I enjoyed reading the very important report by Schwarz et al ., published online ahead of print on June 6, 2017, in JASE , about the persistence of systolic and diastolic…
We appreciate the comments of Drs. Hahn and Pibarot regarding left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) measurement in our focused update of the recommendations on the echocardiographic assessment of severe aortic…
Richard E. Kerber MD, FASE Richard E. (Dick) Kerber died on November 8, 2016. He was 77 years of age. Dick was the 11 th President of the American Society of…
Background The mechanistic basis for tortuosity of the coronary arteries (TCA) is unclear. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that the relative degree of systolic longitudinal…
Background Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is the ectopic visceral fat surrounding the heart, which plays an important role in atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries via endothelial damage. Several studies have…
Background Pronounced echocardiographically measured mechanical dyssynchrony is a positive predictor of response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), whereas right ventricular (RV) dysfunction is a negative predictor. The aim of this…
Background There is still a significant proportion of patients with heart failure who fail to improve after cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). The investigators used parametric two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography with polar…
Background Vector flow mapping (VFM) enables direct visualization of flow pattern and estimation of flow volume. The aim of this study was to determine its accuracy in the quantification of…
Background We aimed to assess differences in myocardial deformation in fetuses at risk for coarctation (CoA) and the effects of maternal hyperoxygenation on deformation. Methods Fetal echocardiography and velocity vector…
Background Detecting bioprosthetic mitral valve dysfunction on transthoracic echocardiography can be challenging because of acoustic shadowing of regurgitant jets and a wide normal range of transvalvular gradients. Several studies in…
