First 2024 FASE Deadline: February 1

Fellows of the American Society of Echocardiography (FASE) exemplify excellence in the field of cardiovascular ultrasound through education, research, leadership, and volunteerism. In addition to being ambassadors for ASE, the credential recognizes the many contributions of experts in the field. Physicians, sonographers/allied health professionals, and scientists/researchers each have requirements determining their eligibility to apply, but all recipients who achieve Fellowship status enjoy a variety of benefits.

The December 2023 issue of Echo magazine features an article titled, Sonographer Career Pathways to FASE: How Can FASE Help Achieve Career Goals and Open Opportunities?, and includes an interview with Chair of the FASE-Training and Certification Advisory Committee, Jennifer Warmsbecker, BS, RDCS, FASE, who offers tips, tools, and insight on the benefits of being a FASE sonographer and how to achieve this goal.



The 2024 application deadlines are the first day of February, April, June, August, October, and December. Questions? Contact FASE@ASEcho.org.

The latest issue of CASE is now available with intriguing reports, including “Heart Failure after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Application of the Most Impactful Strain Imaging Techniques” by Burke et al. Author Gordon M. Burke, MD, remarked, “Strain imaging provides powerful prognostic value over routine echo measures. Quantitative strain assessments, such as global longitudinal strain and mechanical dispersion, as well as qualitative strain assessments, such as segmental strain curves, can yield meaningful clinical insight regarding underlying cardiac pathology. Our case report presents the clinical application of these techniques in determining the etiology of a patient’s acute decline following a transcatheter aortic valve implantation and in guiding subsequent clinical management.”

In a second Echo Innovation report, authors offer their approach to intracardiac echo as an alternative to TEE when guiding mitral valve edge-to-edge repair. This issue presents two cases in Congenital Heart Disease, including a rare finding of a small aortopulmonary window as the key to survival in a fetus with pulmonary atresia, and an infantile echo report on the cause of reverse differential cyanosis from suprasternal color flow Doppler images. Multimodality Imaging offers two reports, one highlighting advanced imaging techniques in a patient with Loeffler’s endocarditis, and another comparing the imaging findings of echo, CT, and CMR, with the actual surgical pathology of a large RA myxoma. Finally, Veterinary Clinical Cardiovascular Medicine contains a report on the pathology of a double-outlet right atrium in a cat, which is the same in animals as it is in humans.

Dr. Sorrell’s editorial is a continuation of his Sonographer Sound-Off series, recognizing the important contributions of sonographers to both CASE and the Society as a whole, while also addressing some of the insightful sonographer-submitted questions posed during his time as Editor-in-Chief.

Looking for a journal to submit your case report to? We want to hear from you! Email us with questions or submit your report today. Be sure to check out the latest Sonographer Sound-Off and Unlock the CASE features on the CASE Homepage to view more extraordinary work from your colleagues.

ASE membership runs on a calendar year, so now is the perfect time to recruit new members to join the Society! Referring new members helps create a stronger community of collaboration and increases members’ networks. Become an ASE Ambassador and help strengthen the field of cardiovascular ultrasound!

Check out our Member Recruiting Toolkit with templates and tips to help you reach out to friends and colleagues. Twenty-one members received a complimentary ASE membership for 2023 by referring five or more new members! Contact Membership Recruitment Manager Christine Gil with questions.

As a benefit of ASE membership, you have access to over 25 free CME/MOC activities in the ASE learning Hub! Our newest guideline published in the January 2024 issue of JASE, Guidelines for the Evaluation of Prosthetic Valve Function with Cardiovascular Imaging: A Report from ASE Developed in Collaboration with the SCMR and the SCCT, is the latest JASE CME article available in the ASE Learning Hub (ALH).

Members can access this article for free in the ALH and earn up to 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Abstract Submission Deadline: January 24

Don’t miss the opportunity to present at the premier cardiovascular ultrasound educational event of the year, ASE 2024! The annual showcase of investigators from around the world presenting cutting-edge research on the latest advances in cardiovascular ultrasound and cases illustrating evolutions in patient care is a highlight of ASE’s Annual Scientific Sessions.

Visit the ASE 2024 Call for Science page to see the many benefits of abstract acceptance and to get started on your ASE 2024 Abstract Submission. The deadline to submit is 11:59 PM on January 24.

Early Registration Ends January 16

Register by January 16 to receive the best price to attend ASE’s 36^th Annual State-of-the-Art Echocardiography (SOTA)! Taking place in sunny Scottsdale, Arizona, SOTA’s 2024 program follows the themes of structural heart disease, myocardial and pericardial disease, coronary artery disease, and interventional echocardiography.

NEW in 2024!

