Background Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction and tricuspid regurgitation (TR) are associated with adverse outcome in hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) but remain poorly understood. The aim of this study was…
Hollie Carron, RDCS, FASE Yan Wang, RDCS In 2011, with support from the ASE Foundation, the Council on Cardiac and Vascular Sonography introduced the sonographer travel grant as a way…
Douglas C. Shook, MD, FASE Over the past 20 years, the field of perioperative echocardiography has become an independent area of clinical expertise with its own body of research and…
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…
Background High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) can achieve accurate and focused deep tissue ablation through an extracorporeal emission. Cardiac ablation using HIFU applied transthoracically must overcome potential interference from intervening thoracic…
Benjamin F. Byrd III, MD, FASE Since its enthusiastic adoption as a diagnostic technique, ultrasound has been proven to be safe and effective at diagnosing a wide range of ailments….
Background Invasive studies have shown that children with Fontan palliation have abnormal arterial stiffness, impedance, and hydraulic power and efficiency. The aim of this study was to assess these indexes…
Background Dynamic training schedules introduce novel challenges to medical specialty training programs that require manual dexterity. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of a 3-day, intensive…
Background Right ventricular (RV) systolic function is an important prognostic determinant of cardiopulmonary pathologies in premature infants. Measurements of dominant RV longitudinal deformation are likely to provide a sensitive measure…
Background The American Society of Echocardiography’s Committee on Pediatric Echocardiography Laboratory Productivity (C-PELP) was formed to study the organizational and productivity issues particular to academic pediatric echocardiography laboratories. After much…
