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The Role of Echocardiography in the Management of Patients Supported by Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
12 December 2011
Extracorporeal life support can be viewed as a spectrum of modalities based on modifications of a cardiopulmonary bypass circuit to provide cardiac and respiratory support, which can be used for exten...
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David Gerard Platts,
John Francis Sedgwick,
Darryl John Burstow,
Daniel Vincent Mullany,
John Francis Fraser
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131-141
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Limitations of Current Echocardiographic Nomograms for Left Ventricular, Valvular, and Arterial Dimensions in Children: A Critical Review
21 November 2011
An echocardiographic quantitative evaluation of the cardiac and vascular structures is often of critical importance for the diagnosis and management of congenital heart diseases. The authors reviewed ...
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Massimiliano Cantinotti,
Marco Scalese,
Sabrina Molinaro,
Bruno Murzi,
Claudio Passino
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142-152
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| Clinical Investigations |
| Valvular Heart Disease |
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Alteration in Subendocardial and Subepicardial Myocardial Strain in Patients with Aortic Valve Stenosis: An Early Marker of Left Ventricular Dysfunction?
01 December 2011
Background: It has been suggested that myocardial systolic impairment may not be accurately detected by the evaluation of endocardial excursion alone. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis ...
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Eiichi Hyodo,
Kotaro Arai,
Agnes Koczo,
Yuichi J. Shimada,
Kohei Fujimoto,
Marco R. Di Tullio,
Shunichi Homma,
Linda D. Gillam,
Rebecca T. Hahn
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153-159
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Mitral Regurgitation in Patients Referred for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Using the Edwards Sapien Prosthesis: Mechanisms and Early Postprocedural Changes
10 November 2011
Background: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an alternative to conventional surgery in high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS), but data regarding mitral regurgitation (MR...
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Guillaume Hekimian,
Delphine Detaint,
David Messika-Zeitoun,
David Attias,
Bernard Iung,
Dominique Himbert,
Eric Brochet,
Alec Vahanian
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160-165
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Left Ventricular Outflow Tract: Intraoperative Measurement and Changes Caused by Mitral Valve Surgery
14 November 2011
Background: The impact of mitral valve surgery on left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) dimensions is unclear. Real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography permits excellent visualizat...
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Christian Rosendal,
Maximilian D. Hien,
Thomas Bruckner,
Eike O. Martin,
Gabor Szabo,
Helmut Rauch
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166-172
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Comprehensive Hemodynamic Assessment of 305 Normal CarboMedics Mitral Valve Prostheses Based on Early Postimplantation Echocardiographic Studies
02 December 2011
Background: Two-dimensional (2D) and Doppler-derived echocardiographic data on normal CarboMedics (CM) mechanical mitral valve prosthesis function have been reported but are limited. Methods: Comprehe...
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Lori A. Blauwet,
Joseph F. Malouf,
Heidi M. Connolly,
David O. Hodge,
Regina M. Herges,
Thoralf M. Sundt,
Fletcher A. Miller
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173-181
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| Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy |
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Prognostic Value of Exercise Echocardiography in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
05 December 2011
Background: Although exercise echocardiography may assess left ventricular (LV) function and LV outflow tract (LVOT) gradients during exercise in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), its v...
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Jesús Peteiro,
Alberto Bouzas-Mosquera,
Xusto Fernandez,
Lorenzo Monserrat,
Pablo Pazos,
Rodrigo Estevez-Loureiro,
Alfonso Castro-Beiras
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182-189
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Predicting the Future in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: From Histopathology To Flow To Function
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is an autosomal dominant disease with both variable penetrance and a wide spectrum of phenotypic expression. Although there are several established risk factors for s...
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Lynne Williams,
Harry Rakowski
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190-193
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| Left Ventricular Non-Compaction |
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Reproducibility of Echocardiographic Diagnosis of Left Ventricular Noncompaction
31 October 2011
Background: Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) cardiomyopathy is variably defined by numerous trabeculations, deep intertrabecular recesses, and noncompacted-to-compacted (NC/C) ratio >2. Limite...
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Susan F. Saleeb,
Renee Margossian,
Carolyn T. Spencer,
Mark E. Alexander,
Leslie B. Smoot,
Adam L. Dorfman,
Lisa Bergersen,
Kimberlee Gauvreau,
Gerald R. Marx,
Steven D. Colan
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194-202
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Three-Dimensional Echocardiographic Characterization of Patients with Left Ventricular Noncompaction
12 December 2011
Background: Despite several efforts using two-dimensional echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance in the diagnosis of left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC), there are no universally accepted d...
