of global and segmental hypertrophy on two-dimensional strain derived from three-dimensional echocardiography in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: comparison with healthy subjects (Voilliot et al). 2015;28:1093-102

Right ventricular remodeling, its correlates, and its clinical impact in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (Roşca et al). 2015;28:1329-38

Cardiotoxicity

Caring for the cardio-oncology patient: straining to foresee the future (Addetia and DeCara). 2015;28:515-6 (Editorial comment)

Does trastuzumab cause cardiotoxicity in the treatment of patients with breast cancer? (Zhang and Yang) (Letter); (Tan and Scherrer-Crosbie) (Reply). 2015;28:1129-30

Time trends of left ventricular ejection fraction and myocardial deformation indices in a cohort of women with breast cancer treated with anthracyclines, taxanes, and trastuzumab (Tan et al). 2015;28:509-14

Cardiovascular diseases

Cardiovascular health in young adulthood and association with left ventricular structure and function later in life: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study (Desai et al). 2015;28:1452-61

Multimodality imaging of diseases of the thoracic aorta in adults: from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging: endorsed by the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography and Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (Goldstein et al). 2015;28:119-82 (Guidelines and standards)

Risk stratification for cardiovascular disease in women in the primary care setting (Roy et al). 2015;28:1232-9

A summary of the American Society of Echocardiography Foundation Value-Based Healthcare: Summit 2014: The Role of Cardiovascular Ultrasound in the New Paradigm (Byrd et al). 2015;28:755-69 (Special report)

Carotid arteries

Associations of coronary heart disease with common carotid artery near and far wall intima-media thickness: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (Polak et al). 2015;28:1114-21

Carotid artery intima-media thickness measurements in the youth: reproducibility and technical considerations (Tierney et al). 2015;28:309-16

Risk stratification for cardiovascular disease in women in the primary care setting (Roy et al). 2015;28:1232-9

Cerebrovascular disorders

Diastolic dysfunction and cerebrovascular redistribution precede overt recipient twin cardiomyopathy in early-stage twin-twin transfusion syndrome (Votava-Smith et al). 2015;28:533-40

Libman-Sacks endocarditis: detection, characterization, and clinical correlates by three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (Roldan et al). 2015;28:770-9

Child

Biventricular systolic function impairment in children after tetralogy of Fallot repair (Koestenberger) (Letter); (Roche et al) (Reply). 2015;28:495-6

Calculation of pediatric left ventricular mass: validation and reference values using real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (Laser et al). 2015;28:275-83

Carotid artery intima-media thickness measurements in the youth: reproducibility and technical considerations (Tierney et al). 2015;28:309-16

Echocardiographic characteristics of annulo-leaflet mitral ring (Schidlow et al). 2015;28:541-8

Echocardiographic estimation of right ventricular stroke work in children with pulmonary arterial hypertension: comparison with invasive measurements (Di Maria et al). 2015;28:1350-7

Echocardiographic measures associated with early postsurgical myocardial dysfunction in pediatric patients with mitral valve regurgitation (Arunamata et al). 2015;28:284-93

Echocardiography and three-dimensional printing: sound ideas to touch a heart (Farooqi and Sengupta). 2015;28:398-403 (Editorial comment)

Exercise E/e’ for the assessment of left ventricular filling pressures: with caution in clinical practice? (Hammoudi et al) (Letter); (Bruengger et al) (Reply); (Oh and Kane) (Reply). 2015;28:376-8

Exercise echocardiography demonstrates biventricular systolic dysfunction and reveals decreased left ventricular contractile reserve in children after tetralogy of Fallot repair (Roche et al). 2015;28:294-301

Feasibility and reproducibility of echocardiographic measures in children with muscular dystrophies (Spurney et al). 2015;28:999-1008

The influence of angle of insonation and target depth on speckle-tracking strain (Forsha et al). 2015;28:580-6

Left ventricular rotational mechanics in Tanzanian children with sickle cell disease (Di Maria et al). 2015;28:340-6

