ASE 27th Annual ASCeXAM®/ReASCE Review Course 2026

Advanced Echocardiography Review for Cardiologists, Sonographers & Cardiovascular Imaging Specialists

The ASE 27th Annual ASCeXAM®/ReASCE Review Course 2026 is one of the most comprehensive and clinically detailed echocardiography review programs available for cardiovascular imaging professionals. Developed by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), this advanced educational course delivers a broad and in-depth review of modern cardiovascular ultrasound, integrating foundational ultrasound physics with advanced imaging interpretation, Doppler hemodynamics, valvular heart disease assessment, congenital heart disease, myocardial mechanics, structural heart intervention imaging, and board-focused quantitative review.

Designed both as:

• 🫀 A high-level clinical echocardiography update
• 🎓 A comprehensive ASCeXAM®/ReASCE board preparation course

this program reflects the increasing complexity of cardiovascular imaging in modern clinical cardiology.

The curriculum emphasizes how contemporary echocardiography now requires clinicians to integrate:

• Structural anatomy
• Hemodynamics
• Myocardial mechanics
• Doppler physiology
• Strain imaging
• Interventional imaging
• Quantitative calculations

into accurate, real-world patient assessment and management.

📦 Product Details

• 🎥 107 Video Lectures
• 📝 105 Subtitle Files (.vtt)
• 📄 56 PDF Files
• 💾 Total Size: 10.4 GB
• 📅 Course Year: 2026
• 🏥 Provider: American Society of Echocardiography (ASE)
• 🌐 Format: On-demand multimedia review course

Important Publisher Note

This course includes a substantial number of archived ASE educational lectures from prior releases. Additionally, two lectures contain audio defects originating from the original publisher source material.

🧠 Program Overview

Echocardiography remains one of the most indispensable tools in cardiovascular medicine.

In current clinical practice, echocardiography plays a central role in:

• Valvular heart disease evaluation
• Heart failure assessment
• Pulmonary hypertension analysis
• Structural intervention planning
• Congenital heart disease imaging
• Cardio-oncology monitoring
• Critical care cardiology
• Perioperative monitoring
• Hemodynamic assessment

Unlike many imaging modalities, echocardiography uniquely combines:
✔️ Real-time physiologic assessment
✔️ Structural visualization
✔️ Functional analysis
✔️ Procedural guidance
✔️ Portability

within a single noninvasive imaging platform.

The ASE review course is specifically structured around these evolving clinical demands, emphasizing both technical imaging mastery and advanced interpretation accuracy.

🎯 Educational Goals

By completing this course, participants will be able to:
✔️ Understand ultrasound physics and Doppler principles
✔️ Optimize echocardiographic image acquisition
✔️ Perform advanced valvular heart disease assessment
✔️ Interpret ventricular systolic and diastolic function
✔️ Apply strain and deformation imaging techniques
✔️ Evaluate congenital and structural heart disease
✔️ Utilize echocardiography during structural interventions
✔️ Perform board-level quantitative calculations
✔️ Integrate hemodynamic findings into clinical decision-making
✔️ Prepare for ASCeXAM® and ReASCE certification examinations

⚙️ Ultrasound Physics & Doppler Fundamentals

A major portion of the course focuses on the core physics underlying cardiovascular ultrasound.

Topics include:

• Basic ultrasound physics
• Doppler principles
• Spectral Doppler interpretation
• M-mode echocardiography
• Image optimization (“knobology”)
• Artifact recognition
• Hemodynamic equations and formulas

The lectures repeatedly emphasize that many echocardiographic errors arise from:

• Poor image acquisition
• Doppler misalignment
• Gain adjustment problems
• Technical limitations
• Artifact misinterpretation

rather than interpretation alone.

Participants learn how image quality and Doppler accuracy fundamentally determine diagnostic reliability.