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Stefano Caselli,
Camillo Autore,
Andrea Serdoz,
Daria Santini,
Maria Beatrice Musumeci,
Antonio Pelliccia,
Luciano Agati
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203-209
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| Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony |
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Impact of a Dedicated Training Program on the Reproducibility of Systolic Dyssynchrony Measures Using Tissue Doppler Imaging
09 December 2011
Background: The reproducibility of the measurement of mechanical dyssynchrony by echocardiography including Doppler tissue imaging has recently been questioned. The aim of this study was to ascertain ...
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Qing Zhang,
Yu-Jia Liang,
Qian-Huan Zhang,
Rui-Jie Li,
Yvonne Chua,
Jun-Min Xie,
Pui-Wai Lee,
Cheuk-Man Yu
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210-217
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The Importance of Being Expert: Is It Time to Revisit the Concept?
19 December 2011
Experience matters in medicine. In the current era of lengthy training programs and sub-subspecialization, this statement is hard to dispute. The concept that experience matters is not limited to medi...
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Abigail May Khan,
Susan E. Wiegers
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218-219
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| Left Ventricular Diastolic Function |
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Assessment of Transmitral Vortex Formation in Patients with Diastolic Dysfunction
18 November 2011
Background: Previous experimental models have related transmitral vortex formation to the longitudinal recoil of left ventricle. However, little is known about the relationships among left ventricular...
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Arash Kheradvar,
Ramin Assadi,
Ahmad Falahatpisheh,
Partho P. Sengupta
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220-227
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| Echocardiography Appropriate Use Criteria |
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Does the Revised Appropriate Use Criteria for Echocardiography Represent an Improvement Over the Initial Criteria? A Comparison between the 2011 and the 2007 Appropriateness Use Criteria for Echocardiography
19 October 2011
Background: The appropriateness use criteria (AUC) for the performance of transthoracic echocardiography were recently revised. The aims of this study were to evaluate the 2011 AUC for echocardiograph...
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Puja B. Parikh,
John Asheld,
Smadar Kort
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228-233
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| Epicardial Adipose Tissue |
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Epicardial Adipose Tissue Relating to Anthropometrics, Metabolic Derangements and Fatty Liver Disease Independently Contributes to Serum High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Beyond Body Fat Composition: A Study Validated with Computed Tomography
21 October 2011
Background: Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) measured by echocardiography has been proposed to be associated with metabolic syndrome and increased cardiovascular risks. However, its independent associa...
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Yau-Huei Lai,
Chun-Ho Yun,
Fei-Shih Yang,
Chuan-Chuan Liu,
Yih-Jer Wu,
Jen-Yuan Kuo,
Hung-I. Yeh,
Tin-Yu Lin,
Hiram G. Bezerra,
Shou-Chuan Shih,
Cheng-Ho Tsai,
Chung-Lieh Hung
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234-241
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| Correspondence |
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Neonatology Concerns about the TNE Consensus Statement
12 December 2011
There is much within the targeted neonatal echocardiography (TNE) consensus statement we endorse, particularly the clinical indications, the need for training structures, and the importance of collabo...
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Nick Evans,
Martin Kluckow
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Neonatal Echocardiography—Different Approaches in Different Continents: Reply to a Letter by Evans and Kluckow
19 December 2011
We thank Drs. Evans and Kluckow for their interest in our recently published guidelines for neonatal echocardiography. We read their comments with interest, and we take note of the differences between...
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Luc Mertens,
ASE Writing Group on Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography
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Right Ventricular Function Parameters in the Neonatal Population
22 December 2011
We read with interest the expert consensus statement “Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Practice Guidelines and Recommendations for Training” from the writing gro...
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Martin Koestenberger,
William Ravekes
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243-244
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Assessment of Right Ventricular Function in Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography: Reply to Letter by Dr. Koestenberger and Dr. Ravekes
We thank Drs. Koestenberger and Ravekes for their very valuable comments on our recently published guidelines on targeted neonatal echocardiography. As stated in the guidelines, we indeed recommended ...
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Luc Mertens,
ASE Writing Group on Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography
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Table of Contents
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Editorial Board
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Information for Authors
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A9-A11
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Information for Readers
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A13-A14
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| American Society of Echocardiography News |
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ASE 2012: Taking the Best of the Past and Making It Better!
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A27
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CPT, CMS, RUC, RBRVS: Why This Alphabet Soup—and Filling Out Surveys—Matters to You and Your Practice!
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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 s...
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A29
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A New Career Ladder for Sonographers
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Keeping Current in Vascular Imaging
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