ASE Board of Directors and Leadership gathered in Portland for their annual Board of Directors meeting. Jonathan R. Lindner, MD, FASE, 2014 ASE Annual Scientific Sessions’ Program Chair, who lives…
Carrie Altman, MD, FASE The Silver Anniversary 25th ASE Annual Scientific Sessions took place from June 20–24, 2014 in beautiful Portland, OR. The Pediatric and Congenital Track was packed with…
Todd Belcik, BS, RCS, RDCS, FASE “The 25th Annual ASE Scientific Sessions were a tremendous success. We extend a special thanks to Todd Belcik for serving as the sonographer co-chair…
Neil J. Weissman, MD, FASE My gratitude to Dr. David Wiener, Chair of the ASE Advocacy Committee, for his assistance in my column with the ins and outs of the…
ASE Executive Committee President (term expires June 2015) Neil J. Weissman, MD, FASE MedStar Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC Email: president@asecho.org President-Elect (term expires June 2015) Susan E….
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 Intravenous leiomyomatosis is a rare, benign, smooth muscle tumor originating in the uterus that may extend through the inferior vena cava into the heart. Intracardiac leiomyomatosis (ICL), present in…
Background Reports of ultrasound contrast agent safety have been derived mainly from retrospective databases rather than from studies specifically designed to assess safety. The purpose of this study was to…
Background The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the addition of ultrasound carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) measurements and risk categories of plaque help predict incident stroke and cardiovascular…
Background Common carotid artery (CCA) intima-media thickness (IMT) can be measured using ultrasound near to or below the carotid bulb. This might affect associations of IMT with coronary heart disease…
