Brian Fowler, BS, RVT, FASE Bryan J. Wells, MD Introduction The current landscape of cardiovascular medicine makes multimodality ultrasound laboratories not only viable but also an advantage to the patient,…
Doug Wuebben, BA, AS, RDCS • Nine out of 10 sonographers suffer from Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Syndrome. • At least 20% of these injuries are career ending. • Over…
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…
Susan E. Wiegers, MD, FASE, FACC As we move into the New Year, I wanted to give our members an update on the state of ASE including our membership, finances,…
Determining the optimal time for surgical intervention in patients with chronic severe mitral regurgitation (MR) due to mitral valve prolapse (MVP) can present significant challenges, particularly in asymptomatic patients. When…
Background Chronic inflammatory disease (CID) is a complex multisystem disease characterized by chronic inflammation, which can lead to coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) and can also predispose to coronary artery calcium…
Background There is a lack of uniformity across echocardiographic society guidelines as to how the diameter of the ascending aorta is to be measured. The aims of this study were…
Background Low-flow low-gradient aortic stenosis (AS) is a predictor of worse outcome compared with normal-flow AS. Although depressed left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is associated with low flow, there is…
Background Coronary artery (CA) Z scores are commonly used for clinical decisions in Kawasaki disease, including treatment, anticoagulation, and duration and frequency of follow-up. The aim of this study was…
Background A growing body of evidence indicates that right ventricular dysfunction in patients with palliated hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) originates in fetal life. In this study, the systolic-to-diastolic time…