Mechanical dyssynchrony and abnormal regional strain promote erroneous measurement of systolic function in pediatric heart transplantation (Parthiban et al). 2015;28:1161-70

A practical guide to pediatric coronary artery imaging with echocardiography (Brown et al). 2015;28:379-91 (State-of-the-art review article)

The reproducibility and absolute values of echocardiographic measurements of left ventricular size and function in children are algorithm dependent (Margossian et al). 2015;28:549-58

Task Force 2: Pediatric cardiology fellowship training in noninvasive cardiac imaging: endorsed by the American Society of Echocardiography and the Society of Pediatric Echocardiography (Srivastava et al). 2015;28:1009-19 (Training statement)

Three-dimensional printing of intracardiac defects from three-dimensional echocardiographic images: feasibility and relative accuracy (Olivieri et al). 2015;28:392-7 (Special article)

China

Echocardiographic measurements in normal Chinese adults focusing on cardiac chambers and great arteries: a prospective, nationwide, and multicenter study (Yao et al). 2015;28:570-9

Clinical competence

COCATS 4 Task Force 5: Training in echocardiography: endorsed by the American Society of Echocardiography (Ryan et al). 2015;28:615-27 (ACC training statement)

Jill (or Jack) of all trades, master of none? (Wiegers). 2015;28:628-9 (Editorial comment)

COCATS ; see Core Cardiovascular Training Statement

Cognition disorders

Relationship between cognitive impairment and echocardiographic parameters: a review (Arangalage et al). 2015;28:264-74 (Special article)

Communication

Percutaneous closure of perivalvular mitral regurgitation: how should the interventionalists and the echocardiographers communicate? (Quader et al). 2015;28:497-508 (State-of-the-art review article)

Complications, postoperative ; see Postoperative complications

Congenital heart defects ; see Heart defects, congenital

Contractile reserve

Abnormal contractile reserve to exercise: a stress echocardiographic abnormality that may be associated with myocardial rather than coronary artery disease (Marwick). 2015;28:106-7 (Editorial comment)

Abnormal left ventricular contractile response to exercise in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease is associated with resting left ventricular long-axis dysfunction (Nasis et al). 2015;28:95-105

Biventricular systolic function impairment in children after tetralogy of Fallot repair (Koestenberger) (Letter); (Roche et al) (Reply). 2015;28:495-6

Exercise echocardiography demonstrates biventricular systolic dysfunction and reveals decreased left ventricular contractile reserve in children after tetralogy of Fallot repair (Roche et al). 2015;28:294-301

Contraction, myocardial ; see Myocardial contraction

Contrast echocardiography ; see Echocardiography, contrast

Contrast media

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound: a novel noninvasive, nonionizing method for the detection of brown adipose tissue in humans (Flynn et al). 2015;28:1247-54

Real-time contrast ultrasound muscle perfusion imaging with intermediate-power imaging coupled with acoustically durable microbubbles (Seol et al). 2015;28:718-26

Regadenoson stress real-time myocardial perfusion echocardiography for detection of coronary artery disease: feasibility and accuracy of two different ultrasound contrast agents (Abdelmoneim et al). 2015;28:1393-400

Core Cardiovascular Training Statement

COCATS 4 Task Force 5: Training in echocardiography: endorsed by the American Society of Echocardiography (Ryan et al). 2015;28:615-27 (ACC training statement)

Jill (or Jack) of all trades, master of none? (Wiegers). 2015;28:628-9 (Editorial comment)

Coronary aneurysm

A practical guide to pediatric coronary artery imaging with echocardiography (Brown et al). 2015;28:379-91 (State-of-the-art review article)

Coronary angiography

Abnormal contractile reserve to exercise: a stress echocardiographic abnormality that may be associated with myocardial rather than coronary artery disease (Marwick). 2015;28:106-7 (Editorial comment)

Abnormal left ventricular contractile response to exercise in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease is associated with resting left ventricular long-axis dysfunction (Nasis et al). 2015;28:95-105

Quantitative dobutamine stress echocardiography using speckle-tracking analysis versus conventional visual analysis for detection of significant coronary artery disease after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (Joyce et al). 2015;28:1379-89

