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…
Strategic Goals for 2012 & Beyond
As we continue to develop and implement our Pediatric & Congenital Heart Disease Council initiatives for 2012 and beyond, I thought it would be insightful to detail the ASE strategic goals…
Teaching TEE for Use in the Operating Room: Where Are Things Now…and Where Are We Going?
Mark S. Adams, BS, RDCS, FASE Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is an integral and expanding part of patient care in the cardiac surgical operating room, general operating room, and other clinical…
Hail, but Not Farewell
James D. Thomas, FASE And so it ends as it began, on a plane. When I wrote my first President’s Page, I was on an Air China flight from Beijing…
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Indications and Contraindications
We thank Dr Firstenberg for his letter regarding indications and contraindications for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) that were discussed in our article “The Role of Echocardiography in the Management of…
Contraindications to Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Are There Any Absolutes?
I applaud David Platts and colleagues on their comprehensive, timely, and well-written review outlining the role of echocardiography in the assessment of patients requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Given that…
The Dominant Vein in the Infraclavicular Fossa Is the Axillary Vein, Not the Subclavian
I would like to discuss a few points raised by Troianos et al. in their recent thoughtful, well-researched report on ultrasound-guided vascular cannulation in JASE . First, on page 1294, Troianos…
Serial Assessment of Right Ventricular Volume and Function in Surgically Palliated Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Using Real-Time Transthoracic Three-Dimensional Echocardiography
Background Right ventricular (RV) failure is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), but the longitudinal course of RV volumes through staged…
Authors’ Reply
We appreciate the comments regarding our recently published practice guidelines for ultrasound-guided vascular access. Dr. LeDonne describes the availability of commercial needle guides for the long-axis approach to ultrasound-guided vascular…
