American Society of Echocardiography
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The American Society of Echocardiography
(ASE) is a professional organization of physicians, cardiac sonographers, nurses and scientists involved in echocardiography, the use of ultrasound to image the heart and vascular system. The organization was founded in 1975 and has more than 11,000 members nationally and internationally. The American Society of Echocardiography is committed to excellence in cardiovascular ultrasound
and its application to patient care through education, advocacy, research, innovation and service to our members and the public. The society also provides research grants and scholarships to support advances in cardiovascular care.
ASE's membership consists of physicians, cardiac sonographer
s, nurses, physical scientists, lab managers, and students.
Echocardiography
An echocardiogram, often referred to in the medical community as a cardiac ECHO or simply an ECHO, is a sonogram of the heart . Also known as a cardiac ultrasound, it uses standard ultrasound techniques to image two-dimensional slices of the heart...
(ASE) is a professional organization of physicians, cardiac sonographers, nurses and scientists involved in echocardiography, the use of ultrasound to image the heart and vascular system. The organization was founded in 1975 and has more than 11,000 members nationally and internationally. The American Society of Echocardiography is committed to excellence in cardiovascular ultrasound
Ultrasound
Ultrasound is cyclic sound pressure with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing. Ultrasound is thus not separated from "normal" sound based on differences in physical properties, only the fact that humans cannot hear it. Although this limit varies from person to person, it is...
and its application to patient care through education, advocacy, research, innovation and service to our members and the public. The society also provides research grants and scholarships to support advances in cardiovascular care.
ASE's membership consists of physicians, cardiac sonographer
Cardiac sonographer
Cardiac sonographer is a medical profession of sonographers that specialize in the anatomy and function of the heart...
s, nurses, physical scientists, lab managers, and students.
External links
- ASE Online Conference Materials and Recordings - Over 1,300 presentations available. Includes the ASCeXAM/ReASCE Review Courses.
- The American Society of Echocardiography
- SeeMyHeart- ASE's Patient Information site on Heart and Vascular Ultrasound
- American Society of Echocardiograph radRounds Group
- Echocardiography lecture Excellent video lectures about echocardiography