A September JASE Issue to Remember

The September issue of JASE includes, “Recommendations for Multimodality Imaging of Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Temporary Mechanical Support: Updated Recommendations from the American Society of Echocardiography.” Lead author Jerry Estep, MD, FASE, remarks, “Our guideline document serves as an update to the 2015 comprehensive ASE LVAD guideline. We provide detailed information and recommendations on temporary mechanical circulatory support devices, and we define the contemporary role of echocardiography and multimodality imaging in patient selection, pre-intra-and post-procedural surveillance, and troubleshooting with focus on the HM3 LVAD. We hope the framework we provide will improve patient outcomes by providing the best imaging strategies before and after durable and temporary device implantation.”

In addition to this guideline, readers can look forward to a second ASE guideline, “Recommendations for Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound Nomenclature.” There are three clinical investigations in this issue including two on left atrial function in hypertension and one on the detection of myocardial ischemia by myocardial contrast echocardiography and LV strain in women with nonobstructive coronary artery disease. An editorial comment accompanies this last clinical investigation followed by an invited commentary on the noninvasive assessment of myocardial work in children. Three brief research communications round out this issue with reports on automated echocardiographic detection of heart failure, building an AI-driven echocardiographic data pipeline, and smaller LV in extreme of prematurity and postnatal growth.

Guest written by a few dedicated ASE members, this month’s President’s Message highlights the 50^th anniversary of ASE in 2025 and how the Society will be celebrating its membership base during this milestone year. Be sure to read along to find out about exciting membership discounts and incentives!

Tune into our Author Spotlight page for interviews between JASE Editor-in-Chief Patricia Pellikka, MD, FASE, and authors of recently published papers. September’s interview features James Kirkpatrick, MD, FASE, discussing the new ASE guideline, “Recommendations for Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound Nomenclature.”

Please see the September ASE Education Calendar for a listing of educational opportunities far and wide.