Guideline Translations

ASE offers guideline translations in the following languages:

• Chinese
• French
• Georgian
• Japanese
• Persian
• Portuguese
• Spanish
• Vietnamese

Japanese Translations:

Guidelines for Performing a Comprehensive Transthoracic Echocardiographic Examination in Adults
Translation by Echocardiography Guideline Development Committee of Japanese Society of Echocardiography. Supervisors: Hirotsugu Yamada, MD, PhD, Specially appointed professor, Department of Community Medicine for Cardiology, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and Yasuaki Wada, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Division of Clinical Laboratory, Yamaguchi University Hospital. Translators: Yukina Hirata, RMS, PhD, Ultrasound Examination Center, Tokushima University Hospital; Yuya Fukudome, RMS, Department of Clinical Laboratories, Kyushu University Hospital; Yurie Tamai, RMS, Department of Clinical Laboratory, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center; Satoshi Mutsuo, RMS, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Kishiwada City Hospital; Yoshiki Yanagi, RMS, Department of Clinical Laboratory, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center; Kyoko Taniguchi, RMS, Department of Central Clinical Laboratory, Kinki University Hospital; Nobuhisa Watanabe, RMS, Center of Ultrasonic Diagnostics, Okayama University Hospital. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, January 2019 (Vol. 32, Issue 1, Pages 1-64)

Recommendations for Noninvasive Evaluation of Native Valvular Regurgitation
Translation by Echocardiography Guideline Development Committee ofJapanese Society of Echocardiography, including Masashi Amano, M.D., Atsushi Okada, M.D., Yasuhiro Hamatani, M.D., Chisato Izumi, M.D., Tomoko Nakao, M.D., Koki Nakanishi, M.D., Megumi Hirokawa, M.D., Naoko Sawada, M.D., Jumpei Ishiwata, M.D., Masao Daimon, M.D., Ryo Kamijima, M.D., Kengo Suzuki, M.D., Mitsushige Murata, M.D., Kohsuke Shirakawa, M.D., Hidenori Moriyama, M.D., Naoko Soejima, M.D., Yoshinori Kagioka, M.D., Hiromi Yamamoto, M.D., Yutaka Hirano, M.D., Yuko Fukuda, Yasuhide Mochizuki, Mitsuhiko Ota, Tetsuari Onishi. Translation review by Makoto Akaishi, M.D.
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography – April 2017 (Vol. 30, Issue 4, Pages 303-371)

Recommendations on the Echocardiographic Assessment of Aortic Valve Stenosis: A Focused Update
Translation by the Echocardiography Guideline Development Committee of Japanese Society of Echocardiography, including Marie Yoshikawa, M.D., Teruko Tashiro, M.D., Makoto Akaishi, M.D., Hirotsugu Yamada, M.D., Kenji Harada, M.D., Kenya Kusunose, M.D.  Translation review by Makoto Akaishi, M.D.  Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography – April 2017 (Vol. 30, Issue 4, Pages 372-392).

Recommendations for Cardiac Chamber Quantification by Echocardiography in Adults
Abbreviated version.Translation by the Echocardiography Guideline Development Committee of Japanese Society of Echocardiography, including:  Teruko Tashiro, MD, Makoto Akaishi, MD, Takahiro Hiraide, MD, Mitsushige Murata, MD, Hiromi Yamamoto, MD, Yutaka Hirano, MD Division of Cardiology, Kanako Teramoto, MD, Kengo Suzuki, MD, Kenya Kusunose, MD, Hirotsugu Yamada, MD, PhD, Shunsuke Nishimura, MD, Jiro Sakamoto, MD, Makoto Miyake, MD and Chisato Izumi, MD.  Translation review by Makoto Akaishi, MD.  Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, January 2015 (Volume 28, Issue 1, pages 1-39).

Recommendations for the Evaluation of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function by Echocardiography
Translation by Teruko Tashiro, M.D., Makoto Akaishi, M.D., Mitsushige Murata, M.D., Yutaka Hirano, M.D., Masao Daimon, M.D., Ph.D., Masaki Izumo, M.D., Kengo Suzuki, M.D., Hirotsugu Yamada, M.D., Ph.D., Chisato Izumi, M.D.  Translation review by Makoto Akaishi, M.D.   Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography – April 2016 (Vol. 29, Issue 4, Pages 277-314)

Vietnamese Translations:

Recommendations for Cardiac Chamber Quantification by Echocardiography in Adults
Translation by Nguyen Tuan Hai, MD, Nguyen Thi Minh Ly, MD, Nguyen Thi Thu Hoai, MD, PhD, Pham Nguyen Vinh, MD, PhD, Do Doan Loi, MD, PhD. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, January 2015 (Volume 28, Issue 1, pages 1-39).

