A 16-year-old boy with a progressive history of dyspnea and palpitations was diagnosed to have rupture of the right and left coronary sinuses on transthoracic echocardiography. The right coronary sinus…
The authors report the cases of 2 patients with symptoms and signs related to severe pulmonary hypertension. Two-dimensional echocardiography demonstrated defects in the posterior portion of the atrial septum. Transthoracic…
A 33-year-old woman with a history of gestational trophoblastic disease presented for investigation of a right atrial mass. She had been receiving chemotherapy administered via a Port-a-Cath system for 2…
Roberto M. Lang, MD, FASE Throughout its history, ASE has consistently emphasized education and research in cardiovascular ultrasound as cornerstones of our mission as a Society. In keeping with that…
Background Myocardial acceleration during isovolumic contraction (IVA) has been validated as a relatively load-insensitive noninvasive index of contractility. Its feasibility, reproducibility, and variation between segments have not been studied in…
Marti L. McCulloch, BS, MBA, RDCS, FASE How do you respond when someone asks you what you do for a living? A typical response is generally along the lines of…
The American Society of Echocardiography recognizes courses as supplements to formal training in an established echocardiographic laboratory. For more information about a course, please call the number listed. To list…
In October 2009, Madhav Swaminathan, MD and Linda Shore Lesserson, MD wrote an excellent update on the certification process in perioperative transesophageal echocardiography (PTEE). In that update, reference was made…
Background Left ventricular dyssynchrony and myocardial fibrosis are common findings in patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NDCM). The aim of this study was to investigate the association between myocardial fibrosis…
To the Editor: We thank Dr. Fayssoil for his interest in and important comments about our article. Our study was designed to investigate parameters that can predict adverse outcomes in…
