Susan E. Aeschlimann, R.D.M.S., R.V.T.

Sonography Research and Training Specialist, UW AIRP

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Experience

Ms. Aeschlimann started her career as a medical ultrasound sonographer in 1975. In 1988, she joined the pediatric echocardiography lab at the UW Hospital and Clinics. After working in the ultrasound industry as an application specialist in product development and education, she returned to UW Hospitals and Clinics in 1997 as a senior echo/vascular sonographer.

She helped found the UW Vascular Health Screening Program and helped develop the scanning protocols for carotid IMT and brachial artery reactivity at the UW AIRP. In addition to her research activities described below, she provides clinical echocardiography and vascular training to the cardiology fellows and ultrasound students.

She is an active, registered sonographer with the American Registry of Diagnostic Sonographers. She is a member of the American Society of Echocardiography and the Society of Vascular Technology.

Research Interests

Her research interests include ultrasound assessment of atherosclerosis, endothelial function, and clinical trials using vascular ultrasound. Ms. Aeschlimann has participated in several research trials as a sonographer, functions as a core lab study coordinator for local and multicenter research trials, and teaches imaging and quantitation for carotid IMT and brachial artery reactivity studies in our training programs.

Representative Publications

  1. Stein JH, Keevil JG, Wiebe DA, Aeschlimann S, Folts JD. Purple grape juice improves endothelial function and reduces the susceptibility of LDL cholesterol to oxidation in patients with coronary artery disease. Circulation 1999; 100:1050-1055.
  2. Stein JH, Klein MA, Bellehumeur JL, Aeschlimann SE, McBride PE, Sosman JM. Use of human immunodeficiency virus-1 protease inhibitors is associated with atherogenic lipoprotein changes and endothelial dysfunction. Circulation 2001; 104:257-262.
  3. Chou EJ, Keevil JG, Aeschlimann SE, Wiebe DA, Folts JD, Stein JH. Effect of ingestion of purple grape juice on endothelial function in patients with coronary artery disease. American Journal of Cardiology 2001; 88:553-555.
  4. Stein JH, Carlsson CM, Papcke-Benson K, Aeschlimann SE, Bodemer A, Carnes ML, McBride PE. The effects of lipid-lowering and antioxidant vitamin therapies on endothelial function in older adults with hypercholesterolemia. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2001; 38:1806-1813.
  5. Stein JH, Merwood MA, Bellehumeur JL, Aeschlimann SE, Korcarz CE, Underbakke GL, Mays ME, Sosman JM. The effects of pravastatin on atherogenic lipoproteins and endothelial function in patients with human immunodeficiency virus. American Heart Journal 2004; 147:e18:1-7.
  6. Mitchell CKC, Aeschlimann SE, Korcarz CE. Carotid intima-media thickness testing: Technical considerations. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 2004; 17:690-692.
  7. Aeschlimann SE, Mitchell CKC, Korcarz CE. Ultrasound brachial artery reactivity testing: Technical considerations. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2004; 17:697-699.
  8. Stein JH, Fraizer MC, Aeschlimann SE, Nelson-Worel J, McBride PE, Douglas PS. Vascular age: Integrating carotid intima-media thickness measurements with global coronary risk assessment. Clinical Cardiology 2004; 27:388-392.
  9. Carlsson CM, Pharo LM, Aeschlimann SE, Mitchell C, Underbakke G, Stein JH. Effects of multivitamins and low-dose folic acid supplements on plasma homocysteine levels and flow-mediated vasodilation in older adults. American Heart Journal 2004; 148:e11:1-8.
  10. Wyman RA, Fraizer MC, Keevil JG, Busse KL, Aeschlimann SE, Korcarz CE, Stein JH. Ultrasound-detected carotid plaque as a screening tool for advanced subclinical atherosclerosis. American Heart Journal 2005; 150:1081-1085.
  11. Tzou WS, Korcarz CE, Mays ME, Aeschlimann SE, Stein JH. Skin cholesterol content identifies increased carotid intima-media thickness in asymptomatic adults. American Heart Journal 2005; 150:1135-1139.
  12. Gepner AG, Korcarz CE, Aeschlimann SE, LeCaire TJ, Palta M, Tzou WS, Stein JH. Validation of a carotid intima-media thickness border detection program for use in an office setting. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 2006; 19:223-228.
  13. Wyman RA, Keevil JG, Busse KL, Aeschlimann SE, Korcarz CE, Stein JH. Is the ankle-brachial index a useful screening test for subclinical atherosclerosis in asymptomatic, middle-aged adults? Wisconsin Medical Journal 2006; 105:50-54.
  14. Gepner AD, Keevil JG, Wyman RA, Aeschlimann SE, Korcarz CE, Busse KL, Stein JH. Use of carotid intima-media thickness and "vascular age" to modify cardiovascular risk prediction.Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 2006; 19:1170-1174.
  15. Tzou WS, Korcarz CE, Aeschlimann SE, Stein JH. Use of handheld ultrasound by a non-sonographer clinician to measure carotid intima-media thickness. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 2006; 19:1286-1292.
  16. Tzou WS, Korcarz CE, Aeschlimann SE, Morgan BJ, Skatrud JB, Stein JH. Coronary flow velocity changes in response to hypercapnia: Assessment by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 2007; 20:421-426.
  17. Gepner AD, Wyman RA, Korcarz CE, Aeschlimann SA, Stein JH. An abbreviated carotid intima-media thickness scanning protocol to facilitate clinical screening for subclinical atherosclerosis. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 2007; 20:1269-1275.
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