Dear Friends

Greetings,

On behalf of the Asian Pacific Association of Echocardiography (AAE), It is my great privilege and honor to welcome you all to Echo Asia 2026, being jointly organized by the Asian Pacific Association of Echocardiography (AE) and the Indian Academy of Echocardiography (IAE).

Echocardiography has become an essential diagnostic and management tool for patients with various cardiovascular conditions, with its reliable capacity to assess cardiac structure, function, and hemodynamics. Asian-Pacific community has contributed significantly to the development of Echocardiography since its early stage. Initial description of mitral inflow velocity for diastolic function, introduction of color flow imaging, diastolic exercise echocardiography, strain imaging of the left atrium as well as left ventricle, echocardiographic features of constrictive pericarditis, descriptions of various cardiomyopathies, vector imaging, normal echocardiographic values of Asians, and assessment of coronary flow reserve are examples of contributions from the Asian-Pacific investigators. At the same time, there is a great need to propagate optimal use of Echocardiography by a widespread training and also to collaborate further to investigate conditions common or unique to the Asian-Pacific region.

I like to invite you and your colleagues to participate in annual meeting , Echo Asia, to develop a life - long friendship, carrier development, collaborative innovations, and the best of all, optimal care of our patients.

Looking forward to see you

Dr. Jae K. Oh, MD

Founding General Director, Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung MC, Korea
Samsung Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, USA
International Organizing Chairman
Echo Asia 2026