4 Topic Commentaries

ASE Plenary: Progress, Priorities, and What’s Next

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  Patricia A. Pellikka, MD

  Cardiology (Echocardiography)

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  Mayo Clinic

  The AI echocardiography model could be implemented in any echocardiography lab to improve accuracy of screening for cardiac amyloid.

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  Rajendra R. Makkar, MD

  Interventional Cardiology (Structural/Valvular Heart Disease)

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  Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

  If the echo isn't being done by operators experienced in valvular imaging, it's fair to suggest it's not a quality echo, which is important for assessing all valvular heart disease, but especially the tricuspid.

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  Robert O. Bonow, MD, MACC

  Cardiology (Valvular Heart Disease; Cardiovascular Imaging)

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  Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

  Earlier referral to a comprehensive valve center is key — at least to go get the good echo.

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  Shelby Kutty, MD, PhD

  Pediatric Cardiology (Multimodality Cardiovascular Imaging)

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  Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, Johns Hopkins Medicine

  We have artificial intelligence at our disposal, and the opportunity now to go further to analytic intelligence, allowing us to connect scientific observation and clinical application — that’s where we’re focused in our clinical research.

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