General news in the world of echocardiography and vascular ultrasound.
The 14th Annual Houston Echo Review Boot Camp for the 2024 Echo Board is a two-day virtual course aimed at preparing cardiovascular specialists for the National Board of Echocardiography (NBE) examinations, which will take place on April 19 and 20, 2024, using a hybrid format. The course is designed to cover topics similar to those included in the ASCexam scheduled…
The 13th Annual Houston Echo Review Boot Camp for 2023 Echo Board is a two-day virtual course of lectures, interactive discussions, and case presentations designed to prepare cardiovascular specialists for the National Board of Echocardiography (NBE) examinations, which will be held on April 14 and 15, 2023, utilizing a hybrid format. The course will be a fast-paced review of topics…
Dear GHSEV Members, The ASE Foundation is ASE’s charitable arm, helping to assure the viability and visibility of cardiovascular ultrasound. National Coffee Day is September 29 & ASEF is hosting their 2nd annual ‘Donate A Cup to ASEF’ Day, by celebrating all week, 9/27 – 10/3, with a fundraising goal of $5,000. Mark your calendars and plan to #BoostASEF with … Read more
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources for Echocardiography and Vascular Labs Dear Greater Houston Society of Echo-Vascular members and colleagues. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the provision of echocardiographic services will remain essential, and as you may know, health care personnel can be at significant risk if appropriate measures are not taken. The American Society of Echocardiography has rapidly developed a series of educational … Read more
Dear GHSEV Members, The ASE Foundation is ASE’s charitable arm, helping to assure the viability and visibility of cardiovascular ultrasound. ASEF will welcome the first day of spring with its 5th annual Spring Giving Day next Thursday, March 19th. As an affiliated local society, the GHSEV would like to encourage all of our members to help ASEF with a donation … Read more
Do you have a “scary” echo or vascular case to present at our next GHSEV meeting on Thursday, October 24? The GHSEV board will review the submissions and make the difficult decision as to which studies will be presented in our meeting as a 5 minute oral presentation. Sonographers can pair up with an MD from your lab to prepare … Read more
In the last few months, two important documents pertaining to appropriateness and quality in echocardiography have been published. May 2019 saw the publication of the ACC AATS AHA ASE ASNC HRS SCAI SCCT SCMR STS 2019 Appropriate Use Criteria for Multimodality Imaging in the Assessment of Cardiac Structure and Function in Nonvalvular Heart Disease. This document is an update to … Read more
The recent ACC.19 Scientific Sessions (March 16-19, New Orleans) saw the presentation of two very anticipated clinical trials evaluating outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in patients with severe aortic stenosis and low risk of death with surgery. The PARTNER 3 and EVOLUT trials compared the outcomes of TAVR with those of SAVR in low risk patients with severe … Read more
The first quarter of 2019 was a very productive one for the American Society of Echocardiography Guidelines and Standards Committee (chaired by our Advisory BOD member Dr. Steven Little). They delivered three outstanding new guidelines that provide valuable recommendations to the echocardiography community. The January issue of JASE contains ”Guidelines for Performing a Comprehensive Transthoracic Echocardiographic Examination in Adults” , … Read more