Background There are few data on the impact of left ventricular (LV) filling pressure on systolic and diastolic myocardial mechanics in patients with cardiac disease and preserved LV ejection fraction…
Background Subclinical carotid atherosclerosis has been associated with impaired left ventricular (LV) function and the development of heart failure. Whether impaired LV function is related primarily to increased intima-media thickness…
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…
Historically in most inter-American countries, cardiovascular ultrasound is performed by physicians and in very few, by technicians. This practice is not expected to change substantially in the near future. In…
Sanjiv Kaul, MD, FASE Several recent changes to the nomination and awards processes within the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) deserve mention. Firstly, the two processes have been separated and…
We describe two relatively asymptomatic cases diagnosed with the newly recognized unclassified cardiomyopathy, isolated left ventricular apical hypoplasia. The disease has been described mainly in cardiac magnetic resonance, whereas this…
Wyman W. Lai, MD, MPH, FASE The ASE has highlighted the importance of accurate and reproducible LV and RV measurements with the publication of two recent guidelines. The first provides…
A Abbreviations Obfuscation, revisited (Pearlman). 2010;23:448-9 (Editor’s page) Abstracts Abstracts. 2010;23:B2-B88 Academic medical centers Application of the appropriateness criteria for echocardiography in an academic medical center (Aggarwal et al). 2010;23:267-74…
Marti L. McCulloch, BS, MBA, RDCS, FASE Recently, I was asked if there were any best practices or documents highlighting the potential impact of healthcare reform on echo labs—an excellent,…
We report the case of a 79-year-old woman with a history of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and purulent pericarditis with subsequent subxiphoid pericardiostomy and formation of a large left ventricular…
