Alan C. Finley, MD, FASE Roman Sniecinski, MD, FASE Moderate sedation, often referred to as “conscious sedation,” for procedures involving echocardiography seems to be getting a lot of attention lately….
Carol Mitchell, PhD, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, RT(R), ACS, FASE Margaret M. Park, BS, ACS, RVT, RDCS, FASE Earlier this year, Chris Kramer, BA, ACS, RDCS, FASE, provided information regarding how…
Vera H. Rigolin, MD, FASE Most of us choose medicine as a career for altruistic reasons and for the love of science. Payment for our services rarely enters our minds…
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…
Correction to Pediatric Appropriate Use Criteria for Outpatient Echocardiography: Practice Variations among Pediatric Cardiologists, Noncardiologist Subspecialists, and Primary Care Providers Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography Volume 30, Issue…
We thank Cantinotti et al for their thoughtful letter regarding our work on the echocardiographic diagnosis of anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) in children. We believe that…
Background The generation of velocity-time integrals (VTIs) from Doppler signals is an essential component of standard echocardiographic investigations. The most effective algorithm to compensate for growth in children has, however,…
Background Current guidelines advise using echocardiography for noninvasive estimation of the likelihood that a patient has pulmonary hypertension (PH). To estimate the echocardiographic probability of PH, the maximal tricuspid regurgitation…
Background The aim of this study was to examine the association between myocardial strain and arterial thickness and stiffness in young adults. Increased common carotid artery intima media thickness and…
We read with interest the article by Patel et al titled “Echocardiographic Diagnosis, Surgical Treatment, and Outcomes of Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery.” We congratulate the authors, who…
