👏2024 is the year to treat terrible TR #TreatTR !
#EVOQUE #TTVR & #TriClip T- #TEER have been #FDA approved, with studies demonstrating improvement in #QoL in high-risk patients with a very debilitating disease! Patient selection is🔑
#Cardiotwitter #CardioX #iecho #echofirst

ASE Councils & SIGs & Forums bring together members with common professional interests, for networking & knowledge sharing.

Council chairs also serve on the ASE Board of Directors and provide guidance on matters pertaining to their subspecialty area. #ASEMemberDay #HeartofASE

High gradient but big AVA?
The gradient wins!
A really interesting paper: Prognosis of Discordant High-Gradient Aortic Stenosis: Trust the Gradient sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

In a review article by Fadel Philippe Pibarot et al. JASE (bit.ly/30cg6fm), #EchoFirst spectral doppler of the pulmonary veins and relevance for cardiac diseases is discussed. American Society of Echocardiography Jordan Strom, MD, MSc, FACC, FASE Ritu Thamman MD Lucy Amer Johri Madhav Swaminathan David H. Wiener, MD Michael H Picard

In a recent initiative, IAC Echocardiography introduced a new accreditation specifically for Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography (PTE). This accreditation process is anchored in rigorous clinical peer review to ensure diagnostic quality and report accuracy, thus…

Today, I reached a milestone, having completed my 3,800th thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair.

Back in May 2000, I performed my 1,510th, surpassing the previous record holder, Dr. E. Stanley Crawford's 1,509th. Many thanks to the team that made this possible.
#NotRetiredYet

We had a fantastic session with hands-on training with acquiring and manipulating strain and 3D images. So many tips were shared and skills improved!
Shout out to our sponsors and all the Houston area echo enthusiasts who participated!

After years of work lead by Elie Mouhayar and Dave Fuller, our prospective study was published yesterday in Radiotherapy and Oncology Journal. Thank you to all who contributed MD Anderson Cancer Center #cardiooncology #oncocardiology

Thrilled to have collaborated with Nishath Quader, MD Renu G. Burkhard Mackensen Priscilla Wessly Brianna Johnson on this important review highlighting the risks of radiation exposure for #iEcho , available evidence & a call for action to improve radiation safety for imagers & sonographers

🔔 Call to Action ‼️Overview and Strategies to address Radiation Safety in #iecho for MDs and sonographers involved in SHD space American Society of Echocardiography WisconsinACC Priscilla Wessly Brianna Johnson Nishath Quader, MD Enrique Garcia-Sayan, MD, FACC, FASE G. Burkhard Mackensen JASE article link below.

Fantastic collaboration with Nishath Quader, MD Renu G. Burkhard Mackensen Priscilla Wessly & Brianna Johnson on the important & under-recognized issue of ☢️radiation exposure for #iEcho imagers in the cath lab, strategies to reduce risk at multiple levels, and a 'call to action'. American Society of Echocardiography

Randomized study of 3D ICE vs TEE for M-TEER: 3D ICE only seems inferior to TEE with lots of limitations (image quality and consistency, higher procedure and fluoro time, and LESS MR reduction with 3D ICE only).American Society of Echocardiography EACVI President SCAI Now #CRT2024