The October issue of JASE includes, “Artificial Intelligence–Assisted Left Ventricular Diastolic Function Assessment and Grading: Multiview Versus Single View.” Editor-in-Chief Patricia Pellikka, MD, FASE, remarks, “In this interesting work, Chen et al. applied AI to an important clinical need, namely the assessment of diastolic function. Read about the three approaches that they used which involved single and multiple echocardiographic views, with and without LA and LV strain.”

This issue contains another clinical investigation relating to LV diastolic function assessment with AI as well as a multitude of other reports covering 3D TEE, stress echo, echo in congenital heart disease, and fetal echo. Additionally, this issue offers an in-depth look at myocardial work through a state-of-the-art review and two clinical investigations, including one on its role in apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Readers can look forward to learning if ChatGPT can read an echocardiogram in the 24^th Annual Feigenbaum Lecture. Three brief research communications include reports on the association between blood pressure control and global longitudinal strain in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer on Trastuzumab-based regimens, RV remodeling in elite basketball athletes, and measures of acceleration time and ejection time in bicuspid aortic stenosis.

Dr. Pellikka’s editorial defines this issue’s focus topic, myocardial work, summarizing various research in the current and previous publications of JASE that can impart a greater understanding of this important echocardiographic metric. Dr. Eidem’s exploration of ASE’s core values continues with this month’s President’s Message, featuring an update on the implementation of ASE Cares from former ASE President Madhav Swaminathan, MD, MMCi, FASE. Christopher P. Appleton, MD, FASE, and Jae K. Oh, MD, FASE, have contributed a beautiful In Memoriam to their friend and colleague, Liv K. Hatle, MD, FASE, a widely respected pioneer in Doppler echocardiography and the global cardiology community, who passed away in June. This issue also contains photo highlights from the 34^th Annual ASE Scientific Sessions. Please see the October ASE Education Calendar for a listing of educational opportunities far and wide.

The September 2023 Echo magazine is now online! This issue contains interesting articles written by ASE members, including:

• The DNA of ASE – Our Core Values, page 4
• ASE 2023 Scientific Sessions, Recap for Interventional Echocardiography Track, page 6
• Remembering Regan Giesinger, page 9
• 2nd Annual Echo in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Virtual Experience, page 10
• ASE 2023 Scientific Sessions, Recap for Perioperative Track, page 13
• ASE Working for You, page 17
• Participate in the Process, page 19

Published monthly, Echo magazine offers an outlet for ASE members to contribute articles or images related to cardiovascular ultrasound that are not research related. The article submission deadline for the December 2023 issue is October 15. Review author submission guideline requirements and read past issues at ASEcho.org/EchoMagazine. Email Echo@ASEcho.org with questions.

Goal 4 of ASE’s 2020-2025 Strategic Goals states, “ASE is a growing organization and recognized as the world’s leading voice in cardiovascular ultrasound.” One way we are fulfilling that goal is by making ASE Guidelines available to a larger audience by offering additional language translations.

The Recommended Standards for the Performance of Transesophageal Echocardiographic Screening for Structural Heart Intervention is now also available in Spanish, and the Recommendations for Multimodality Cardiovascular Imaging of Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy has been translated to Chinese.

ASE’s Guidelines webpage offers many different filtering capabilities, including by language. There are currently eight language filter options available. Additionally, the language filter can be used individually or in combination with other filters, such as topic, publication year, or author. Contact Guidelines@ASEcho.org with questions.

The 2024 ASE member renewal season is here! Did you know that ASE has an auto-renewal feature that is a convenient way to avoid a lapse in your membership and have uninterrupted access to all your ASE benefits? When you renew your membership this year, follow the steps below to sign up. Next year on November 1, 2024, ASE will charge your saved payment method with your membership renewal.*

First, add or update your payment method:

• Log in to your Member Portal, and click My Saved Payment Methods along the left-hand side.
• Select the + New Credit Card button, and enter your card information.
• Click Save.

Then, proceed to renewing your 2024 membership and sign up for auto-renewal:

• Select Renew Your Membership on the left navigation.
• Click the Renew button to renew your membership.
• Check the Sign-up for Auto Renewal box, and then click the Renew button.

All payment information is securely protected. Please contact ASE with questions regarding this process. You can also sign up for auto renewal by phone at 919-861-5574 or by email at ASE@ASEcho.org.

*To sign up for automatic renewal, you must complete the renewal process and renew your ASE membership for 2024. You can cancel auto-renewal at any time.

