The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) is a professional organization of physicians, cardiac sonographers, nurses and scientists involved in
echocardiography
An echocardiography, echocardiogram, cardiac echo or simply an echo, is an ultrasound of the heart.
It is a type of medical imaging of the heart, using standard ultrasound or Doppler ultrasound.
Echocardiography has become routinely used in t ...
, the use of ultrasound to image the heart and vascular system. The organization was founded in 1975 and has more than 17,000 members nationally and internationally. The American Society of Echocardiography promotes cardiovascular
ultrasound and its application to patient care through education, advocacy, research, innovation and service. The society also provides research grants and scholarships to support advances in cardiovascular care.
ASE's membership consists of
physicians
A physician (American English), medical practitioner (Commonwealth English), medical doctor, or simply doctor, is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through th ...
,
cardiac sonographers,
nurses, physical scientists, lab managers, and students.
ASE has created numerous guidelines regarding the use of echocardiography including monitoring heart dysfunction after
chemotherapy. A
mobile app developed by ASE called iASE has been rated as one of the top echocardiography apps
ASE joined
Choosing Wisely in 2013 to reduce unnecessary medical testing with echocardiography.
References
Medical ultrasonography
Medical associations based in the United States
Medical and health organizations based in North Carolina
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