Congenital Accessory Mitral Valve Tissue Anomaly in a Patient with Genetically Confirmed Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Accessory mitral valve tissue is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly that was initially described in children in association with other cardiac congenital abnormalities and, more recently, has also been reported…
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…
Important Quality Initiatives Relevant to the Vascular Ultrasound Community
Heather L. Gornik, MD, RVT, RPVI The second half of 2010 and first quarter of 2011 have been active in terms of intersocietal practice guidelines and performance measures focused on…
ASE Foundation: Building a Secure Future for Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Sanjiv Kaul, MD, FASE All our surveys indicate that ASE is very valuable to our members. In order to continue to support their needs, ASE must secure its financial future….
Thoughts Regarding the Future of Sonography…
Marti L. McCulloch, BS, MBA, RDCS, FASE Dennis Carney, the former program director of echocardiography at Spokane Community College, recently queried a group of individuals regarding their thoughts on the future…
Peak Systolic Mitral Annulus Velocity Reflects the Status of Ventricular-Arterial Coupling—Theoretical and Experimental Analyses
Background Peak systolic mitral annular velocity (S m ) measured by tissue Doppler echocardiography has been recognized as an independent predictor of mortality in patients with heart failure and in…
Left Ventricular Outflow Tract and Pulmonary Artery Stroke Distances Independently Predict Heart Failure Hospitalization and Mortality: The Heart and Soul Study
Background Stroke distance of the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) or pulmonary artery (PA) is readily measurable by Doppler echocardiography. Stroke distance, calculated by the velocity time integral, expresses the…
Pulmonary Embolus Caused by Suttonella indologenesProsthetic Endocarditis in a Pulmonary Homograft
A 28-year-old Cambodian man with a history of congenital heart disease presented with a 6-month history of increasing fatigue, night sweats, and weight loss. His surgical history included two Blalock-Taussig…
Diagnostic Value of Rigid Body Rotation in Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy
Background The diagnosis of noncompaction cardiomyopathy (NCCM) remains subject to controversy. Because NCCM is probably caused by an intrauterine arrest of the myocardial fiber compaction during embryogenesis, it may be…
