Echo
European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) publishes recommendations regarding the main quantitative information on cardiac structure and function in standard echo report (1).
ASE & EACVI publish an update for echocardiographic assessment of LV diastolic function presenting with symptoms of dyspnea or heart failure.
An excellent review of noninvasive methods for assessment of atrial fibrosis.
This study published in JACC provides new insights in the evaluation of patients with degenerative AV stenosis with CT calcification and Doppler echo.
Barone-Rochette et al attempt to challenge the view that low flow/ low gradient aortic valve stenosis is a more advanced stage.
Patients with valvular heart disease often have left ventricular diastolic dysfunction.
15th - 20th July 2018