❤️ Hemodynamics & Ventricular Function Assessment

The ventricular assessment sessions examine:

• Right ventricular function
• Left ventricular systolic performance
• Chamber quantification
• Ventricular remodeling
• Pulmonary pressure estimation
• Hemodynamic calculations

Modern echocardiography increasingly depends on integrating:
✔️ Doppler findings
✔️ Filling pressures
✔️ Ventricular geometry
✔️ Strain imaging
✔️ Clinical symptoms

into meaningful physiologic assessment.

The course provides extensive review of these integrated concepts and practical interpretation strategies.

🫀 Diastolic Function & Heart Failure Imaging

Diastology remains one of the more technically challenging areas in echocardiography.

Topics include:

• Diastolic dysfunction grading
• Restrictive physiology
• Filling pressure estimation
• Age-related changes
• Heart failure phenotyping

Because diastolic measurements can be influenced by:

• Age
• Loading conditions
• Heart rate
• Valve disease
• Rhythm abnormalities

the course emphasizes careful clinical correlation and integrated interpretation.

Heart failure imaging discussions also include:

• Advanced heart failure physiology
• LV assist devices (LVADs)
• Cardiac transplantation imaging
• Hemodynamic monitoring

💓 Comprehensive Valvular Heart Disease Imaging

Valvular pathology represents one of the largest and most clinically important portions of the curriculum.

Topics include:

• Mitral stenosis
• Degenerative mitral valve disease
• Functional mitral regurgitation
• Aortic stenosis
• Aortic regurgitation
• Prosthetic valve assessment
• Tricuspid valve disease
• Pulmonary valve pathology

The lectures strongly emphasize integrated valve assessment rather than isolated parameter interpretation.

Participants learn how valvular imaging becomes particularly challenging when:
✔️ Multiple valve lesions coexist
✔️ Low-flow states alter Doppler measurements
✔️ Ventricular dysfunction affects gradients
✔️ Prosthetic valves create artifact
✔️ Hemodynamics complicate severity estimation

The course reviews practical strategies for resolving these complex diagnostic dilemmas.

🧬 Advanced Echocardiographic Imaging Techniques

Several lectures focus on contemporary imaging innovations increasingly influencing cardiovascular care.

Advanced topics include:

• 3D echocardiography
• Strain/deformation imaging
• Contrast echocardiography
• Handheld ultrasound
• Interventional echocardiography

Strain Imaging Applications

Particular emphasis is placed on:

• Cardio-oncology monitoring
• Early cardiomyopathy detection
• Subclinical ventricular dysfunction
• Valvular disease assessment

Interventional Echocardiography

Structural heart imaging topics include:

• Transcatheter valve procedures
• Device placement guidance
• Intraprocedural monitoring
• Structural intervention planning

🫁 Stress Echocardiography & Ischemic Heart Disease

The stress echocardiography modules review:

• Ischemia detection
• Wall motion analysis
• Stress imaging protocols
• Exercise vs pharmacologic stress
• Hemodynamic responses

Stress echocardiography remains clinically valuable because it simultaneously evaluates:
✔️ Myocardial ischemia
✔️ Functional physiology
✔️ Structural adaptation
✔️ Dynamic cardiac performance

🧠 Cardiomyopathies & Systemic Disease

The course also examines:

• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• Athlete’s heart
• Restrictive cardiomyopathies
• Infiltrative disease
• Pericardial pathology
• Systemic disease manifestations

Special focus is placed on differentiating:

• Physiologic remodeling
• Hypertensive remodeling
• Early hypertrophic disease
• True cardiomyopathy

through advanced echocardiographic pattern recognition.

👶 Congenital Heart Disease & Fetal Echocardiography

Congenital imaging sections address:

• Adult congenital heart disease
• Complex congenital anomalies
• Structural abnormalities
• Fetal echocardiography principles

As survival improves in congenital heart disease patients, adult cardiologists increasingly encounter:
✔️ Repaired congenital lesions
✔️ Residual defects
✔️ Lifelong imaging surveillance needs

making congenital echocardiography education increasingly important.

