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 in an established echocardiographic laboratory. For more information about a course, please call the number listed. To list a course in the Continuing Education and […]

ASE is a unique professional society dedicated to all users of cardiac ultrasound. Forty-five percent of ASE’s members are sonographers, who are integral to the vision, work, and governance of ASE. This month’s President’s Message is authored by Allyson Boyle, MHA, ACS, RDCS, FASE, ASE Board Member, and Chair of the Cardiovascular Sonography Council.

Diastolic dysfunction (DD) of the left ventricle (LV) is common. When severe it can result in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). While right ventricular (RV) dilation and dysfunction are known to occur in HFpEF, effects of lesser degrees of DD on RV size and function have not been explored.

Current clinical practice focuses mainly on peak global or regional right ventricular (RV) systolic strain, overlooking potentially valuable information in other parts of the strain curve (e.g., slopes and diastolic phase).1,2 Yet it remains unclear whether unsupervised learning on features derived from the segmental RV free-wall strain (RVFWS) curve can separate individuals in the general […]