Recommendations for the Evaluation of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function by Echocardiography
Translation by Nguyen Kim Chung, MD, Huynh Thanh Kieu, MD, Tran Vu Minh Thu, MD, Tran Dai Quynh Van, MD, Pham Nguyen Vinh, MD, PhD. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography – April 2016 (Vol. 29, Issue 4, Pages 277-314)

Guidelines for Performing a Comprehensive Transthoracic Echocardiographic Evaluation in Adults
Translation by Pham Tuan Viet, MD; Nguyen Thi Thu Hoai, MD, PhD; Do Doan Loi, MD, PhD; Hoang Minh Loi MD, PhD; Pham Nguyen Vinh, MD, PhD. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, January 2019 (Volume 32, Issue 1, pages 1-64).

Persian Translations:

Guidelines for Performing a Comprehensive Transesophageal Echocardiographic Examination in Children and All Patients with Congenital Heart Disease.  Translation by Dr. Elaheh Malakan Rad. Translation review by Dr. Anita Sadeghpour. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, February 2019 (Volume 28, Issue 2, pages 173-213).

Recommendations for Cardiac Chamber Quantification by Echocardiography in Adults. Translation by Dr. Anita Sadeghpour, Dr. Azin Alizadehasl, and Dr. Nehzat Akiash with special thanks to Mr. Farzad Ashkaboosi. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, January 2015 (Volume 28, Issue 1, pages 1-39).

Spanish Translations:

New!  Spanish Language Webinars from ASE guidelines:

Recommendations for Noninvasive Evaluation of Native Valvular Regurgitation – led by Dr. Aldo Prado and Dr. Federico Asch
Recommendations for the Evaluation of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function – led by Federico Asch
Multimodality Imaging of Diseases of the Thoracic Aorta in Adults – led by Federico Asch
Guidelines for Performing a Comprehensive Transesophageal Echocardiography Examination – led by Dr. Federico Asch
Three-Dimensional Echocardiography: Recommendations for Image Acquisition and Display – led by Dr. Roberto Lang
Recommendations for Cardiac Chamber Quantification by Echocardiography in Adults – led by Dr. Roberto Lang

Documents:

Guidelines for Performance, Interpretation, and Application of Stress Echocardiography in Ischemic Heart Disease: From the American Society of Echocardiography
Traducción de Maria Laura Plastino, MD, FASE, Fellow SISIAC; Brigitte Pizarro Alvarado, MD; Cristian Toldo, MD; Denisse Guzman Ramirez, MD. Sociedad de Imágenes Cardiovasculares de la Sociedad Interamericana de  Cardiología (SISIAC).
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, January 2020 (Volume 33, Issue 1, pages 1 – 41.e8).

Guidelines for Performing a Comprehensive Transesophageal Echocardiographic Examination in Children and All Patients with Congenital Heart Disease
Traducción de Hector A. Sanchez Lopez, MD, Ricardo H. Pignatelli, MD, FASE, ECOSIAC (f)
Revisores traducción: Wanda C. Miller-Hance, MD, FASE, Pablo Motta, MD
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography – February 2019 (Volume 32, Issue 2, pages 173-215).

Guidelines for the Evaluation of Valvular Regurgitation After Percutaneous Valve Repair or Replacement
TRADUCCIÓN: Maria Laura Plastino, MD, FASE, Fellow ECOSIAC; Brigitte Pizarro Alvarado, MD; Cristian Toldo, MD; Denisse Guzman Ramirez, MD.  Asociación de Ecocardiografía de la Sociedad Interamericana de Cardiología (ECOSIAC).
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography – April 2019 (Volume 32, Issue 4, pages 431-475).

Recommendations for Multimodality Cardiac Imaging in Patients with Chagas Disease
Translation by Aldo Prado, MD, FASE, Juan Ignacio Cotella, MD, y Harry Acquatella, MD, FASE
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography – January 2018 (Volume 31, Issue 1, pages 3-25).

Recommendations for Cardiac Chamber Quantification by Echocardiography in Adults
Translation by Maria Laura Plastino, MD. FASE ; Brigitte Pizarro Alvarado, MD; Cristian Toldo,MD  – Asociación de Ecocardiografía de la Sociedad Interamericana de Cardiología (ECOSIAC).
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography – January 2015 (Volume 28, Issue 1, pages 1-39).

