Continuing Education and Meeting Calendar

Jun 11, 2018 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on 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…

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Education and ASE

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James D. Thomas, MD, FASE, FACC, FAHA, FESC How’s the weather where you are? Are those cold north winds beginning to blow? Cleveland in October is an exercise in transition,…

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Usefulness of Pre-Procedure Cavotricuspid Isthmus Imaging by Modified Transthoracic Echocardiography for Predicting Outcome of Isthmus-Dependent Atrial Flutter Ablation

Jun 11, 2018 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Usefulness of Pre-Procedure Cavotricuspid Isthmus Imaging by Modified Transthoracic Echocardiography for Predicting Outcome of Isthmus-Dependent Atrial Flutter Ablation

Background Anatomic characteristics of the cavotricuspid isthmus (CTI) have been reported to be related to the outcome of atrial flutter ablation therapy. However, preprocedural evaluation of CTI anatomy using modified…

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Echocardiographic Evaluation and Follow-Up of Cardiac and Aortic Indexes in Aviators Exposed to Acceleration Forces

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Background Military jet fighter pilots are routinely exposed to acceleration (+Gz) forces. This recurrent exposure may influence various cardiac parameters. A few previous studies have evaluated the impact of exposure…

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Validation of Echocardiographic Left Atrial Parameters in Atrial Fibrillation Using the Index Beat of Preceding Cardiac Cycles of Equal Duration

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Background The clinical assessment of left atrial function during atrial fibrillation is challenging and often inaccurate because of the beat-to-beat variability in the cycle length. The aim of this study…

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Erratum

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In the article entitled “Improved Semiautomated Quantification of Left Ventricular Volumes and Ejection Fraction Using 3-Dimensional Echocardiography with a Full Matrix-array Transducer: Comparison with Magnetic Resonance Imaging,” (J Am Soc…

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