July 22, 2026

Uric Acid May Signal Coronary Calcification

The association with coronary artery calcium persisted following extensive adjustment, whereas carotid plaque findings may be largely explained by cardiometabolic risk factors.

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July 17, 2026

FDA Approves New Iohexol Vials

The approval includes additional 300 mg iodine/mL and 350 mg iodine/mL vial presentations.

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June 30, 2026

How Does Social Media Influence Health Decisions?

National survey findings suggest many US adults report making health decisions based on social media despite widespread concerns about the accuracy of health information shared to the platforms.

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June 29, 2026

GCS May Expand CTRCD Assessment

Award-winning ASE abstract highlights GCS when GLS assessment is limited by suboptimal apical windows.

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June 28, 2026

Inside the Baseball Athlete's Heart

Echo data from elite combine participants describe cardiac adaptation patterns in elite baseball players.

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June 28, 2026

Can AI Extract Echo Report Data as Accurately as Expert Annotation?

In a study of 50 echocardiography reports, GPT-5 mini extracted 55 cardiovascular fields from free-text echocardiography reports with 92.5% exact-match agreement with expert annotation.

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June 28, 2026

Elastography Distinguishes Cardiac Amyloidosis Types

Shear wave velocity measurements in the basal anteroseptal and right ventricular walls differed between transthyretin and light chain cardiac amyloidosis when conventional echocardiographic parameters did not.

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June 27, 2026

Synthetic Echo Motion May Aid ECG Risk Modeling

An ensemble electrocardiogram model classified derived diastolic dysfunction risk phenotypes and stratified heart failure–related death risk across external cohorts, according to findings presented at ASE 2026.

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June 27, 2026

Early-Phase Data Support Novel Contrast Agent

ASE 2026 data support further development of MVT-100 in pivotal trials.

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June 27, 2026

PAHR: Prognostic Marker in Severe Aortic Stenosis?

Researchers evaluated whether a composite measure of heart rate and pressure could capture overall hemodynamic burden.

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