Regadenoson stress real-time myocardial perfusion echocardiography for detection of coronary artery disease: feasibility and accuracy of two different ultrasound contrast agents (Abdelmoneim et al). 2015;28:1393-400

Stressing the limits of strain echocardiography (Sawada). 2015;28:1390-2 (Editorial comment)

Coronary circulation

Effect of pacing mode and pacing site on torsional and strain parameters and on coronary flow (Papadopoulou et al). 2015;28:347-54

Coronary disease

Abnormal contractile reserve to exercise: a stress echocardiographic abnormality that may be associated with myocardial rather than coronary artery disease (Marwick). 2015;28:106-7 (Editorial comment)

Abnormal left ventricular contractile response to exercise in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease is associated with resting left ventricular long-axis dysfunction (Nasis et al). 2015;28:95-105

Associations of coronary heart disease with common carotid artery near and far wall intima-media thickness: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (Polak et al). 2015;28:1114-21

Cardiovascular health in young adulthood and association with left ventricular structure and function later in life: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study (Desai et al). 2015;28:1452-61

Clinical utility of measuring epicardial adipose tissue thickness with echocardiography using a high-frequency linear probe in patients with coronary artery disease (Hirata et al). 2015;28:1240-6

Evaluation of left ventricular function by three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography in patients with myocardial bridging of the left anterior descending coronary artery (Wang et al). 2015;28:674-82

The incremental prognostic value of the incorporation of myocardial perfusion assessment into clinical testing with stress echocardiography study (Shah et al). 2015;28:1358-65

Longitudinal strain by automated function imaging detects single-vessel coronary artery disease in patients undergoing dipyridamole stress echocardiography (Cusmà-Piccione et al). 2015;28:1214-21

Quantitative dobutamine stress echocardiography using speckle-tracking analysis versus conventional visual analysis for detection of significant coronary artery disease after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (Joyce et al). 2015;28:1379-89

Regadenoson stress real-time myocardial perfusion echocardiography for detection of coronary artery disease: feasibility and accuracy of two different ultrasound contrast agents (Abdelmoneim et al). 2015;28:1393-400

Stressing the limits of strain echocardiography (Sawada). 2015;28:1390-2 (Editorial comment)

Usefulness of speckle-tracking imaging for right ventricular assessment after acute myocardial infarction: a magnetic resonance imaging/echocardiographic comparison within the relation between aldosterone and cardiac remodeling after myocardial infarction study (Lemarié et al). 2015;28:818-27

Correspondence

Atrial fibrillation may affect the success of mitral balloon valvuloplasty (Günaydın et al) (Letter); (Sengupta et al) (Reply). 2015;28:375-6

Biventricular systolic function impairment in children after tetralogy of Fallot repair (Koestenberger) (Letter); (Roche et al) (Reply). 2015;28:495-6

Contrast echocardiography in acutely unwell patients (Putrino and Platts) (Letter); (Citro et al) (Reply). 2015;28:844-5

Does trastuzumab cause cardiotoxicity in the treatment of patients with breast cancer? (Zhang and Yang) (Letter); (Tan and Scherrer-Crosbie) (Reply). 2015;28:1129-30

Echocardiographic chamber quantification in the era of multimodality imaging: beware of unintended consequences (Feigenbaum) (Letter); (Mor-Avi et al) (Reply). 2015;28:847-51

Exercise E/e’ for the assessment of left ventricular filling pressures: with caution in clinical practice? (Hammoudi et al) (Letter); (Bruengger et al) (Reply); (Oh and Kane) (Reply). 2015;28:376-8

Influence of thrombolysis and mechanical ventilation on echocardiographic predictors of survival after acute pulmonary embolism (Sanfilippo et al) (Letter); (Khemasuwan et al) (Reply). 2015;28:846-7

Mirror artifacts in two-dimensional echocardiography: don’t forget objects in the third dimension (Bertrand et al). 2015;28:1376-7 (Letter)