Guidelines for the Echocardiographic Assessment of the Right Heart in Adults: A Report from the American Society of Echocardiography
Translation by Edgar Fuentes Molina, MD, Jorge Lowenstein, MD, FASE and the Asociación de Ecocardiografía de la Sociedad Interamericana de Cardiología (ECOSIAC).
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography – July 2010 (Vol. 23, Issue 7, Pages 685-713)

Recommendations for the Evaluation of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function by Echocardiography

Translation by Maria Laura Plastino, MD, Jorge Lowenstein, MD, FASE and the Asociación de Ecocardiografía de la Sociedad Interamericana de Cardiología (ECOSIAC).
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography – February 2009 (Vol. 22, Issue 2, Pages 107-133)

Recommendations for Performance, Interpretation, and Application of Stress Echocardiography
Translation by Edgar Fuentes Molina, MD, Jorge Lowenstein, MD, FASE and the Asociación de Ecocardiografía de la Sociedad Interamericana de Cardiología (ECOSIAC).
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography  – September 2007 (Vol. 20, Issue 9, Pages 1021-1041)

Portuguese Translations:

New! Portuguese Language Webinars from ASE guidelines:

Multimodality Imaging Guidelines of Patients with Transposition of the Great Arteries
Diretrizes de Multimodalidade de Image mem Pacientes com Transposição das Grandes Artérias
Tradução do Dra. Adriana Mello Rodrigues dos Santos, Dra. Zilma Verçosa de Sá Ribeiro, e Dr. Alessandro Cavalcanti Lianza

Recommendations for Multimodality Cardiac Imaging in Patients with Chagas Disease – Tradução do Dr. Marcelo Luiz Campos Vieira

Recommendations for Noninvasive Evaluation of Native Valvular Regurgitation – Tradução do Dra. Vera Rigolin e Dr. Arnaldo Rabischoffsky

Echocardiography in the Management of Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices – Tradução do Dra. Vera Rigolin e Dr. Arnaldo Rabischoffsky

Recommendations for the Evaluation of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function by Echocardiography – Tradução do Dra. Vera Rigolin e Dr. Arnaldo Rabischoffsky

Recommendations for Cardiac Chamber Quantification by Echocardiography in Adults – Tradução do Dra. Vera Rigolin e Dr. Arnaldo Rabischoffsky

Documents:

Guidelines for Performing a Comprehensive Transthoracic Echocardiographic Examination in Adults, Translations by Daniel Valente Batista, Ana Carolina Miguel, Felipe Carvalho de Oliveira, Fernando Rodrigues da Camara Oliveira, Marcella da Costa Barros, Jaime Paula Pessoa Linhares Filho, José Rosino de Araújo Rocha Reis Filho, Patrícia Feitosa Frota dos Reis, Renato Garcia Lisboa Borges, TauinRaoni do Couto, Victor Tadami Saito. Translation review by Marcelo Luiz Campos Vieira. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography – January 2019 (Vol. 32, Issue 1, Pages 1-64).

Recommendations for Multimodality Cardiac Imaging in Patients with Chagas Disease
Translation by Marina Torres de Oliveira, Daniel Valente Batista, Daniel Moretti Chaves, Patrícia Feitosa Frota dos Reis, Claúdio Humberto Gonçalves Maia, Vitor Dias Neto, Victor Tadami Saito, Jaime Paula Pessoa Linhares Filho, Tauin Raoni do Couto. Translation review by Marcelo Luiz Campos Vieira, Márcio Silva Miguel Lima, Daniela do Carmo Rassi Frota, Viviane Tiemi Hotta.
Original (English) version published in Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography – January 2018 (Volume 31, Issue 1, pages 3-25).  Portuguese translation published in Arq Bras Cardiol: Imagem cardiovasc. 2018;31(4):225-251.

Recommendations for Cardiac Chamber Quantification by Echocardiography in Adults: An Update from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging
Translation by Arnaldo Rabischoffsky, MD, Eliza de Almeida Gripp, MD, and Bruno Reznik Wajsbrot, Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, January 2015 (Volume 28, Issue 1, pages 1-39)

美国超声心动图协会关于心脏超声技术人员资格最低标准的意见书 – ASE Minimum Standards for the Cardiac Sonographer:  A Position Paper
Translation: 翻译： 首都医科大学附属北京朝阳医院 孔令云
Translation review by Lanqi Hua, RDCS, FASE, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, on behalf of the Chinese American Heart Association
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, November 2005

ASE Guidelines and Standards for Performance of the Fetal Echocardiogram
Translation by Shangli Li, MD and Zhiyun Tian, MD. Translation review by Shuping Ge, MD, FASE.  Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography – July 2004 (Vol. 18, Issue 7, Pages 803-810)

ACC/AHA/ASE Guideline Update for the Clinical Application of Echocardiography: Summary Article, Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, October 2003

Recommendations for Evaluation of the Severity of Native Valvular Regurgitation with Two-Dimensional and Doppler Echocardiography, Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, July 2003

Recommendations for a Standardized Report for Adult Transthoracic Echocardiography, Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, February 2002

Guidelines for Cardiac Sonographer Education: Recommendations of the American Society of Echocardiography Sonographer Training and Education Committee, Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, January 2001