Now is your opportunity to become a leader in ASE! We are seeking the best and brightest members to move forward the mission and goals of the Society and the ASE Foundation. We are accepting nominations for available positions on the ASE Executive Committee, ASE Board of Directors, ASE Foundation Board of Directors, and ASE Council Steering Committees. If you are an active member and meet the criteria outlined for the position, ask a friend or colleague who is also an ASE member to submit a nomination on your behalf. The deadline for candidates to submit all required materials is November 30, 2023 (no exceptions).

All positions are open to any member regardless of their specialty, and ASE is looking for a diverse pool of nominees. Contact Nominations@ASEcho.org with questions.

The latest issue of CASE is now available with seven fascinating reports, including “Cysts Around the Heart: Differential Diagnosis and Multimodality Imaging Strategies for Paracardiac Cysts” by Maidman et al. CASE Editor-in-Chief, Vincent L. Sorrell, MD, FASE, remarked, “CASE specializes in providing readers with real-life CV imaging examples that can be used to help you better diagnose and manage your patients. Our goal, as we work with authors during the editorial review process to create educationally meaningful images, is to provide you with common presentations of uncommon diseases and uncommon presentations of common diseases. The CASE series by Maidman et al. fulfills this goal and offers readers a reference guide to be kept in their echo lab for future use. Paracardiac cysts are very common, but their differential is diverse, making them difficult to accurately diagnose. These authors did a fabulous job of including the echocardiographic findings of the most common paracardiac cysts. The accompanying correlative images demonstrate the value of ultrasound enhancing agents, 3D echo, and tomographic imaging. Additionally, the authors created a table of the most common discriminatory echo characteristics to guide your interpretation. This is yet another CASE report that should be added to your Echo Lab CASE Files!”

This issue contains a second case in Multimodality Imaging, featuring a variety of images and tissue characteristic patterns for the diagnosis of an underlying idiopathic etiology in a patient with an LV apical aneurysm. A stunning case of a spontaneous coronary sinus thrombosis in Cardiac Tumors and Pseudotumors accompanies two astute reports in each of the Atypical Presentations of Heart Disease and Just Another Day in the Echo Lab categories, including one on a patient with a classic clinical presentation of vasculitis who later obtains the unexpected diagnosis of infective endocarditis. Dr. Sorrell’s editorial serves as a reminder of the continued importance in considering hemodynamic setting at the time of echo acquisition.

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.

Did you know that each issue of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography (JASE) includes a free CME article? The articles are added to the ASE Learning Hub each month. Browse the catalog, choose JASE CME Articles under category and click review, learn, and earn at least 12 FREE CME credits each year. CME certificates are available for immediate access once you have successfully completed the activity.

Read the latest JASE free CME article available now in the Learning Hub titled, A Practical Approach to Echocardiographic Imaging in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, and earn up to 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

33^rd Annual Echo Hawaii™ and the 36^th Annual State-of-the-Art Echocardiography™ registration and accommodations are now open! For more than three decades, both courses have featured outstanding faculty who share the latest in echocardiography education with attendees. Echo Hawaii will take place January 15-19, 2024, at the Fairmont Orchid, Kohala Coast, Big Island, Hawaii, and SOTA will be February 16-19, 2024 at The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa, Scottsdale, Arizona.

Attendees who register early can save up to $225! ASE Members: Receive your member discount by logging in to your Member Portal and clicking Events at the top of the page.

At the end of this month, the ASE Foundation will host its popular Coffee Day fundraiser from September 25 – October 1. Share a cup of joe with ASEF in honor of National Coffee Day on September 29 by making a donation in the amount you normally spend on a cup of coffee! After you donate, let us know on social media by tagging @ASE360 with a picture of your coffee or coffee selfie. Remember to use the hashtags #ASEFoundation and #GaveACup.

We set a goal to raise $5,000. Contact Sophie Pumphrey at SPumphrey@ASEcho.org to make an early pledge and help us wake up other donations. Remember, each donation helps to fuel ASEF scholarships, research grants, global outreach patient efforts, and more! 

YOU make ASE the largest voice in cardiovascular imaging in the world.

YOU know the value of membership and can share it with your colleagues.

YOU can encourage them to join ASE to maintain the influence of the echo community.

ASE Ambassadors who refer new members help create a stronger community of collaboration and advance the field of cardiovascular ultrasound to improve lives. Our Member Recruiting Toolkit makes recruiting new members easy! The toolkit offers tips and ideas on how to invite colleagues, friends, peers, and others to join ASE and—include an invitation email example. Additionally, if you refer 5 new members, you can earn a free 2025 ASE membership as a thank you for your referrals.

Thank you to the more than 150 ASE Ambassadors who participated in 2023 resulting in nearly 325 new members. We invite you to participate in ASE’s 2024 Member Ambassador Program and help spread the word about why ASE Membership Matters!