Innovations in Perioperative Cardiac Imaging
Feroze Mahmood, MD, FASE Frederick C. Cobey, MD, MPH, FASE Expansion over the last decade of minimally invasive and catheter-based therapies for cardiac disease has resulted in the creation of…
Multi-Society Presidents’ Page: The Value of Membership in Your Sub-Specialty Society
James C. Blankenship, MD, MHCM, FSCAI, FACC Brian G. Abbott, MD, FASNC, FACC Joann Lindenfeld, MD, FHFSA, FACC Susan E. Wiegers, MD, FASE, FACC Ken Rosenfield, MD, MHCDS, FSCAI, FACC…
What Does the Restructure of the American Society of Echocardiography Board Mean for Sonographers?
Carol Mitchell, PhD, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, RT(R), ACS, FASE An organization’s board of directors is responsible for supporting and developing a strategic plan to complete the organization’s mission and goals….
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…
ASE Governance Changes; ASEXIT not BREXIT
Allan L. Klein, MD, FASE, FRCP (C), FACC, FAHA, and FESC I am on a plane going to England and Ireland for a nice vacation with my wife. I can’t…
Doppler Echocardiographic Quantitation of Aortic Valve Stenosis: A Science in Constant Evolution
Aortic valve replacement is indicated in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) with symptoms or depressed left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction. Doppler echocardiography is the primary imaging modality used to…
Is Doppler Echocardiographic Quantitation of Aortic Valve Stenosis a Settled Science?
Role of Continuity Equation Is Unsuitable for Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis Accurate assessment of low-gradient aortic stenosis has come into sharper focus with the advent of transcatheter aortic valve replacement for…
Determinants of Pediatric Echocardiography Laboratory Productivity: Analysis from the Second Survey of the American Society of Echocardiography Committee on Echocardiography Laboratory Productivity
Background The American Society of Echocardiography Committee on Pediatric Echocardiography Laboratory Productivity aimed to study factors that could influence the clinical productivity of physicians and sonographers and assess longitudinal trends…
A Second Set of Eyes: Pre–Patient Dismissal Interpretation
Health care reimbursement in the United States is undergoing a significant shift from fee-for-service to value-based payment with the use of models based on bundles, episodes of care, and outcomes….
The Effect of Image Review before Patient Discharge on Study Completeness and Sonographer Job Satisfaction in a Pediatric Echocardiographic Laboratory
Background Incomplete echocardiographic assessment accounts for approximately 10% of preventable diagnostic errors and may place children at risk for adverse outcomes or increased testing. The aim of this study was…