• Expanded Learning Lab: New topics include advanced hemodynamics, myocardial strain, and structural heart disease. Participants will perform 3D cropping, measurements such as left ventricular and right ventricular strain, left atrial strain, critical measurements for TAVR, TMVR, TEER, and left atrial appendage occluder. (A separate registration and additional fee is required.)
• Case-based Learning: The course will include a special focus on hemodynamics, structural heart disease, interventional echocardiography, 3D echocardiography, strain imaging, and advanced diastolic function.
• More opportunities to directly interact with faculty during and after the meeting.
• Glimpse of the Future: Learn about the impact of artificial intelligence and machine learning in the field of echocardiography.

Register for the conference first, and then don’t forget to book your hotel reservation.

Submit an Application by February 12

Along with Course Directors and Chairs, Course Co-Directors and Co-Chairs are instrumental in the implementation and success of live and virtual courses. All applications for available positions can be submitted now through February 12. The ASE Education Committee will review applications and make recommendations to the ASE Executive Committee, who will make the final selection.

ASE Course Co-Director Application

It is current policy that the Co-Director becomes the Course Director after two years and will then serve as the Course Director for two years. The application process for Course Co-Director beginning in 2026 and serving through 2027 is now open for the following ASE courses:

• Echo Hawaii
• State-of-the-Art Echocardiography
• Review Course Virtual Experience
• Echo Florida

ASE Virtual Co-Chair Application

It is current policy that the Co-Chair becomes the Course Chair after one year, and then will serve as the Course Chair for one year. The application process applies to the following ASE virtual Courses:

• Advanced Imaging Techniques Virtual Experience
• Echo in Pediatric & Congenital Heart Disease

Registration for the 2024 ASCeXAM Review Course is now open! This virtual course is specifically designed to help you gain the knowledge you need to pass the ASCeXAM exam administered by the National Board of Echocardiography, Inc (NBE). NOTE: In 2024, NBE is launching a new longitudinal learning assessment, Maintenance of Certification in Echocardiography (MOCE), which will replace its 10-year recertification process (ReASCE). Candidates who pass any initial examination(s) this year will maintain their Diplomate status annually through MOCE the year after passing their examination(s). Learn more about NBE’s MOCE here.

You can register for ASE’s Review Course now. Then, registrants will receive online access to all course content beginning Monday, May 6, 2024. This course offers comprehensive echocardiography education that includes 28.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. As an ASE member, you receive reduced registration rates. Log in to your Member Portal before registering in the ASE Learning Hub. 

The January issue of JASE includes, “Guidelines for the Evaluation of Prosthetic Valve Function With Cardiovascular Imaging: A Report From the American Society of Echocardiography Developed in Collaboration With the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.” Author William A. Zoghbi, MD, FASE, remarks, “This new guideline on prosthetic valves is very much needed, as the field has changed so much since 2009, with the introduction of percutaneous valves and improvements in 3D echocardiography and multimodality imaging. The guideline is comprehensive and provides a pragmatic approach to the evaluation of prosthetic valve function with echocardiography and details the role of advanced imaging with cardiac CT and MRI.”

Additionally, this issue contains a clinical investigation evaluating the relationship of ventricular strain pattern and the need for a pacemaker after aortic valve replacement, and another assessing resting LV strain and ischemia on stress echo. A preclinical investigation assesses the impact of atherosclerotic risk factors on therapeutic cavitation. Readers can look forward to a state-of-the-art review on the pathophysiology and clinical utility of strain assessment in aortic stenosis. Three brief research communications include reports on gaps in contemporary echo reporting quality for mechanisms of mitral regurgitation, variations in interventional echo radiation exposure based on procedure type and modality, and the effectiveness of audio output from an AI method for layperson recognition of pulmonary edema or COVID lung infection on ultrasound images. One correspondence on TEE imaging approaches for identifying mitral valve anatomy is also included.

Dr. Pellikka’s editorial reflects on the hard work contributed by the entire JASE team and lists the top reviewers and guest editors of the journal in 2023. Dr. Eidem’s President’s Message features an update from the respective editors of each of ASE’s three flagship journals: Echo Magazine, CASE, and JASE, which all issue new content each month. Please see the January ASE Education Calendar for a listing of educational opportunities far and wide.

Sonography students enrolled in an accredited CAAHEP cardiovascular ultrasound program have three days left to apply for the 2024 Feigenbaum Cardiovascular Student Travel Grant. Supported by a grant to the ASE Foundation from Elsevier, Inc. to honor Dr. Harvey Feigenbaum’s commitment and tenure as the Founding Editor of JASE, this grant provides a $1,000 USD travel grant to assist the recipient in attending ASE’s Annual Scientific Sessions or another ASE-sponsored 2024 educational program. Full nomination criteria can be found here. Applications are due December 30.



Sonography students nominated for a 2024 Alan D. Waggoner, MHS, RDCS, FASE Sonographer Student Scholarship Award have until December 30 to complete the Student Nominee Application Form. Contact the Foundation with any questions at Foundation@ASEcho.org.