🦠 Endocarditis, Cardiac Masses & Embolic Sources

Additional clinically important topics include:

• Infective endocarditis
• Prosthetic valve infection
• Cardiac masses
• Embolic source evaluation
• Myocardial infarction complications

The course emphasizes echocardiography’s essential role in detecting:
✔️ Vegetations
✔️ Valve destruction
✔️ Abscesses
✔️ Intracardiac thrombi
✔️ Mechanical complications of infarction

🏥 Structural & Interventional Echocardiography

One of the fastest-growing applications of echocardiography is structural heart imaging.

The interventional echo primer reviews:

• Structural heart procedures
• Transcatheter valve interventions
• Device implantation
• Intraprocedural imaging guidance
• Hemodynamic monitoring during intervention

This section highlights the expanding role of advanced imaging specialists in modern cardiovascular procedures.

❓ Board Review & Formula-Based Learning

Because this course also serves as a certification review program, it includes:

• High-yield formulas
• Quantitative calculations
• ASE guideline integration
• Exam-focused concepts
• Doppler equations

The formula sessions reinforce:
✔️ Valve area calculations
✔️ Pressure gradient estimation
✔️ Hemodynamic equations
✔️ Doppler relationships
✔️ Quantitative interpretation skills

making the program highly valuable for ASCeXAM® and ReASCE preparation.

👨‍⚕️ Target Audience

This course is ideal for:

• Cardiologists
• Echocardiographers
• Cardiovascular imaging specialists
• Cardiology fellows
• Sonographers
• Advanced practice providers in cardiology
• Physicians preparing for ASCeXAM® or ReASCE certification

It is especially valuable for clinicians seeking:
✔️ Advanced echocardiography interpretation skills
✔️ Structural heart imaging education
✔️ Board review preparation
✔️ Hemodynamic mastery
✔️ Contemporary cardiovascular ultrasound updates

🎓 Educational Features

✔️ Comprehensive Echocardiography Curriculum

Covers foundational principles through advanced cardiovascular imaging.

✔️ Board-Focused Quantitative Review

Excellent preparation for ASCeXAM® and ReASCE certification exams.

✔️ Advanced Structural & Valvular Imaging

Strong emphasis on modern interventional and valvular echocardiography.

✔️ Integrated Hemodynamic Interpretation

Combines physiology, Doppler, and clinical reasoning.

✔️ Contemporary Imaging Innovations

Includes strain imaging, 3D echo, contrast imaging, and handheld ultrasound.

⭐ Why This Course Stands Out

✔️ One of the Most Comprehensive Echo Review Courses Available

Broad and detailed coverage across the entire echocardiography spectrum.

✔️ ASE Guideline-Based Education

Developed by the leading professional society in cardiovascular ultrasound.

✔️ Excellent Board Preparation Resource

Strong focus on formulas, calculations, and certification-level concepts.

✔️ Advanced Clinical Relevance

Highly applicable to modern heart failure, structural, and interventional cardiology practice.

✔️ Strong Integration of Physics + Clinical Interpretation

Bridges technical imaging acquisition with advanced clinical decision-making.

🚀 Clinical Value

The ASE 27th Annual ASCeXAM®/ReASCE Review Course 2026 provides a highly advanced and clinically integrated review of:

• Ultrasound physics
• Doppler hemodynamics
• Valvular heart disease
• Ventricular function
• Diastology
• Stress echocardiography
• Structural interventions
• Congenital heart disease
• Strain imaging
• Interventional echocardiography
• Cardiac masses
• Endocarditis
• Board-level quantitative calculations

By integrating:
✔️ Technical imaging mastery
✔️ Hemodynamic interpretation
✔️ Quantitative assessment
✔️ Contemporary cardiovascular applications
✔️ Evidence-based echocardiography practice

this course remains one of the premier educational resources available for cardiologists, echocardiographers, sonographers, fellows, and cardiovascular imaging specialists in 2026.