Viewpoint on the echocardiographic presentations at the American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Sessions.

Overall, echocardiography was well represented at the American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Sessions and accounted for input into almost 25% of all abstracts presented. This included not only specialized sessions, predominantly attended by echocardiographers, but the clinical and surgical sessions dealing with virtually any and all forms of heart disease. This is a versatility of which we can be justifiably proud. The newer technique of catheter-mounted ultrasound transducers for intravascular imaging is exciting, and we all await further developments in this field. Finally, it would appear the ground is still fertile for investigation into left ventricular function as it relates to acute myocardial infarction in an era of evermore frequent intervention.