By Amer Johri, MD, FASE The Vascular Council is one of only four Councils of ASE, emphasizing the importance that our organization attributes to this topic, in line with the…
Background Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries is a rare form of congenital heart disease. Management is controversial; options include observation, physiologic repair, and anatomic repair. Assessment of morphologic left…
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…
Background In adult humans and pig models, strain rate (SR) correlates strongly with invasive measures of contractility but does not demonstrate a force-frequency relationship, which is a fundamental behavior of…
Vera H. Rigolin, MD, FASE It is hard to believe that another one of ASE’s Scientific Sessions has come and gone. This year’s Scientific Sessions were a resounding success, with…
Background Early, sensitive, and reproducible evaluation of left ventricular function is imperative for the diagnosis of cardiac dysfunction in patients with Duchene muscular dystrophy. The aim of this study was…
Background The authors investigated left ventricular (LV) rotational indices, twist, and torsion in a large cohort of fetuses using two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography. Methods Pregnant women ( N = 102) were prospectively…
Background There is a paucity of normative echocardiographic data in preterm infants. The objectives of this study were to (1) derive left ventricular (LV) M-mode reference values and (2) compare…
Background Stress echocardiography has been advocated for the detection of abnormal myocardial function and unmasking diminished myocardial reserve in pediatric patients. The aim of this study was to create a…
Background Early fetal echocardiography (FE), performed at 12 to 16 weeks’ gestational age (GA), can be used to screen for fetal heart disease akin to that routinely performed in the second…
