Giving Back, Mission Work
Alicia Armour, MA, BS, RDCS, FASE Most of us have thought about doing mission work; some of us have taken the time, energy, interest, and made the fiscal and personal…
Calling All Volunteers!
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” Vera H. Rigolin, MD, FASE A Volunteer is defined as a person who…
Intelligent Algorithms in Perioperative Echocardiography: A New Era
Frederick C. Cobey, MD, MPH, FASE “ Je pense, donc Je suis. [I think, therefore I am.]” Using a handheld transducer placed on the epicardium, the first examples of perioperative…
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…
Strain Rate and Its Positive Force-Frequency Relationship: Further Evidence from a Premature Infant Cohort
We read with great interest the recent report by Alvarez et al , which demonstrated that left ventricular (LV) systolic strain rate (SR) has a positive force-frequency relationship (FFR) in children…
Correction
Correction to Paravalvular Regurgitation after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Comparing Transthoracic versus Transesophageal Echocardiographic Guidance Salim S. Hayek, MD, Frank E. Corrigan III, MD, Jose F. Condado, MD, Shuang Lin,…
Stress Echocardiography: A Major Tool for Determining Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy
Diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) is cumbersome. Stress or exercise imaging findings are not specifically included in the task force guidelines as major or minor criteria ; however,…
Authors’ Reply
Dr. Champion makes some interesting observations about the diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia (ARVC/D) related to the fact that stress imaging features are not included in the current task…
Author’s Reply
We would like to thank Professor Madias for his kind words related to our work, and we highlight several important points. 1. The relatively lower prevalence of diabetes in our takotsubo…
Accurate Measurement of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Diameter: Comment on the Updated Recommendations for the Echocardiographic Assessment of Aortic Valve Stenosis
Accurate echocardiographic calculation of aortic valve area (AVA) is integral to the appropriate management of patients with aortic stenosis. The greatest potential for error in the calculation of AVA by…