Pitfalls in the echocardiographic evaluation of mitral annular size, shape, and dynamics in patients with mitral annular calcification (Silbiger) (Letter); (Pressman et al) (Reply). 2015;28:1255-7

Protruding fat from the posterior atrioventricular groove: a novel echocardiographic finding useful in distinguishing pericardial effusions from left pleural effusions (Silbiger et al). 2015;28:116-7 (Letter)

Cost-benefit analysis

Creating opportunities to guide efficient and cost-effective echocardiography in the era of value-based cardiac imaging (Xie and Shaw). 2015;28:1060-1 (Editorial comment)

Focused cardiac ultrasound in place of repeat echocardiography: reliability and cost implications (Kini et al). 2015;28:1053-9

Critical illness

Contrast echocardiography in acutely unwell patients (Putrino and Platts) (Letter); (Citro et al) (Reply). 2015;28:844-5

D

Decision support techniques

Development of an educational strategy and decision support tool to enhance appropriate use of stress echocardiography at a large academic medical center: a prospective, pre- and postintervention analysis (Levitt et al). 2015;28:1401-9

Dementia

Relationship between cognitive impairment and echocardiographic parameters: a review (Arangalage et al). 2015;28:264-74 (Special article)

Diabetes mellitus, non-insulin-dependent

Right heart mechanics in untreated normotensive patients with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a two- and three-dimensional echocardiographic study (Tadic et al). 2015;28:317-27

Right ventricular function measures as biomarkers of diabetic cardiomyopathy (Pai). 2015;28:328-9 (Editorial comment)

Diagnosis, differential

Protruding fat from the posterior atrioventricular groove: a novel echocardiographic finding useful in distinguishing pericardial effusions from left pleural effusions (Silbiger et al). 2015;28:116-7 (Letter)

Usefulness of speckle-tracking imaging for right ventricular assessment after acute myocardial infarction: a magnetic resonance imaging/echocardiographic comparison within the relation between aldosterone and cardiac remodeling after myocardial infarction study (Lemarié et al). 2015;28:818-27

Diagnostic imaging

Definitions for a common standard for 2D speckle tracking echocardiography: consensus document of the EACVI/ASE/Industry Task Force to standardize deformation imaging (Voigt et al). 2015;28:183-93 (Special article)

Doppler imaging in aortic stenosis: the importance of the nonapical imaging windows to determine severity in a contemporary cohort (Thaden et al). 2015;28:780-5

Echocardiographic chamber quantification in the era of multimodality imaging: beware of unintended consequences (Feigenbaum) (Letter); (Mor-Avi et al) (Reply). 2015;28:847-51

Echocardiographic identification of acute cellular rejection in heart transplant recipients (Estep). 2015;28:1157-60 (Editorial comment)

Identifying errors and inconsistencies in real time while using facilitated echocardiographic reporting (Spencer et al). 2015;28:88-92

Longitudinal strain by automated function imaging detects single-vessel coronary artery disease in patients undergoing dipyridamole stress echocardiography (Cusmà-Piccione et al). 2015;28:1214-21

The miniaturized multiplane micro-transesophageal echocardiographic probe: a comparative evaluation of its accuracy and image quality (Toole et al). 2015;28:802-7

Mirror artifacts in two-dimensional echocardiography: don’t forget objects in the third dimension (Bertrand et al). 2015;28:1376-7 (Letter)

Multimodality imaging of diseases of the thoracic aorta in adults: from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging: endorsed by the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography and Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (Goldstein et al). 2015;28:119-82 (Guidelines and standards)

A summary of the American Society of Echocardiography Foundation Value-Based Healthcare: Summit 2014: The Role of Cardiovascular Ultrasound in the New Paradigm (Byrd et al). 2015;28:755-69 (Special report)

Task Force 2: Pediatric cardiology fellowship training in noninvasive cardiac imaging: endorsed by the American Society of Echocardiography and the Society of Pediatric Echocardiography (Srivastava et al). 2015;28:1009-19 (Training statement)

Three-dimensional echocardiographic en face views of ventricular septal defects: feasibility, accuracy, imaging protocols and reference image collection (Cossor et al). 2015;28:1020-9

