Changes Coming to the ASE Councils
Alan C. Finley, MD, FASE Several years ago, ASE created a governance task force to assess the structure and function of the governance of ASE at all levels. This task…
Extending Roles for Allied Health Professionals-How do They Evolve? How are They Implemented Into Practice?
Carol Mitchell, PhD, ACS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, RT(R), FASE In healthcare, the roles of allied health professionals, such as the sonographer, often evolve and require the development of new skills….
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…
Embracing Change
Vera H. Rigolin, MD, FASE It is amazing to think how quickly things change – For example, 20 years ago, we were amazed at the miniaturized phone called the flip…
Evaluating Appropriate Use of Pediatric Echocardiograms for Chest Pain in Outpatient Clinics
Background Echocardiography is often used in the evaluation of pediatric chest pain, but the incidence of cardiac pathology is low. In 2014, the American College of Cardiology published appropriate use…
Transthoracic Echocardiography for Diagnosing Pulmonary Embolism: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Objective Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common diagnosis with significant mortality if not appropriately treated. The use of transthoracic echocardiography in patients with PE is common; however, its diagnostic capabilities…
Correction
The paper entitled “Normative Values of Aortic Arch Structures in Premature Infants” by Dijkema et al , published in the March 2017 issue of JASE (J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2017;30:227-32), has…
The Effect of the Superior Cavopulmonary Anastomosis on Ventricular Remodeling in Infants with Single Ventricle
Background Infants with single ventricular physiology have volume and pressure overload that adversely affect ventricular mechanics. The impact of superior cavopulmonary anastomosis (SCPA) on single left ventricles versus single right…
Authors’ Reply
We would like to thank Vrachatis et al . for their detailed comments on our original article, “Detection of Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque Neovascularization Using Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound: A Systematic Review and…
In Vivo Assessment of Atherosclerotic Plaque Neovascularization by Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound: An Unsolved Mystery?
In a recent issue of JASE , Huang et al. presented an interesting meta-analysis regarding the diagnostic accuracy of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) for the detection of carotid atherosclerotic intraplaque neovascularization (IPN)….
