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…
Rebecca T. Hahn, MD, FASE When the ASE and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) developed the consensus document on focused cardiac ultrasound (FOCUS), echocardiographers asked the question, “Should…
Richie Palma, RDCS, FASE, congratulates Lynsy Edgerton, the 2008 Alan D. Waggoner Sonographer Student Scholarship award recipient. As a program director of the Hoffman Heart Institute, I’m often asked what…
Background Limited data are available on the accuracy of quantification methods for left atrial (LA) volumes using two-dimensional (2D) and particularly real-time three-dimensional echocardiographic (RT3DE) methods in comparison with a…
Patricia A. Pellikka, MD, FASE On Saturday, November 3, 2012, the ASE Education and Research Foundation held its second Cardiovascular Ultrasound Technology and Research Summit, bringing together 43 echocardiologists, ultrasound…
Background Left ventricular (LV) mass is an important prognostic indicator in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Although LV mass can be easily calculated using conventional echocardiography, it is based on geometric assumptions and…
Background Aortic size is known to vary significantly by age and body size and to be an important predictor of cardiovascular diseases. The aim of this study was to determine…
In the article, “The Why and How of Z Scores,” by Colan, J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2013;26:38-40, the second sentence in the first paragraph on page 40 contains an error….
Background Left ventricular (LV) mass varies in proportion to lean body mass (LBM) but is usually expressed relative to height or body surface area (BSA), each of which functions as…
Background Left atrial (LA) function is an important modulator of left ventricular filling and has a prognostic role in adult heart failure, but pediatric data are limited. The aim of…