Usefulness of two-dimensional strain parameters to diagnose acute rejection after heart transplantation (Mingo-Santos et al). 2015;28:1149-56

Walking the walk…or achieving quality is harder than it seems (Douglas). 2015;28:93-4 (Editorial comment)

Diastole

Altered spatial distribution of the diastolic left ventricular pressure difference in heart failure (Iwano et al). 2015;28:597-605

Changes in right ventricular function with exercise in healthy subjects: optimal parameters and effects of gender and age (Chia et al). 2015;28:1441-51

Diastolic dysfunction and cerebrovascular redistribution precede overt recipient twin cardiomyopathy in early-stage twin-twin transfusion syndrome (Votava-Smith et al). 2015;28:533-40

Endurance exercise–induced cardiac remodeling: not all sports are created equal (Wasfy et al). 2015;28:1434-40

Exercise E/e’ for the assessment of left ventricular filling pressures: with caution in clinical practice? (Hammoudi et al) (Letter); (Bruengger et al) (Reply); (Oh and Kane) (Reply). 2015;28:376-8

Maturational changes in diastolic longitudinal myocardial velocity in preterm infants (Di Maria et al). 2015;28:1045-52

Patterns of left ventricular diastolic function in Olympic athletes (Caselli et al). 2015;28:236-44

Pressure overload creates right ventricular diastolic dysfunction in a mouse model: assessment by echocardiography (Egemnazarov et al). 2015;28:828-43

Role of diastolic function in preserved exercise capacity in patients with reduced ejection fractions (Ohara et al). 2015;28:1184-93

Dipyridamole

Longitudinal strain by automated function imaging detects single-vessel coronary artery disease in patients undergoing dipyridamole stress echocardiography (Cusmà-Piccione et al). 2015;28:1214-21

Dobutamine

Quantitative dobutamine stress echocardiography using speckle-tracking analysis versus conventional visual analysis for detection of significant coronary artery disease after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (Joyce et al). 2015;28:1379-89

Stressing the limits of strain echocardiography (Sawada). 2015;28:1390-2 (Editorial comment)

Doppler echocardiography ; see Echocardiography, Doppler

Doppler tissue imaging

Maturational changes in diastolic longitudinal myocardial velocity in preterm infants (Di Maria et al). 2015;28:1045-52

Mechanical dyssynchrony by tissue Doppler cross-correlation is associated with risk for complex ventricular arrhythmias after cardiac resynchronization therapy (Tayal et al). 2015;28:1474-81

E

EACVI ; see European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging

Echocardiography, child

Echocardiographic characteristics of annulo-leaflet mitral ring (Schidlow et al). 2015;28:541-8

Echocardiographic estimation of right ventricular stroke work in children with pulmonary arterial hypertension: comparison with invasive measurements (Di Maria et al). 2015;28:1350-7

Echocardiographic measures associated with early postsurgical myocardial dysfunction in pediatric patients with mitral valve regurgitation (Arunamata et al). 2015;28:284-93

Evolution of left ventricular function in the preterm infant (Hirose et al). 2015;28:302-8

Feasibility and reproducibility of echocardiographic measures in children with muscular dystrophies (Spurney et al). 2015;28:999-1008

A practical guide to pediatric coronary artery imaging with echocardiography (Brown et al). 2015;28:379-91 (State-of-the-art review article)

Task Force 2: Pediatric cardiology fellowship training in noninvasive cardiac imaging: endorsed by the American Society of Echocardiography and the Society of Pediatric Echocardiography (Srivastava et al). 2015;28:1009-19 (Training statement)

Echocardiography, contrast

Abnormal regulation of microvascular tone in a murine model of sickle cell disease assessed by contrast ultrasound (Wu et al). 2015;28:1122-8

Clinical implications of pulmonary shunting on saline contrast echocardiography (Velthuis et al). 2015;28:255-63 (State-of-the-art review article)

Contrast echocardiography in acutely unwell patients (Putrino and Platts) (Letter); (Citro et al) (Reply). 2015;28:844-5

Echocardiography, Doppler