ASE’s Support of the Sonographers: A Historical Perspective
This month’s column highlights a few of the key efforts made by the ASE on behalf of its sonographer members. The information was derived from meeting minutes the Sonographer Training…
Lipomatous Hypertrophy of the Interatrial Septum Revisited
To the Editor: The term lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum (LHIS) was coined by Prior in 1964. Notwithstanding its entrenchment in the literature, pathologists find it objectionable for several…
Corrigendum
In the article entitled “Assessment of Myocardial Mechanics Using Speckle Tracking Echocardiography: Fundamentals and Clinical Applications” by Geyer et al (J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2010;23:351-69), there was an error on…
Detecting (and Correcting) Discrepancies in Echocardiography Reports: A Quality Improvement Opportunity Whose Time Has Come
The process of performing an echocardiographic study is much more complicated than just recording the images and interpreting them. It starts with a request for an echocardiogram, based on the…
Detection of Discrepancies in Facilitated Echocardiographic Reporting Using a Prototype Rule Generator
Background Although the use of facilitated reporting to generate echocardiographic reports has many advantages over traditional dictation and transcription, it is not perfect, because physicians can still select finding codes…
Outcomes of Patients with Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy Diagnosed by Echocardiography in a Tertiary Referral Hospital
Background Because stress-induced cardiomyopathy (SIC) is increasingly being observed during routine daily practice, we sought to explore the clinical features and factors that determine the outcome of SIC in a…
Association between Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Aortic Arch Plaques
Background Large aortic arch plaques are associated with ischemic stroke. Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis and a strong predictor of cardiovascular disease and stroke. The…
En Face View of Atrial Septal Defect by Two-Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiography: Comparison to Real-Time Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography
Background It is generally believed that three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography can provide unique en face views of atrial septal defects (ASDs), whereas conventional two-dimensional (2D) transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) cannot. The purpose…
Formation of Pseudoaneurysm after Aortic Valve Replacement without Previous Endocarditis: A Case-Control Study
Background The aim of this study was to identify the predisposing factors for pseudoaneurysm formation after aortic valve replacement without previous endocarditis. Methods Echocardiography was used to identify patients. Parameters…
Left Ventricular Contraction-Relaxation Coupling in Normal, Hypertrophic, and Failing Myocardium Quantified by Speckle-Tracking Global Strain and Strain Rate Imaging
Objective The aim of this study was to noninvasively quantify global left ventricular (LV) contraction and relaxation, and to investigate their relationship in normal, hypertrophic, and failing myocardium. Methods Fifty…
